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San Antonio, Texas - 124 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Northside Isd #897 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,615 per pupil, Northside Isd ranks #1032 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Northside Isd operates 124 public schools serving 102,719 students, placing it among the largest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 85 combined, 22 middle, 16 high, 1 elementary schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio 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 Bexar County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,615 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 60.8% local, 21.6% state, and 17.6% 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 26/100, ranked #897 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 13 of 124 schools offering Advanced Placement (268 AP courses district-wide), a 384:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% White, 6.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Colonies North El, with a diversity index of 73.6/100.
Its largest campus is Brennan H S, enrolling 2,965 students (3% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Alternative El, at 2 students, a 1483x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Northside Isd school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 2,965 students (highest), a spread of 2,963 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). 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.
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
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 124 schools in Northside Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Northside Isd's schools, about the same as the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katy Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Cypress-Fairbanks Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Fort Bend Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Idea Public Schools | Smaller | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Austin Isd | Smaller | Higher spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Northside 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 →Northside Isd has 124 schools, including 16 high, 22 middle, 85 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 102,719 students.
Northside Isd spends $10,615 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #897 in Texas.
Northside Isd students are 70.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% White, 6.4% African American, 3.9% Asian, averaged across 124 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Northside Isd has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #897 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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