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Houston, Texas - 78 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Aldine Isd #637 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,863 per pupil, Aldine Isd ranks #811 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Aldine Isd operates 78 public schools serving 60,074 students, placing it among the larger districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 39 elementary, 15 combined, 14 middle, 10 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,863 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 33.7% local, 42.7% state, and 23.6% 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 43/100, ranked #637 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 9 of 78 schools offering Advanced Placement (98 AP courses district-wide), a 382.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% African American, 1.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jones Middle, with a diversity index of 57.0/100.
Its largest campus is Macarthur H S, enrolling 3,501 students (6% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Highpoint, at 27 students, a 130x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Aldine Isd school enrollment ranges from 27 students (lowest) to 3,501 students (highest), a spread of 3,474 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 78 schools in Aldine Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Aldine Isd's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Arlington Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Klein Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Frisco Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Garland Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Aldine Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Houston Isd →Aldine Isd has 78 schools, including 10 high, 14 middle, 39 elementary, 15 combined. Total enrollment is 60,074 students.
Aldine Isd spends $11,863 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #637 in Texas.
Aldine Isd students are 74.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% African American, 1.7% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 78 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Aldine Isd has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #637 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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