An equity score of 22/100 ranks Hardin Isd #957 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,548 per pupil, Hardin Isd ranks #1096 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,317
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,548
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hardin Isd operates 3 public schools serving 1,317 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Liberty County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,548 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.6% local, 45.0% state, and 16.4% 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 22/100, ranked #957 of 1047 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 419:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.6% White, 21.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hardin El, with a diversity index of 45.2/100.
Its largest campus is Hardin El, enrolling 564 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Hardin El accounts for 42.8% of all Hardin Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hardin Isd-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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Hardin Isd student-counselor ratio is 419:1 — 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.
Hardin Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 25.7% — 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 Hardin Isd is typically wider than the Hardin Isd-aggregate figure suggests.