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New Caney, Texas - 21 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks New Caney Isd #825 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,144 per pupil, New Caney Isd ranks #947 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
New Caney Isd operates 21 public schools serving 18,344 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 14 combined, 4 middle, 3 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,144 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 36.3% local, 47.5% state, and 16.2% 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 31/100, ranked #825 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 21 schools offering Advanced Placement (34 AP courses district-wide), a 663.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.8% White, 8.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kings Manor El, with a diversity index of 74.0/100.
Its largest campus is New Caney H S, enrolling 2,226 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Project Restore, at 26 students, a 86x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
New Caney Isd school enrollment ranges from 26 students (lowest) to 2,226 students (highest), a spread of 2,200 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 New Caney Isd is typically wider than the New Caney Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 21 schools in New Caney Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across New Caney Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| New Caney H S | 2,226 |
| Porter H S | 2,094 |
| Woodridge Forest Middle | 1,371 |
| West Fork H S | 1,279 |
| Keefer Crossing Middle | 1,271 |
| Porter El | 931 |
| Dogwood El | 911 |
| Tavola El | 859 |
| Sorters Mill El | 838 |
| White Oak Middle | 833 |
| Oakley El | 816 |
| Bens Branch El | 812 |
| Robert Crippen El | 809 |
| Kings Manor El | 801 |
| Brookwood Forest El | 791 |
| Valley Ranch El | 790 |
| New Caney El | 787 |
| Pine Valley Middle | 741 |
| Infinity Early College H S | 358 |
| The Learning Ctr | 102 |
| Project Restore | 26 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Rockwall Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Wylie Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Harlingen Cisd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Hallsville Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to New Caney Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Houston Isd →New Caney Isd has 21 schools, including 14 combined, 3 high, 4 middle. Total enrollment is 18,344 students.
New Caney Isd spends $11,144 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #825 in Texas.
New Caney Isd students are 63.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.8% White, 8.8% African American, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 21 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
New Caney Isd has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #825 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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