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El Paso, Texas - 6 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Harmony Public Schools - West Texas #606 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,628 per pupil, Harmony Public Schools - West Texas ranks #856 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,967
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,628
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Harmony Public Schools - West Texas operates 6 public schools serving 4,967 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 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 El Paso County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,628 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 1.1% local, 80.5% state, and 18.4% 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 45/100, ranked #606 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 746.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% White, 7.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Harmony Science Academy - Lubbock, with a diversity index of 61.1/100.
Harmony School of Science - El Paso accounts for 24.1% of all Harmony Public Schools - West Texas student enrollment
That concentration means Harmony Public Schools - West Texas-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.
Harmony Public Schools - West Texas school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Harmony Public Schools - West Texas school enrollment ranges from 541 students (lowest) to 1,308 students (highest), a spread of 767 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 Public Schools - West Texas has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.4% 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 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.
Harmony Public Schools - West Texas student-counselor ratio is 747:1 — 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.
Harmony Public Schools - West Texas chronic absenteeism rate is 26.6% — 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 Public Schools - West Texas is typically wider than the Harmony Public Schools - West Texas-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Harmony Public Schools - West Texas's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Harmony Public Schools - West Texas?
Harmony Public Schools - West Texas has 6 schools, including 4 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,967 students.
How much does Harmony Public Schools - West Texas spend per student?
Harmony Public Schools - West Texas spends $11,628 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #606 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Harmony Public Schools - West Texas?
Harmony Public Schools - West Texas students are 81.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% White, 7.1% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Harmony Public Schools - West Texas?
Harmony Public Schools - West Texas has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #606 out of 1044 districts in Texas.