Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
East Bernard, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks East Bernard Isd #773 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,425 per pupil, East Bernard Isd ranks #893 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
974
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,425
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Bernard Isd operates 3 public schools serving 974 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Wharton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,425 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 45.2% local, 44.7% state, and 10.1% 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 35/100, ranked #773 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 523.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.2% White, 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Bernard El, with a diversity index of 56.7/100.
Its largest campus is East Bernard El, enrolling 380 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
East Bernard El accounts for 38.2% of all East Bernard Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means East Bernard 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.
East Bernard Isd student-counselor ratio is 524:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
East Bernard Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 9.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
East Bernard Isd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 974 students.
How much does East Bernard Isd spend per student?
East Bernard Isd spends $11,425 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #773 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of East Bernard Isd?
East Bernard Isd students are 56.2% White, 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Bernard Isd?
East Bernard Isd has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #773 out of 1044 districts in Texas.