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Houston, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Houston Gateway Academy Inc #877 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,952 per pupil, Houston Gateway Academy Inc ranks #1192 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,128
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Houston Gateway Academy Inc operates 3 public schools serving 2,128 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $7,952 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.2% local, 70.9% state, and 28.9% 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 28/100, ranked #877 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 558.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 0.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Houston Gateway Academy Inc Elite College Prep, with a diversity index of 8.9/100.
Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus accounts for 44.6% of all Houston Gateway Academy Inc student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Houston Gateway Academy Inc-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.
Houston Gateway Academy Inc has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.0% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Houston Gateway Academy Inc student-counselor ratio is 559:1 — 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.
Houston Gateway Academy Inc chronic absenteeism rate is 7.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
How many schools are in Houston Gateway Academy Inc?
Houston Gateway Academy Inc has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 2,128 students.
How much does Houston Gateway Academy Inc spend per student?
Houston Gateway Academy Inc spends $7,952 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #877 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Houston Gateway Academy Inc?
Houston Gateway Academy Inc students are 96.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 0.9% White, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Houston Gateway Academy Inc?
Houston Gateway Academy Inc has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #877 out of 1044 districts in Texas.