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San Antonio, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Lighthouse Public Schools #664 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,663 per pupil, Lighthouse Public Schools ranks #1021 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
422
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,663
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lighthouse Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 422 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 high 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 Bexar County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,663 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 1.9% local, 73.2% state, and 24.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 42/100, ranked #664 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.
and 32.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% White, 3.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lighthouse High, with a diversity index of 30.9/100.
Its largest campus is Lighthouse El, enrolling 273 students (59% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lighthouse High, at 88 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lighthouse El accounts for 59.1% of all Lighthouse Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lighthouse Public Schools a distant remainder — means Lighthouse Public Schools-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.
Lighthouse Public Schools school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
Lighthouse Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 88 students (lowest) to 273 students (highest), a spread of 185 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.
Lighthouse Public Schools 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.
Lighthouse Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 32.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Lighthouse Public Schools?
Lighthouse Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 422 students.
How much does Lighthouse Public Schools spend per student?
Lighthouse Public Schools spends $10,663 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #664 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Lighthouse Public Schools?
Lighthouse Public Schools students are 85.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% White, 3.9% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lighthouse Public Schools?
Lighthouse Public Schools has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #664 out of 1044 districts in Texas.