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Celeste, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Celeste Isd #127 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,348 per pupil, Celeste Isd ranks #349 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
519
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,348
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Celeste Isd operates 3 public schools serving 519 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 Hunt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,348 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 25.3% local, 57.6% state, and 17.1% 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 74/100, ranked #127 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 277:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 9.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.3% White, 24.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Celeste J H, with a diversity index of 50.5/100.
Its largest campus is Celeste El, enrolling 244 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Celeste El accounts for 47.0% of all Celeste Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Celeste Isd a distant remainder — means Celeste 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.
Celeste Isd school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Celeste Isd school enrollment ranges from 98 students (lowest) to 244 students (highest), a spread of 146 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.
Celeste Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.8% 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.
Celeste Isd student-counselor ratio is 277:1 — 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 Celeste Isd is typically wider than the Celeste Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Celeste Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 9.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.