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Rosenberg, Texas - 45 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Lamar Cisd #994 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,664 per pupil, Lamar Cisd ranks #1081 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Lamar Cisd operates 45 public schools serving 42,461 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 34 combined, 6 middle, 3 elementary, 2 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Fort Bend County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,664 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 52.5% local, 35.8% state, and 11.8% 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 17/100, ranked #994 of 1047 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 6 of 45 schools offering Advanced Placement (120 AP courses district-wide), a 503.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.7% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% African American, 19.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Don Carter El, with a diversity index of 77.3/100.
Its largest campus is Fulshear H S, enrolling 3,401 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fort Bend Co Alter, at 12 students, a 283x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lamar Cisd school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 3,401 students (highest), a spread of 3,389 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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 Lamar Cisd is typically wider than the Lamar Cisd-aggregate figure suggests.
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 45 schools in Lamar Cisd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Lamar Cisd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Fulshear H S | 3,401 |
| Dean Leaman J H School | 2,888 |
| Foster H S | 2,747 |
| George Ranch H S | 2,337 |
| Briscoe J H | 2,003 |
| Dr Thomas E Randle H S | 1,966 |
| Lamar Cons H S | 1,714 |
| Reading J H | 1,603 |
| B F Terry H S | 1,512 |
| Harry Wright J H | 1,444 |
| Lamar J H | 1,194 |
| Joe Hubenak El | 1,179 |
| Tamarron El | 1,167 |
| George J H | 1,102 |
| Judge James C Adolphus El | 1,025 |
| H F Mcneill El | 926 |
| Kathleen Joerger Lindsey El | 923 |
| Huggins El | 833 |
| Thomas R Culver El | 828 |
| Bentley El | 823 |
| Fletcher Morgan El | 817 |
| Frost El | 792 |
| Don Carter El | 758 |
| Phelan El | 743 |
| Manford Williams El | 683 |
| Cora Thomas El | 678 |
| John Arredondo El | 678 |
| Susanna Dickinson El | 616 |
| Taylor Ray El | 615 |
| Bess Campbell El | 580 |
| Travis El | 579 |
| Irma Dru Hutchison El | 543 |
| Bowie El | 523 |
| William Velasquez | 493 |
| T L Pink El | 490 |
| Meyer El | 478 |
| Stephen F Austin El | 468 |
| Beasley El | 453 |
| Jane Long El | 443 |
| Juan Seguin Early Childhood Center | 324 |
| Smith El | 307 |
| Jackson El | 293 |
| Alternative Learning Center | 116 |
| Juvenile Detent Ctr | 49 |
| Fort Bend Co Alter | 12 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leander Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| United Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Killeen Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Clear Creek Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Alief Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Lamar Cisd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Houston Isd →Lamar Cisd has 45 schools, including 34 combined, 6 middle, 2 high, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 42,461 students.
Lamar Cisd spends $10,664 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #994 in Texas.
Lamar Cisd students are 43.7% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% African American, 19.9% White, 9.6% Asian, averaged across 45 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Lamar Cisd has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #994 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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