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Port Arthur, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Bob Hope School #735 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,908 per pupil, Bob Hope School ranks #1119 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,313
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,908
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bob Hope School operates 4 public schools serving 2,313 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,908 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 5.3% local, 75.6% state, and 19.1% 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 37/100, ranked #735 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.
a 559.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% African American, 1.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bob Hope School Beaumont, with a diversity index of 58.5/100.
Its largest campus is Bob Hope School - El Campus, enrolling 650 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Bob Hope School - El Campus accounts for 28.1% of all Bob Hope School student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bob Hope School-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.
Bob Hope School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 90.2% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Bob Hope School student-counselor ratio is 559:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Bob Hope School chronic absenteeism rate is 17.3% — 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 Bob Hope School is typically wider than the Bob Hope School-aggregate figure suggests.
Bob Hope School has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,313 students.
How much does Bob Hope School spend per student?
Bob Hope School spends $9,908 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #735 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Bob Hope School?
Bob Hope School students are 81.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% African American, 1.7% White, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bob Hope School?
Bob Hope School has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #735 out of 1044 districts in Texas.