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Arlington, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Arlington Classics Academy #860 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,920 per pupil, Arlington Classics Academy ranks #1175 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,512
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$8,920
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Arlington Classics Academy operates 3 public schools serving 1,512 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 middle 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 Tarrant County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,920 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 4.4% local, 82.9% state, and 12.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #860 of 1044 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.
a 502:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 33.8% White, 22.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Arlington Classics Academy -Intermediate, with a diversity index of 77.2/100.
Arlington Classics Academy -Intermediate accounts for 34.7% of all Arlington Classics Academy student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Arlington Classics Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Arlington Classics Academy student-counselor ratio is 502:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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.
Arlington Classics Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 8.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
How many schools are in Arlington Classics Academy?
Arlington Classics Academy has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,512 students.
How much does Arlington Classics Academy spend per student?
Arlington Classics Academy spends $8,920 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #860 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Arlington Classics Academy?
Arlington Classics Academy students are 33.8% White, 22.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% African American, 14.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Arlington Classics Academy?
Arlington Classics Academy has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #860 out of 1044 districts in Texas.