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Allen, Texas - 24 schools
An equity score of 9/100 ranks Allen Isd #1040 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,417 per pupil, Allen Isd ranks #1113 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Allen Isd operates 24 public schools serving 21,769 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 17 combined, 3 high, 3 middle, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Collin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,417 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 81.9% local, 10.5% state, and 7.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 9/100, ranked #1040 of 1047 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 2 of 24 schools offering Advanced Placement (24 AP courses district-wide), a 533.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 32.3% White, 30.0% Asian, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Alton Boyd El, with a diversity index of 75.4/100.
Its largest campus is Allen H S, enrolling 5,206 students (24% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Collin Co J J a E P, at 3 students, a 1735x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
That concentration means Allen Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Allen Isd school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 5,206 students (highest), a spread of 5,203 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
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 24 schools in Allen Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Allen Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Allen H S | 5,206 |
| Lowery Freshman Center | 1,674 |
| Walter & Lois Curtis Middle | 1,323 |
| Ereckson Middle | 1,263 |
| Lois Lindsey El | 792 |
| Dr E T Boon El | 789 |
| Carlena Chandler El | 731 |
| Jenny Preston El | 726 |
| W E Pete Ford Middle | 702 |
| Max O Vaughan El | 691 |
| James and Margie Marion El | 688 |
| David and Lynda Olson El | 678 |
| Beverly Cheatham El | 669 |
| Kerr El | 654 |
| Frances E Norton El | 622 |
| Mary Evans El | 621 |
| Bolin El | 605 |
| Flossie Floyd Green El | 553 |
| Alvis C Story El | 530 |
| D L Rountree El | 499 |
| Gene M Reed El | 486 |
| George J Anderson El | 404 |
| Alton Boyd El | 393 |
| Collin Co J J a E P | 3 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomball Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Galena Park Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
| Hays Cisd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Pearland Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Allen 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 →Allen Isd has 24 schools, including 3 high, 3 middle, 17 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 21,769 students.
Allen Isd spends $10,417 per student. The district has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #1040 in Texas.
Allen Isd students are 32.3% White, 30.0% Asian, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% African American, averaged across 24 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Allen Isd has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #1040 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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