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Cameron, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Cameron Isd #613 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,467 per pupil, Cameron Isd ranks #885 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,554
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,467
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cameron Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,554 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Milam County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,467 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 27.1% local, 48.1% state, and 24.8% 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 45/100, ranked #613 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 312.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 19.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.9% Hispanic or Latino, 29.7% White, 14.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ben Milam El, with a diversity index of 62.5/100.
Its largest campus is Cameron Yoe H S, enrolling 479 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Cameron Yoe H S accounts for 30.8% of all Cameron Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cameron 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.
Cameron Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.7% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Cameron Isd student-counselor ratio is 312:1 — 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 Cameron Isd is typically wider than the Cameron Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Cameron Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.3% — 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 Cameron Isd is typically wider than the Cameron Isd-aggregate figure suggests.