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Karnes City, Texas - 7 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Karnes City Isd #268 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,576 per pupil, Karnes City Isd ranks #129 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,835
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$17,576
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Karnes City Isd operates 7 public schools serving 4,835 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 elementary, 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 Karnes County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,576 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 73.7% local, 5.5% state, and 20.8% 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 65/100, ranked #268 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 254.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 31.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% White, 7.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kcisd - Daep, with a diversity index of 44.4/100.
Its largest campus is Lone Star Virtual Academy, enrolling 2,666 students (56% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kcisd - Daep, at 3 students, a 889x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lone Star Virtual Academy accounts for 55.1% of all Karnes City Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Karnes City Isd a distant remainder — means Karnes City 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.
Karnes City Isd school enrollment varies 889× across entities
Karnes City Isd school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 2,666 students (highest), a spread of 2,663 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Karnes City Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.2% 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.
Karnes City Isd student-counselor ratio is 254:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Karnes City Isd is typically wider than the Karnes City Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Karnes City Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 31.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Karnes City Isd has 7 schools, including 3 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 4,835 students.
How much does Karnes City Isd spend per student?
Karnes City Isd spends $17,576 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #268 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Karnes City Isd?
Karnes City Isd students are 77.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% White, 7.7% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Karnes City Isd?
Karnes City Isd has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #268 out of 1044 districts in Texas.