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San Antonio, Texas - 15 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks East Central Isd #953 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,197 per pupil, East Central Isd ranks #1090 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,617
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$10,197
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Central Isd operates 15 public schools serving 10,617 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 2 high, 2 middle 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 Bexar County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,197 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.0% local, 34.9% state, and 20.2% 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 22/100, ranked #953 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 2 of 15 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 628.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% White, 11.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tradition El, with a diversity index of 56.1/100.
Its largest campus is East Central H S, enrolling 3,362 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bexar Co J J a E P, at 2 students, a 1681x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
East Central H S accounts for 31.4% of all East Central Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means East Central 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.
East Central Isd school enrollment varies 1681× across entities
East Central Isd school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 3,362 students (highest), a spread of 3,360 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.
East Central Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.6% 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.
East Central Isd student-counselor ratio is 628:1 — 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 Central Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 26.9% — 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 East Central Isd is typically wider than the East Central Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
East Central Isd has 15 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 11 combined. Total enrollment is 10,617 students.
How much does East Central Isd spend per student?
East Central Isd spends $10,197 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #953 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of East Central Isd?
East Central Isd students are 73.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% White, 11.3% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Central Isd?
East Central Isd has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #953 out of 1044 districts in Texas.