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Los Fresnos, Texas - 14 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Los Fresnos Cisd #472 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,056 per pupil, Los Fresnos Cisd ranks #772 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,565
Total Enrollment
14
Schools
$12,056
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Los Fresnos Cisd operates 14 public schools serving 10,565 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 3 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Cameron County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,056 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 23.0% local, 54.9% state, and 22.1% 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 52/100, ranked #472 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 14 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 425.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Villareal El, with a diversity index of 9.0/100.
Its largest campus is Los Fresnos H S, enrolling 3,285 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cameron Co J J a E P, at 6 students, a 548x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Los Fresnos H S accounts for 31.1% of all Los Fresnos Cisd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Los Fresnos Cisd-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.
Los Fresnos Cisd school enrollment varies 548× across entities
Los Fresnos Cisd school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 3,285 students (highest), a spread of 3,279 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.
Los Fresnos Cisd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 81.1% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — 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.
Los Fresnos Cisd student-counselor ratio is 426:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Los Fresnos Cisd chronic absenteeism rate is 29.5% — 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 Los Fresnos Cisd is typically wider than the Los Fresnos Cisd-aggregate figure suggests.
Los Fresnos Cisd has 14 schools, including 1 high, 3 middle, 10 combined. Total enrollment is 10,565 students.
How much does Los Fresnos Cisd spend per student?
Los Fresnos Cisd spends $12,056 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #472 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Los Fresnos Cisd?
Los Fresnos Cisd students are 97.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 14 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Los Fresnos Cisd?
Los Fresnos Cisd has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #472 out of 1044 districts in Texas.