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New Caney, Texas - 21 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks New Caney Isd #812 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,683 per pupil, New Caney Isd ranks #931 of 1207 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 $11,683 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 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 32/100, ranked #812 of 1047 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
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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
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 | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Wylie Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Harlingen Cisd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
| Hallsville Isd | Similar size | Similar 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 $11,683 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #812 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 32/100, ranking #812 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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