An equity score of 67/100 ranks Advantage Academy #239 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,551 per pupil, Advantage Academy ranks #432 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Advantage Academy operates 1 public schools serving 1,012 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Dallas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,551 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.8% local, 79.9% state, and 19.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 67/100, ranked #239 of 1047 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 41.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.5% Hispanic or Latino, 30.6% African American, 11.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Advantage Academy, enrolling 972 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Advantage Academy accounts for 96.0% of all Advantage Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Advantage Academy a distant remainder — means Advantage Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Advantage Academy reports 85.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Advantage Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 41.4% — 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.
Advantage Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,012 students.
How much does Advantage Academy spend per student?
Advantage Academy spends $14,551 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #239 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Advantage Academy?
Advantage Academy students are 54.5% Hispanic or Latino, 30.6% African American, 11.3% White, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Advantage Academy?
Advantage Academy has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #239 out of 1047 districts in Texas.