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Mission, Texas - 1 schools
An equity score of 91/100 ranks Excellence in Leadership Academy #11 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,568 per pupil, Excellence in Leadership Academy ranks #322 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Excellence in Leadership Academy operates 1 public schools serving 263 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Hidalgo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,568 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.3% local, 74.3% state, and 25.4% 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 91/100, ranked #11 of 1044 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.
a 183:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 99.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Excellence in Leadership Academy accounts for 69.6% of all Excellence in Leadership Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Excellence in Leadership Academy a distant remainder — means Excellence in Leadership Academy-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.
Excellence in Leadership Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 82.9% 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 — including this one — 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.
Excellence in Leadership Academy student-counselor ratio is 183:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Excellence in Leadership Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 19.7% — 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 Excellence in Leadership Academy is typically wider than the Excellence in Leadership Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Excellence in Leadership Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Excellence in Leadership Academy?
Excellence in Leadership Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 263 students.
How much does Excellence in Leadership Academy spend per student?
Excellence in Leadership Academy spends $14,568 per student. The district has an equity score of 91/100, ranking #11 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Excellence in Leadership Academy?
Excellence in Leadership Academy students are 99.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Excellence in Leadership Academy?
Excellence in Leadership Academy has an equity score of 91/100, ranking #11 out of 1044 districts in Texas.