An equity score of 63/100 ranks Hughes Springs Isd #300 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,733 per pupil, Hughes Springs Isd ranks #741 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,149
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,733
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hughes Springs Isd operates 3 public schools serving 1,149 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 Cass County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,733 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 18.6% local, 64.1% state, and 17.3% 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 63/100, ranked #300 of 1047 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.
and 24.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.7% White, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hughes Springs El, with a diversity index of 49.8/100.
Its largest campus is Hughes Springs El, enrolling 531 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Hughes Springs El accounts for 46.2% of all Hughes Springs Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hughes Springs Isd a distant remainder — means Hughes Springs Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Hughes Springs Isd school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Hughes Springs Isd school enrollment ranges from 232 students (lowest) to 531 students (highest), a spread of 299 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.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Hughes Springs Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 24.0% — 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 Hughes Springs Isd is typically wider than the Hughes Springs Isd-aggregate figure suggests.