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Lufkin, Texas - 16 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Lufkin Isd #320 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,965 per pupil, Lufkin Isd ranks #587 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,164
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$12,965
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lufkin Isd operates 16 public schools serving 7,164 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 6 combined, 2 high, 1 middle 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 Angelina County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,965 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.8% local, 44.5% state, and 19.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 62/100, ranked #320 of 1044 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 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 302.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 39.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.9% Hispanic or Latino, 28.9% African American, 23.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Anderson El, with a diversity index of 71.1/100.
Its largest campus is Lufkin H S, enrolling 2,026 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Juvenile Detent Ctr, at 9 students, a 225x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lufkin H S accounts for 28.3% of all Lufkin Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lufkin Isd-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.
Lufkin Isd school enrollment varies 225× across entities
Lufkin Isd school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 2,026 students (highest), a spread of 2,017 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.
Lufkin Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 82.0% 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.
Lufkin Isd student-counselor ratio is 303:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Lufkin Isd is typically wider than the Lufkin Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Lufkin Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 39.6% — 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.