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Alice, Texas - 2 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd #256 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,153 per pupil, Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd ranks #550 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd operates 2 public schools serving 494 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Jim Wells County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,153 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 15.8% local, 68.8% state, and 15.4% 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 66/100, ranked #256 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 38.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% White, 0.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco El, enrolling 238 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco El accounts for 48.2% of all Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd a distant remainder — means Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco 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.
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 81.3% 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.
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 38.8% — 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.
How many schools are in Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd?
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 494 students.
How much does Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd spend per student?
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd spends $13,153 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #256 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd?
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd students are 91.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% White, 0.2% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd?
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Isd has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #256 out of 1044 districts in Texas.