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Hawley, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Hawley Isd #160 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,531 per pupil, Hawley Isd ranks #484 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
819
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,531
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hawley Isd operates 3 public schools serving 819 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Jones County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,531 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 20.5% local, 66.5% state, and 13.0% 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 71/100, ranked #160 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 255.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 18.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.8% White, 24.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hawley El, with a diversity index of 45.4/100.
Its largest campus is Hawley El, enrolling 358 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Hawley El accounts for 43.7% of all Hawley Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hawley 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.
Hawley Isd student-counselor ratio is 256:1 — 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 Hawley Isd is typically wider than the Hawley Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Hawley Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 18.2% — 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 Hawley Isd is typically wider than the Hawley Isd-aggregate figure suggests.