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College Station, Texas - 21 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks College Station Isd #993 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,377 per pupil, College Station Isd ranks #1064 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,464
Total Enrollment
21
Schools
$10,377
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
College Station Isd operates 21 public schools serving 14,464 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 4 high, 4 middle, 3 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Brazos County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,377 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 77.4% local, 9.2% state, and 13.3% 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 17/100, ranked #993 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 3 of 21 schools offering Advanced Placement (46 AP courses district-wide), a 499.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.9% White, 23.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rock Prairie El, with a diversity index of 75.3/100.
Its largest campus is College Station H S, enrolling 2,226 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is College Station Jjaep, at 1 students, a 2226x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
College Station H S accounts for 15.4% of all College Station Isd student enrollment
That concentration means College Station 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.
College Station Isd school enrollment varies 2226× across entities
College Station Isd school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 2,226 students (highest), a spread of 2,225 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.
College Station Isd student-counselor ratio is 500:1 — 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.
College Station Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.5% — 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 College Station Isd is typically wider than the College Station Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
College Station Isd has 21 schools, including 4 high, 4 middle, 3 elementary, 10 combined. Total enrollment is 14,464 students.
How much does College Station Isd spend per student?
College Station Isd spends $10,377 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #993 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of College Station Isd?
College Station Isd students are 50.9% White, 23.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% African American, 6.6% Asian, averaged across 21 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for College Station Isd?
College Station Isd has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #993 out of 1044 districts in Texas.