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Fort Worth, Texas - 138 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Fort Worth Isd #535 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,874 per pupil, Fort Worth Isd ranks #607 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
72,783
Total Enrollment
138
Schools
$12,874
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fort Worth Isd operates 138 public schools serving 72,783 students, placing it among the largest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 91 combined, 21 middle, 20 high, 6 elementary schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio 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 Tarrant County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,874 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 51.0% local, 25.4% state, and 23.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #535 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 21 of 138 schools offering Advanced Placement (278 AP courses district-wide), a 378.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 37.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% African American, 10.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Clifford Davis El, with a diversity index of 72.4/100.
Its largest campus is Paschal H S, enrolling 2,127 students (3% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Women's Haven, at 3 students, a 709x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fort Worth Isd school enrollment varies 709× across entities
Fort Worth Isd school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 2,127 students (highest), a spread of 2,124 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.
Fort Worth Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 81.5% 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.
Fort Worth Isd student-counselor ratio is 379:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Fort Worth Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 37.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Fort Worth Isd has 138 schools, including 20 high, 91 combined, 21 middle, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 72,783 students.
How much does Fort Worth Isd spend per student?
Fort Worth Isd spends $12,874 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #535 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Fort Worth Isd?
Fort Worth Isd students are 63.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% African American, 10.8% White, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 138 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fort Worth Isd?
Fort Worth Isd has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #535 out of 1044 districts in Texas.