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Atlanta, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Atlanta Isd #499 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,710 per pupil, Atlanta Isd ranks #836 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,879
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,710
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Atlanta Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,879 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 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 Cass County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,710 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 23.5% local, 46.4% state, and 30.0% 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 51/100, ranked #499 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 418.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.4% White, 28.9% African American, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Atlanta Pri, with a diversity index of 63.6/100.
Its largest campus is Atlanta Pri, enrolling 544 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Atlanta Pri accounts for 28.2% of all Atlanta Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Atlanta 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.
Atlanta Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.8% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Atlanta Isd student-counselor ratio is 418:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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.
Atlanta Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 21.5% — 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 Atlanta Isd is typically wider than the Atlanta Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Atlanta Isd has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,879 students.
How much does Atlanta Isd spend per student?
Atlanta Isd spends $11,710 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #499 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Atlanta Isd?
Atlanta Isd students are 52.4% White, 28.9% African American, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Atlanta Isd?
Atlanta Isd has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #499 out of 1044 districts in Texas.