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Houston, Texas - 25 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Galena Park Isd #511 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,989 per pupil, Galena Park Isd ranks #576 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
21,392
Total Enrollment
25
Schools
$12,989
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Galena Park Isd operates 25 public schools serving 21,392 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 16 combined, 5 middle, 4 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 Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,989 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 44.7% local, 37.0% state, and 18.3% 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 50/100, ranked #511 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 2 of 25 schools offering Advanced Placement (42 AP courses district-wide), a 523.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% African American, 2.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dr Shirley J Williamson El, with a diversity index of 55.3/100.
Its largest campus is North Shore Senior High, enrolling 4,284 students (21% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Juvenile Justice Aep, at 1 students, a 4284x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
North Shore Senior High accounts for 20.0% of all Galena Park Isd student enrollment
That concentration means Galena Park 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.
Galena Park Isd school enrollment varies 4284× across entities
Galena Park Isd school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 4,284 students (highest), a spread of 4,283 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.
Galena Park Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 85.9% 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.
Galena Park Isd student-counselor ratio is 524:1 — 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.
Galena Park Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 17.8% — 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 Galena Park Isd is typically wider than the Galena Park Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Galena Park Isd has 25 schools, including 4 high, 5 middle, 16 combined. Total enrollment is 21,392 students.
How much does Galena Park Isd spend per student?
Galena Park Isd spends $12,989 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #511 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Galena Park Isd?
Galena Park Isd students are 84.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% African American, 2.2% White, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 25 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Galena Park Isd?
Galena Park Isd has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #511 out of 1044 districts in Texas.