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Odessa, Texas - 46 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Ector County Isd #923 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,033 per pupil, Ector County Isd ranks #969 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Ector County Isd operates 46 public schools serving 33,340 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 20 combined, 15 elementary, 6 middle, 5 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Ector County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,033 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 46.7% local, 35.4% state, and 17.9% 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 24/100, ranked #923 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 3 of 46 schools offering Advanced Placement (38 AP courses district-wide), a 534:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.2% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% White, 3.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ector Co Youth Ctr, with a diversity index of 62.2/100.
Its largest campus is Permian H S, enrolling 4,138 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Reg Day School for Deaf, at 1 students, a 4138x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ector County Isd school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 4,138 students (highest), a spread of 4,137 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Ector County Isd is typically wider than the Ector County Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 46 schools in Ector County Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Ector County Isd's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Kipp Texas Public Schools | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Spring Branch Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Edinburg Cisd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
| Keller Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Ector County Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Houston Isd →Ector County Isd has 46 schools, including 5 high, 6 middle, 20 combined, 15 elementary. Total enrollment is 33,340 students.
Ector County Isd spends $11,033 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #923 in Texas.
Ector County Isd students are 80.2% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% White, 3.9% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 46 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Ector County Isd has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #923 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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