Damon ISD
Public school district · Brazoria County · Texas · NCES district ID 4816260
Damon ISD spent $28,617 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 98% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its one school enrolled 107 students in 2024-25; 5.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,020 per student, down 16.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Damon ISD in enrollment (89 to 100 students) and Damon ISD itself.
Where the money came from
$3,224,000 in revenue: 5.4% state, 62.8% local and 31.9% federal. Total spending including $100,000 of capital outlay was $2,946,000, or $31,340 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$173,000 5%
- Local$2,024,000 63%
- Federal$1,027,000 32%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 629 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25
94 students in 2022-23, 102 students in 2023-24, 107 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 94 | 13.3 | 7.1 |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 16.0 | 6.4 |
| 2024-25 | 107 | 14.0 | 7.6 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Damon ISD scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading and 16-66% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This district | Texas | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 0-50% | 52% | 70 |
| Math | 16-66% | 42% | 70 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
1 elementary school, 107 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Elementary | 107 | 7.6 | 61.7% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Damon ISD
- Website: damonisd.net
- Phone: (979) 742-3457
- Office: 1211 Mulcahy St Cr 264, Damon, TX 77430
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Damon ISD
- Texas districts by spending per studentDamon ISD ranks 15 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($28,617).#15 of 629
- Every school district in TexasDamon ISD is the number 1,186 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 94 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,186 of 1,212
- Palo Pinto ISDThe next larger Texas district: 97 students in fall 2022, $17,155 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,155
- Ranch AcademyThe next smaller Texas district: 93 students in fall 2022, $10,914 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,914
- Compare Damon ISD with Palo Pinto ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Damon ISD
How many schools and students are in Damon ISD?
One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 107 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Damon ISD spend per student?
$28,617 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,156 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,020 per student, down 16.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Damon ISD's money come from?
$3,224,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 5.4% state, 62.8% local and 31.9% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Damon ISD live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 27 of the 209 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How do students in Damon ISD do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Damon ISD scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading and 16-66% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is Damon ISD's NCES district ID?
4816260. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25