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Dallas, Texas - 2 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks La Academia De Estrellas #461 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,589 per pupil, La Academia De Estrellas ranks #863 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,001
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,589
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
La Academia De Estrellas operates 2 public schools serving 1,001 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Dallas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,589 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 0.3% local, 81.8% state, and 18.0% 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 53/100, ranked #461 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.
a 512:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% White, 0.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is La Academia De Estrellas, enrolling 727 students (71% of the district's total enrollment).
La Academia De Estrellas accounts for 71.0% of all La Academia De Estrellas student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of La Academia De Estrellas a distant remainder — means La Academia De Estrellas-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.
La Academia De Estrellas has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.0% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — 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.
La Academia De Estrellas student-counselor ratio is 512:1 — 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.
La Academia De Estrellas chronic absenteeism rate is 15.2% — 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 La Academia De Estrellas is typically wider than the La Academia De Estrellas-aggregate figure suggests.
La Academia De Estrellas has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,001 students.
How much does La Academia De Estrellas spend per student?
La Academia De Estrellas spends $11,589 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #461 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of La Academia De Estrellas?
La Academia De Estrellas students are 98.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% White, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for La Academia De Estrellas?
La Academia De Estrellas has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #461 out of 1044 districts in Texas.