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Farmersville, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Bland Isd #487 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,373 per pupil, Bland Isd ranks #701 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,373
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bland Isd operates 3 public schools serving 773 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Hunt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,373 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 30.7% local, 55.3% state, and 14.0% 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 52/100, ranked #487 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.
a 444.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.1% Hispanic or Latino, 47.7% White, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bland El, with a diversity index of 54.1/100.
Its largest campus is Bland El, enrolling 392 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Bland El accounts for 50.5% of all Bland Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bland Isd a distant remainder — means Bland 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.
Bland Isd school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Bland Isd school enrollment ranges from 165 students (lowest) to 392 students (highest), a spread of 227 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.
Bland Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.3% 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 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.
Bland Isd student-counselor ratio is 445:1 — 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.
Bland Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 14.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Bland Isd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 773 students.
How much does Bland Isd spend per student?
Bland Isd spends $12,373 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #487 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Bland Isd?
Bland Isd students are 48.1% Hispanic or Latino, 47.7% White, 0.5% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bland Isd?
Bland Isd has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #487 out of 1044 districts in Texas.