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San Antonio, Texas - 5 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Heritage Academy #115 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,007 per pupil, Heritage Academy ranks #573 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Heritage Academy operates 5 public schools serving 542 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 middle, 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined 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 Bexar County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,007 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 0.8% local, 76.5% state, and 22.7% 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 75/100, ranked #115 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.
a 117.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 26.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.0% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% African American, 6.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Heritage Academy, with a diversity index of 74.1/100.
Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle accounts for 43.1% of all Heritage Academy student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Heritage Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Heritage Academy school enrollment varies 20× across entities
Heritage Academy school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 254 students (highest), a spread of 241 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Heritage Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 85.0% 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 — including this one — 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.
Heritage Academy student-counselor ratio is 118:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Heritage Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 26.7% — 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 Heritage Academy is typically wider than the Heritage Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Heritage Academy has 5 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 542 students.
How much does Heritage Academy spend per student?
Heritage Academy spends $13,007 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #115 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Heritage Academy?
Heritage Academy students are 61.0% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% African American, 6.8% White, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Heritage Academy?
Heritage Academy has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #115 out of 1044 districts in Texas.