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Detroit, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 91/100 ranks Detroit Isd #10 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,721 per pupil, Detroit Isd ranks #121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
490
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,721
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Detroit Isd operates 3 public schools serving 490 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Red River County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,721 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 13.1% local, 61.5% state, and 25.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 91/100, ranked #10 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 81.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.4% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Detroit El, with a diversity index of 43.0/100.
Its largest campus is Detroit El, enrolling 222 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Detroit El accounts for 45.3% of all Detroit Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Detroit Isd a distant remainder — means Detroit Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Detroit Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.3% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Detroit Isd student-counselor ratio is 81:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Detroit Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 24.2% — 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 Detroit Isd is typically wider than the Detroit Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Detroit Isd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 490 students.
How much does Detroit Isd spend per student?
Detroit Isd spends $17,721 per student. The district has an equity score of 91/100, ranking #10 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Detroit Isd?
Detroit Isd students are 77.4% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Detroit Isd?
Detroit Isd has an equity score of 91/100, ranking #10 out of 1044 districts in Texas.