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Port Lavaca, Texas - 7 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Calhoun County Isd #516 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,988 per pupil, Calhoun County Isd ranks #577 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,530
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,988
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Calhoun County Isd operates 7 public schools serving 3,530 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 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 Calhoun County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,988 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 70.7% local, 8.8% state, and 20.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #516 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 462.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.0% Hispanic or Latino, 29.2% White, 3.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Port O Connor School, with a diversity index of 56.1/100.
Its largest campus is Calhoun H S, enrolling 989 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hope H S, at 21 students, a 47x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Calhoun H S accounts for 28.0% of all Calhoun County Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Calhoun County Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Calhoun County Isd school enrollment varies 47× across entities
Calhoun County Isd school enrollment ranges from 21 students (lowest) to 989 students (highest), a spread of 968 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Calhoun County Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.6% 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.
Calhoun County Isd student-counselor ratio is 462:1 — 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.
Calhoun County Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 25.7% — 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 Calhoun County Isd is typically wider than the Calhoun County Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Calhoun County Isd has 7 schools, including 2 high, 4 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,530 students.
How much does Calhoun County Isd spend per student?
Calhoun County Isd spends $12,988 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #516 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Calhoun County Isd?
Calhoun County Isd students are 64.0% Hispanic or Latino, 29.2% White, 3.4% Asian, 1.6% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Calhoun County Isd?
Calhoun County Isd has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #516 out of 1044 districts in Texas.