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Big Sandy, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Harmony Isd #449 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,136 per pupil, Harmony Isd ranks #756 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,009
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,136
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Harmony Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,009 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Upshur County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,136 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 36.4% local, 49.7% state, and 13.9% 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 54/100, ranked #449 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 320.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 21.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.6% White, 23.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Harmony H S, with a diversity index of 42.8/100.
Its largest campus is Harmony H S, enrolling 273 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Harmony H S accounts for 27.1% of all Harmony Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Harmony 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.
Harmony Isd school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Harmony Isd school enrollment ranges from 124 students (lowest) to 273 students (highest), a spread of 149 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Harmony Isd student-counselor ratio is 321:1 — 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 Harmony Isd is typically wider than the Harmony Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Harmony Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 21.3% — 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 Harmony Isd is typically wider than the Harmony Isd-aggregate figure suggests.