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Daingerfield, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd #215 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,968 per pupil, Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd ranks #411 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,013
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,968
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,013 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Morris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,968 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 46.0% local, 30.2% state, and 23.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 68/100, ranked #215 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.
a 275:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.6% African American, 31.8% White, 21.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West El, with a diversity index of 71.9/100.
Its largest campus is Daingerfield H S, enrolling 343 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Daingerfield H S accounts for 33.4% of all Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Daingerfield-Lone Star 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.
Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 83.9% 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 — including this one — 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.
Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd student-counselor ratio is 275:1 — 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 Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd is typically wider than the Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 34.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd?
Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,013 students.
How much does Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd spend per student?
Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd spends $13,968 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #215 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd?
Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd students are 36.6% African American, 31.8% White, 21.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd?
Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #215 out of 1044 districts in Texas.