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Huntington, Texas - 5 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Huntington Isd #480 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,109 per pupil, Huntington Isd ranks #764 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,593
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,109
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Huntington Isd operates 5 public schools serving 1,593 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Angelina County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,109 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.3% local, 56.4% state, and 19.3% 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 52/100, ranked #480 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.
and 25.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.8% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pride Alter Sch, with a diversity index of 49.9/100.
Its largest campus is Huntington El, enrolling 491 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pride Alter Sch, at 12 students, a 41x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Huntington El accounts for 30.8% of all Huntington Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Huntington 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.
Huntington Isd school enrollment varies 41× across entities
Huntington Isd school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 491 students (highest), a spread of 479 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Huntington Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.3% 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 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.
Huntington Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 25.6% — 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 Huntington Isd is typically wider than the Huntington Isd-aggregate figure suggests.