An equity score of 53/100 ranks Buffalo Isd #469 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,375 per pupil, Buffalo Isd ranks #620 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,052
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,375
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Buffalo Isd operates 3 public schools serving 1,052 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 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 Leon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,375 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.4% local, 42.3% state, and 16.3% 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 53/100, ranked #469 of 1047 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 342:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.1% White, 42.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Buffalo J H, with a diversity index of 59.6/100.
Its largest campus is Buffalo J H, enrolling 414 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Buffalo J H accounts for 39.4% of all Buffalo Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Buffalo Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Buffalo Isd student-counselor ratio is 342:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Buffalo Isd is typically wider than the Buffalo Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Buffalo Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 25.0% — 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 Buffalo Isd is typically wider than the Buffalo Isd-aggregate figure suggests.