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Cedar Hill, Texas - 13 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Cedar Hill Isd #927 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,130 per pupil, Cedar Hill Isd ranks #948 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,920
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$11,130
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cedar Hill Isd operates 13 public schools serving 6,920 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 3 middle, 2 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Dallas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,130 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 56.2% local, 23.1% state, and 20.7% 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 24/100, ranked #927 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 365.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.7% African American, 26.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cedar Hill Collegiate H S, with a diversity index of 57.0/100.
Its largest campus is Cedar Hill H S, enrolling 1,974 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jjaep, at 2 students, a 987x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cedar Hill H S accounts for 28.5% of all Cedar Hill Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cedar Hill 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.
Cedar Hill Isd school enrollment varies 987× across entities
Cedar Hill Isd school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 1,974 students (highest), a spread of 1,972 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Cedar Hill Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.9% 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.
Cedar Hill Isd student-counselor ratio is 366:1 — 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.
Cedar Hill Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 27.6% — 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 Cedar Hill Isd is typically wider than the Cedar Hill Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Cedar Hill Isd has 13 schools, including 2 high, 8 combined, 3 middle. Total enrollment is 6,920 students.
How much does Cedar Hill Isd spend per student?
Cedar Hill Isd spends $11,130 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #927 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Cedar Hill Isd?
Cedar Hill Isd students are 62.7% African American, 26.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cedar Hill Isd?
Cedar Hill Isd has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #927 out of 1044 districts in Texas.