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Deer Park, Texas - 14 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Deer Park Isd #726 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,915 per pupil, Deer Park Isd ranks #599 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
12,263
Total Enrollment
14
Schools
$12,915
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Deer Park Isd operates 14 public schools serving 12,263 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 3 middle, 3 combined, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,915 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 71.4% local, 16.7% state, and 11.9% 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 37/100, ranked #726 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 1 of 14 schools offering Advanced Placement (26 AP courses district-wide), a 343.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.1% Hispanic or Latino, 26.0% White, 3.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fairmont El, with a diversity index of 56.0/100.
Its largest campus is Deer Park H S, enrolling 4,057 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is H S Point, at 8 students, a 507x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Deer Park H S accounts for 33.1% of all Deer Park Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Deer Park 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.
Deer Park Isd school enrollment varies 507× across entities
Deer Park Isd school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 4,057 students (highest), a spread of 4,049 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.
Deer Park Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.7% 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.
Deer Park Isd student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — 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 Deer Park Isd is typically wider than the Deer Park Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Deer Park Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.2% — 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 Deer Park Isd is typically wider than the Deer Park Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Deer Park Isd has 14 schools, including 1 high, 3 middle, 7 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 12,263 students.
How much does Deer Park Isd spend per student?
Deer Park Isd spends $12,915 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #726 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Deer Park Isd?
Deer Park Isd students are 68.1% Hispanic or Latino, 26.0% White, 3.0% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 14 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Deer Park Isd?
Deer Park Isd has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #726 out of 1044 districts in Texas.