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Pollok, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Central Isd #401 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,498 per pupil, Central Isd ranks #676 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,463
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,498
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Central Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,463 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Angelina County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,498 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 20.8% local, 60.7% state, and 18.6% 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 57/100, ranked #401 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 783.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.7% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Central H S, with a diversity index of 49.9/100.
Its largest campus is Central El, enrolling 633 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Stubblefield Lrn Ctr, at 5 students, a 127x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Central El accounts for 42.3% of all Central Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Central 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.
Central Isd school enrollment varies 127× across entities
Central Isd school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 633 students (highest), a spread of 628 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.
Central Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.7% 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). 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.
Central Isd student-counselor ratio is 784:1 — 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.
Central Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 21.0% — 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 Central Isd is typically wider than the Central Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Central Isd has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 2 high. Total enrollment is 1,463 students.
How much does Central Isd spend per student?
Central Isd spends $12,498 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #401 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Central Isd?
Central Isd students are 76.7% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Central Isd?
Central Isd has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #401 out of 1044 districts in Texas.