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Galveston, Texas - 1 schools
At $12,642 per pupil, Ambassadors Preparatory Academy ranks #652 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$12,642
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy operates 1 public schools serving 170 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 Galveston County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,642 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 1.6% local, 67.7% state, and 30.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 26.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.9% African American, 24.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% White across the district's schools.
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy accounts for 98.2% of all Ambassadors Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ambassadors Preparatory Academy a distant remainder — means Ambassadors Preparatory Academy-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.
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 78.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 26.9% — 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 Ambassadors Preparatory Academy is typically wider than the Ambassadors Preparatory Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Ambassadors Preparatory Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Ambassadors Preparatory Academy?
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 170 students.
How much does Ambassadors Preparatory Academy spend per student?
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy spends $12,642 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Ambassadors Preparatory Academy?
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy students are 65.9% African American, 24.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% White, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.