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Justin, Texas - 33 schools
An equity score of 8/100 ranks Northwest Isd #1037 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,604 per pupil, Northwest Isd ranks #1144 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Northwest Isd operates 33 public schools serving 29,248 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 20 combined, 7 high, 6 middle 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 Denton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,604 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 85.2% local, 7.0% state, and 7.8% 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 8/100, ranked #1037 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 4 of 33 schools offering Advanced Placement (75 AP courses district-wide), a 578.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.3% White, 23.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lizzie Curtis El, with a diversity index of 76.9/100.
Its largest campus is V R Eaton H S, enrolling 3,288 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Denton Co J J a E P, at 1 students, a 3288x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Northwest Isd school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 3,288 students (highest), a spread of 3,287 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
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.
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 Variation between sub-units within Northwest Isd is typically wider than the Northwest Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
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 33 schools in Northwest Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Northwest Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| V R Eaton H S | 3,288 |
| Byron Nelson H S | 2,969 |
| Northwest H S | 2,672 |
| Gene Pike Middle | 1,137 |
| Medlin Middle | 1,109 |
| John M Tidwell Middle | 1,062 |
| Truett Wilson Middle | 941 |
| Leo Adams Middle | 915 |
| Chisholm Trail Middle | 878 |
| Sendera Ranch El | 813 |
| Lizzie Curtis El | 783 |
| W R Hatfield El | 756 |
| Carl E Schluter El | 752 |
| Haslet El | 733 |
| J C Thompson El | 726 |
| Prairie View El | 720 |
| Seven Hills El | 707 |
| Roanoke El | 705 |
| Wayne a Cox El | 701 |
| Lance Thompson El | 701 |
| Berkshire El | 688 |
| J Lyndal Hughes El | 672 |
| Justin El | 667 |
| O a Peterson | 655 |
| Clara Love El | 648 |
| Samuel Beck El | 642 |
| Kay Granger El | 637 |
| Sonny & Allegra Nance El | 533 |
| Lakeview El | 487 |
| James M Steele Early College H S | 309 |
| Legacy Learning Center | 50 |
| Tarrant County Jjaep | 2 |
| Denton Co J J a E P | 1 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Comal Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
| Amarillo Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
| Midland Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Northwest 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 →Northwest Isd has 33 schools, including 7 high, 6 middle, 20 combined. Total enrollment is 29,248 students.
Northwest Isd spends $9,604 per student. The district has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #1037 in Texas.
Northwest Isd students are 48.3% White, 23.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% African American, 7.7% Asian, averaged across 33 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Northwest Isd has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #1037 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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