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La Grange, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks La Grange Isd #709 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,347 per pupil, La Grange Isd ranks #708 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,883
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,347
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
La Grange Isd operates 3 public schools serving 1,883 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 Fayette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,347 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 59.8% local, 21.5% state, and 18.6% 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 39/100, ranked #709 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 490:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.9% White, 42.0% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is La Grange El, with a diversity index of 61.8/100.
Its largest campus is La Grange El, enrolling 961 students (51% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is La Grange Middle, at 309 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
La Grange El accounts for 51.0% of all La Grange Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of La Grange Isd a distant remainder — means La Grange 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.
La Grange Isd school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
La Grange Isd school enrollment ranges from 309 students (lowest) to 961 students (highest), a spread of 652 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.
La Grange Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.6% 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.
La Grange Isd student-counselor ratio is 490:1 — 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 Grange Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 22.1% — 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 Grange Isd is typically wider than the La Grange Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
La Grange Isd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,883 students.
How much does La Grange Isd spend per student?
La Grange Isd spends $12,347 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #709 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of La Grange Isd?
La Grange Isd students are 45.9% White, 42.0% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for La Grange Isd?
La Grange Isd has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #709 out of 1044 districts in Texas.