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Bay City, Texas - 5 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Bay City Isd #689 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,221 per pupil, Bay City Isd ranks #732 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,579
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,221
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bay City Isd operates 5 public schools serving 3,579 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Matagorda County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,221 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 44.1% local, 33.3% state, and 22.6% 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 40/100, ranked #689 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 420.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% White, 13.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Roberts El, with a diversity index of 52.6/100.
Its largest campus is Bay City H S, enrolling 1,042 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Bay City H S accounts for 29.1% of all Bay City Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bay City Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Bay City Isd school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Bay City Isd school enrollment ranges from 432 students (lowest) to 1,042 students (highest), a spread of 610 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bay City Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 78.3% 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.
Bay City Isd student-counselor ratio is 420:1 — 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.
Bay City Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 32.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Bay City Isd has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,579 students.
How much does Bay City Isd spend per student?
Bay City Isd spends $12,221 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #689 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Bay City Isd?
Bay City Isd students are 67.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% White, 13.1% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bay City Isd?
Bay City Isd has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #689 out of 1044 districts in Texas.