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Little River, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks Academy Isd #973 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,717 per pupil, Academy Isd ranks #1137 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,835
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,717
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Academy Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,835 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bell County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,717 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.4% local, 46.6% state, and 10.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 20/100, ranked #973 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 325.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.3% White, 28.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Academy J H, with a diversity index of 58.4/100.
Its largest campus is Academy H S, enrolling 546 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Academy Early Childhood Center, at 167 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Academy H S accounts for 29.8% of all Academy Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Academy Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Academy Isd school enrollment varies 3.3× across entities
Academy Isd school enrollment ranges from 167 students (lowest) to 546 students (highest), a spread of 379 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Academy Isd student-counselor ratio is 325:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Academy Isd is typically wider than the Academy Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Academy Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 32.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Academy Isd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,835 students.
How much does Academy Isd spend per student?
Academy Isd spends $9,717 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #973 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Academy Isd?
Academy Isd students are 58.3% White, 28.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% African American, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Academy Isd?
Academy Isd has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #973 out of 1044 districts in Texas.