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Lake Worth, Texas - 6 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Lake Worth Isd #351 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,699 per pupil, Lake Worth Isd ranks #634 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,447
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,699
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake Worth Isd operates 6 public schools serving 3,447 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Tarrant County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,699 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 35.7% local, 48.3% state, and 16.0% 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 60/100, ranked #351 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 334.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 46.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.1% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% African American, 15.5% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marine Creek Leadership Academy, with a diversity index of 74.5/100.
Its largest campus is Lake Worth H S, enrolling 953 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Lake Worth H S accounts for 27.6% of all Lake Worth Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lake Worth 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.
Lake Worth Isd school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Lake Worth Isd school enrollment ranges from 347 students (lowest) to 953 students (highest), a spread of 606 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.
Lake Worth Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 87.9% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Lake Worth Isd student-counselor ratio is 335:1 — 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 Lake Worth Isd is typically wider than the Lake Worth Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Lake Worth Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 46.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Lake Worth Isd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,447 students.
How much does Lake Worth Isd spend per student?
Lake Worth Isd spends $12,699 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #351 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Lake Worth Isd?
Lake Worth Isd students are 50.1% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% African American, 15.5% White, 3.2% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake Worth Isd?
Lake Worth Isd has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #351 out of 1044 districts in Texas.