An equity score of 37/100 ranks Barbers Hill Isd #729 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,305 per pupil, Barbers Hill Isd ranks #468 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,339
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$14,305
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Barbers Hill Isd operates 9 public schools serving 7,339 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 2 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Chambers County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,305 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 83.2% local, 11.3% state, and 5.5% 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 37/100, ranked #729 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 370.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.1% White, 34.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Early Childhood Center, with a diversity index of 59.4/100.
Its largest campus is Barbers Hill H S, enrolling 2,222 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Alternative School, at 29 students, a 77x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Barbers Hill H S accounts for 28.2% of all Barbers Hill Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Barbers Hill 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.
Barbers Hill Isd school enrollment varies 77× across entities
Barbers Hill Isd school enrollment ranges from 29 students (lowest) to 2,222 students (highest), a spread of 2,193 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.
Barbers Hill Isd student-counselor ratio is 371:1 — 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.
Barbers Hill Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 15.5% — 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 Barbers Hill Isd is typically wider than the Barbers Hill Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Barbers Hill Isd has 9 schools, including 1 high, 4 elementary, 2 combined, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 7,339 students.
How much does Barbers Hill Isd spend per student?
Barbers Hill Isd spends $14,305 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #729 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Barbers Hill Isd?
Barbers Hill Isd students are 54.1% White, 34.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Barbers Hill Isd?
Barbers Hill Isd has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #729 out of 1047 districts in Texas.