An equity score of 71/100 ranks Linden-Kildare Cisd #164 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,876 per pupil, Linden-Kildare Cisd ranks #534 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
660
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,876
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Linden-Kildare Cisd operates 3 public schools serving 660 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Cass County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,876 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.8% local, 52.2% state, and 18.1% 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 71/100, ranked #164 of 1047 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 205.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 27.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.1% White, 14.8% African American, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Linden El, with a diversity index of 62.2/100.
Its largest campus is Linden El, enrolling 299 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Linden El accounts for 45.3% of all Linden-Kildare Cisd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Linden-Kildare Cisd a distant remainder — means Linden-Kildare Cisd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Linden-Kildare Cisd school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Linden-Kildare Cisd school enrollment ranges from 132 students (lowest) to 299 students (highest), a spread of 167 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.
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Linden-Kildare Cisd student-counselor ratio is 206:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Linden-Kildare Cisd chronic absenteeism rate is 27.9% — 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 Linden-Kildare Cisd is typically wider than the Linden-Kildare Cisd-aggregate figure suggests.