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New Waverly, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks New Waverly Isd #484 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,444 per pupil, New Waverly Isd ranks #498 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,065
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,444
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New Waverly Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,065 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Walker County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,444 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 42.3% local, 44.4% state, and 13.3% 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 52/100, ranked #484 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 268.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 14.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.2% White, 17.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is New Waverly J H, with a diversity index of 54.1/100.
Its largest campus is New Waverly El, enrolling 327 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
New Waverly El accounts for 30.4% of all New Waverly Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means New Waverly Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
New Waverly Isd student-counselor ratio is 269:1 — 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 New Waverly Isd is typically wider than the New Waverly Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
New Waverly Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 14.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
New Waverly Isd has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,065 students.
How much does New Waverly Isd spend per student?
New Waverly Isd spends $13,444 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #484 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of New Waverly Isd?
New Waverly Isd students are 65.2% White, 17.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Waverly Isd?
New Waverly Isd has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #484 out of 1044 districts in Texas.