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Rosenberg, Texas - 45 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Lamar Cisd #975 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,640 per pupil, Lamar Cisd ranks #1029 of 1202 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 $10,640 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 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 19/100, ranked #975 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 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 NCES Common Core of Data
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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
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 | Higher 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 $10,640 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #975 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 19/100, ranking #975 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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