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Buna, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Buna Isd #481 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,257 per pupil, Buna Isd ranks #723 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,477
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,257
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Buna Isd operates 3 public schools serving 1,477 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 Jasper County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,257 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 29.6% local, 54.1% state, and 16.3% 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 #481 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 491.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.3% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Buna H S, with a diversity index of 22.1/100.
Its largest campus is Buna El, enrolling 721 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Buna El accounts for 48.8% of all Buna Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Buna Isd a distant remainder — means Buna 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.
Buna Isd school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Buna Isd school enrollment ranges from 318 students (lowest) to 721 students (highest), a spread of 403 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.
Buna Isd student-counselor ratio is 491:1 — 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.
Buna Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 30.5% — 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.
Buna Isd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,477 students.
How much does Buna Isd spend per student?
Buna Isd spends $12,257 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #481 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Buna Isd?
Buna Isd students are 89.3% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Buna Isd?
Buna Isd has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #481 out of 1044 districts in Texas.