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Alpine, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Alpine Isd #311 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,337 per pupil, Alpine Isd ranks #351 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,337
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Alpine Isd operates 3 public schools serving 954 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Brewster County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,337 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 52.6% local, 25.7% state, and 21.7% 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 63/100, ranked #311 of 1044 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 301.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 25.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.6% Hispanic or Latino, 34.2% White, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Alpine Middle, with a diversity index of 52.3/100.
Its largest campus is Alpine El, enrolling 375 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Alpine El accounts for 39.3% of all Alpine Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Alpine Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Alpine Isd student-counselor ratio is 302:1 — 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 Alpine Isd is typically wider than the Alpine Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Alpine Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 25.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Alpine Isd is typically wider than the Alpine Isd-aggregate figure suggests.