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Lago Vista, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 11/100 ranks Lago Vista Isd #1029 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,249 per pupil, Lago Vista Isd ranks #1082 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,798
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,249
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lago Vista Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,798 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Travis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,249 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 85.9% local, 6.5% state, and 7.6% 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 11/100, ranked #1029 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 471.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.8% White, 30.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lago Vista El, with a diversity index of 58.3/100.
Its largest campus is Lago Vista H S, enrolling 650 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Lago Vista H S accounts for 34.4% of all Lago Vista Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lago Vista Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Lago Vista Isd school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Lago Vista Isd school enrollment ranges from 252 students (lowest) to 650 students (highest), a spread of 398 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.
Lago Vista Isd student-counselor ratio is 472:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Lago Vista Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 22.4% — 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 Lago Vista Isd is typically wider than the Lago Vista Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Lago Vista Isd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,798 students.
How much does Lago Vista Isd spend per student?
Lago Vista Isd spends $10,249 per student. The district has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #1029 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Lago Vista Isd?
Lago Vista Isd students are 60.8% White, 30.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lago Vista Isd?
Lago Vista Isd has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #1029 out of 1044 districts in Texas.