An equity score of 88/100 ranks Excel Academy #21 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,455 per pupil, Excel Academy ranks #174 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
255
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$17,455
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Excel Academy operates 4 public schools serving 255 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 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 Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,455 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.7% local, 56.2% state, and 43.1% 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 88/100, ranked #21 of 1047 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.
and 9.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.9% African American, 42.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Excel Academy Education Transition Center, with a diversity index of 58.4/100.
Its largest campus is Harris County Juvenile Detention Center, enrolling 165 students (55% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Leadership Academy, at 36 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Harris County Juvenile Detention Center accounts for 54.6% of all Excel Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Excel Academy a distant remainder — means Excel Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Excel Academy school enrollment varies 4.6× across entities
Excel Academy school enrollment ranges from 36 students (lowest) to 165 students (highest), a spread of 129 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Excel Academy reports 95.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Excel Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 9.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Excel Academy has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 255 students.
How much does Excel Academy spend per student?
Excel Academy spends $17,455 per student. The district has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #21 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Excel Academy?
Excel Academy students are 48.9% African American, 42.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% White, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Excel Academy?
Excel Academy has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #21 out of 1047 districts in Texas.