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New Braunfels, Texas - 35 schools
An equity score of 10/100 ranks Comal Isd #1030 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,852 per pupil, Comal Isd ranks #1126 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Comal Isd operates 35 public schools serving 28,511 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 combined, 9 high, 7 middle 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 Comal County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,852 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 81.2% local, 8.6% state, and 10.1% 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 10/100, ranked #1030 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 7 of 35 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 559.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.7% White, 39.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mh Specht El, with a diversity index of 63.8/100.
Its largest campus is Canyon H S, enrolling 2,414 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jjaep, at 2 students, a 1207x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Comal Isd school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 2,414 students (highest), a spread of 2,412 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Comal Isd is typically wider than the Comal Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 35 schools in Comal Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Comal Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Canyon H S | 2,414 |
| Smithson Valley H S | 2,098 |
| Pieper H S | 2,093 |
| Canyon Middle | 1,251 |
| Davenport H S | 1,233 |
| Johnson Ranch El | 1,185 |
| Pieper Ranch Middle | 1,140 |
| Canyon Lake H S | 1,066 |
| Danville Middle | 921 |
| Smithson Valley Middle | 880 |
| Oak Creek El | 855 |
| Bill Brown El | 799 |
| Mt Valley Middle | 781 |
| Church Hill Middle | 780 |
| Timberwood Park El | 746 |
| Clear Spring El | 738 |
| Mh Specht El | 718 |
| Hoffmann Lane El | 705 |
| Morningside El | 665 |
| Goodwin Frazier El | 662 |
| Freiheit El | 662 |
| Indian Springs El | 649 |
| Arlon R Seay El | 623 |
| Kinder Ranch El | 623 |
| Rahe Bulverde El | 617 |
| Spring Branch Middle | 604 |
| Rebecca Creek El | 578 |
| Mt Valley El | 488 |
| Garden Ridge El | 475 |
| Startzville El | 465 |
| Memorial Early College H S With St Philip's | 291 |
| Hill Country College Prep H S | 178 |
| Comal Academy | 76 |
| Comal Discipline Center | 47 |
| Jjaep | 2 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Alvin Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Northwest Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Grand Prairie Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
| Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Comal Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Houston Isd →Comal Isd has 35 schools, including 9 high, 7 middle, 19 combined. Total enrollment is 28,511 students.
Comal Isd spends $9,852 per student. The district has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #1030 in Texas.
Comal Isd students are 50.7% White, 39.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 35 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Comal Isd has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #1030 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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