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Garrison, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Garrison Isd #739 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,381 per pupil, Garrison Isd ranks #1063 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
760
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,381
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Garrison Isd operates 4 public schools serving 760 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Nacogdoches County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,381 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 19.8% local, 68.1% state, and 12.1% 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 37/100, ranked #739 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.
a 283.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 21.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.5% White, 19.4% African American, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Garrison El, with a diversity index of 55.7/100.
Its largest campus is Garrison El, enrolling 346 students (47% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Nacogdoches County Daep Coop, at 3 students, a 115x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Garrison El accounts for 45.5% of all Garrison Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Garrison Isd a distant remainder — means Garrison Isd-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.
Garrison Isd school enrollment varies 115× across entities
Garrison Isd school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 346 students (highest), a spread of 343 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.
Garrison Isd student-counselor ratio is 284:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Garrison Isd is typically wider than the Garrison Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Garrison Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 21.1% — 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 Garrison Isd is typically wider than the Garrison Isd-aggregate figure suggests.