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Early, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Early Isd #524 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,018 per pupil, Early Isd ranks #779 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,155
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,018
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Early Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,155 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined, 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 Brown County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,018 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.4% local, 51.8% state, and 15.8% 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 50/100, ranked #524 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 66.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.3% White, 27.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Early Pri, with a diversity index of 54.0/100.
Its largest campus is Early H S, enrolling 365 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Early H S accounts for 31.6% of all Early Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Early 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.
Early Isd student-counselor ratio is 67:1 — 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.
Early Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 17.4% — 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 Early Isd is typically wider than the Early Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Early Isd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,155 students.
How much does Early Isd spend per student?
Early Isd spends $12,018 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #524 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Early Isd?
Early Isd students are 64.3% White, 27.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Early Isd?
Early Isd has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #524 out of 1044 districts in Texas.