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Amarillo, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Highland Park Isd #465 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,327 per pupil, Highland Park Isd ranks #353 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
789
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,327
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Highland Park Isd operates 3 public schools serving 789 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 Potter County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,327 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 79.3% local, 6.5% state, and 14.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 53/100, ranked #465 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.
a 249.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.9% Hispanic or Latino, 41.1% White, 5.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Highland Park H S, with a diversity index of 62.7/100.
Its largest campus is Highland Park El, enrolling 342 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Highland Park El accounts for 43.3% of all Highland Park Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Highland Park 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.
Highland Park Isd student-counselor ratio is 250:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Highland Park Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — 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 Highland Park Isd is typically wider than the Highland Park Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Highland Park Isd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 789 students.
How much does Highland Park Isd spend per student?
Highland Park Isd spends $14,327 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #465 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Highland Park Isd?
Highland Park Isd students are 46.9% Hispanic or Latino, 41.1% White, 5.8% Asian, 1.6% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Highland Park Isd?
Highland Park Isd has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #465 out of 1044 districts in Texas.