An equity score of 64/100 ranks Kountze Isd #281 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,941 per pupil, Kountze Isd ranks #377 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,115
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,941
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kountze Isd operates 5 public schools serving 1,115 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 middle, 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Hardin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,941 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.5% local, 47.7% state, and 17.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 64/100, ranked #281 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.
a 287.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 35.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.8% White, 12.2% African American, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kountze El, with a diversity index of 54.6/100.
Its largest campus is Kountze El, enrolling 336 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hardin Co Alter Ed, at 1 students, a 336x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kountze El accounts for 29.2% of all Kountze Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kountze 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.
Kountze Isd school enrollment varies 336× across entities
Kountze Isd school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 336 students (highest), a spread of 335 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.
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.
Kountze Isd student-counselor ratio is 288:1 — 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 Kountze Isd is typically wider than the Kountze Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Kountze Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 35.1% — 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.