An equity score of 67/100 ranks Marlin Isd #242 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,405 per pupil, Marlin Isd ranks #178 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
926
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$17,405
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marlin Isd operates 4 public schools serving 926 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 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 Falls County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,405 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 24.1% local, 48.9% state, and 27.0% 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 67/100, ranked #242 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.
a 340:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.0% African American, 39.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marlin Opportunity Center, with a diversity index of 60.1/100.
Its largest campus is Marlin El, enrolling 479 students (46% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Marlin Opportunity Center, at 17 students, a 28x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Marlin El accounts for 45.9% of all Marlin Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Marlin Isd a distant remainder — means Marlin Isd-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.
Marlin Isd school enrollment varies 28× across entities
Marlin Isd school enrollment ranges from 17 students (lowest) to 479 students (highest), a spread of 462 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Marlin Isd student-counselor ratio is 340:1 — 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 Marlin Isd is typically wider than the Marlin Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Marlin Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 17.7% — 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 Marlin Isd is typically wider than the Marlin Isd-aggregate figure suggests.