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Newton, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks Newton Isd #78 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,556 per pupil, Newton Isd ranks #237 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
968
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,556
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Newton Isd operates 3 public schools serving 968 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Newton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,556 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 39.4% local, 44.6% state, and 16.0% 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 78/100, ranked #78 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.
a 239.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 29.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.6% White, 32.4% African American, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Newton H S, with a diversity index of 57.5/100.
Its largest campus is Newton El, enrolling 359 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Newton El accounts for 37.1% of all Newton Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Newton 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.
Newton Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.6% 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.
Newton Isd student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Newton Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 29.1% — 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 Newton Isd is typically wider than the Newton Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Newton Isd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 968 students.
How much does Newton Isd spend per student?
Newton Isd spends $15,556 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #78 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Newton Isd?
Newton Isd students are 56.6% White, 32.4% African American, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Newton Isd?
Newton Isd has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #78 out of 1044 districts in Texas.