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Paris, Texas - 6 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks North Lamar Isd #858 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,382 per pupil, North Lamar Isd ranks #900 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,450
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,382
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Lamar Isd operates 6 public schools serving 2,450 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 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 Lamar County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,382 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 55.0% local, 30.6% state, and 14.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #858 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 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 358.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.4% White, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is W L Higgins El, with a diversity index of 51.8/100.
Its largest campus is North Lamar H S, enrolling 705 students (26% of the district's total enrollment).
North Lamar H S accounts for 26.4% of all North Lamar Isd student enrollment
That concentration means North Lamar Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
North Lamar Isd school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
North Lamar Isd school enrollment ranges from 246 students (lowest) to 705 students (highest), a spread of 459 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
North Lamar Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.8% 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 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.
North Lamar Isd student-counselor ratio is 359:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
North Lamar Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 16.2% — 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 North Lamar Isd is typically wider than the North Lamar Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
North Lamar Isd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,450 students.
How much does North Lamar Isd spend per student?
North Lamar Isd spends $11,382 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #858 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of North Lamar Isd?
North Lamar Isd students are 68.4% White, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Lamar Isd?
North Lamar Isd has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #858 out of 1044 districts in Texas.