Nova Academy Southeast

Public school district · Dallas County · Texas · NCES district ID 4800201

Nova Academy Southeast spent $13,726 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 71% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,156). Its 2 schools enrolled 376 students in 2024-25; 75.3% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Nova Academy Southeast in enrollment (491 to 495 students) and Nova Academy Southeast itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Nova Academy Southeast, FY23La Pryor ISD $18,340; Cedars International Academy $15,931; Overton ISD $15,854; Archer City ISD $14,643; Lapoynor ISD $14,029; Nova Academy Southeast $13,726; Martins Mill ISD $13,457; Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD $13,190; Manara Academy $13,101; Gary ISD $12,781; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k12k14k16k18k20kLa Pryor ISD$18,340Cedars International Academy$15,931Overton ISD$15,854Archer City ISD$14,643Lapoynor ISD$14,029Nova Academy Southeast$13,726Martins Mill ISD$13,457Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD$13,190Manara Academy$13,101Gary ISD$12,781State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Nova Academy Southeast, FY23La Pryor ISD $18,340; Cedars International Academy $15,931; Overton ISD $15,854; Archer City ISD $14,643; Lapoynor ISD $14,029; Nova Academy Southeast $13,726; Martins Mill ISD $13,457; Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD $13,190; Manara Academy $13,101; Gary ISD $12,781; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k12k14k16k18k20kLa Pryor ISD$18,340Cedars International Academy$15,931Overton ISD$15,854Archer City ISD$14,643Lapoynor ISD$14,029Nova Academy Southeast$13,726Martins Mill ISD$13,457Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD$13,190Manara Academy$13,101Gary ISD$12,781State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Nova Academy Southeast, FY23La Pryor ISD $18,340; Cedars International Academy $15,931; Overton ISD $15,854; Archer City ISD $14,643; Lapoynor ISD $14,029; Nova Academy Southeast $13,726; Martins Mill ISD $13,457; Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD $13,190; Manara Academy $13,101; Gary ISD $12,781; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k14k18k20kLa Pryor ISD$18,340Cedars International Academy$15,931Overton ISD$15,854Archer City ISD$14,643Lapoynor ISD$14,029Nova Academy Southeast$13,726Martins Mill ISD$13,457Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD$13,190Manara Academy$13,101Gary ISD$12,781State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Nova Academy Southeast, FY23La Pryor ISD $18,340; Cedars International Academy $15,931; Overton ISD $15,854; Archer City ISD $14,643; Lapoynor ISD $14,029; Nova Academy Southeast $13,726; Martins Mill ISD $13,457; Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD $13,190; Manara Academy $13,101; Gary ISD $12,781; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k14k18k20kLa Pryor ISD$18,340Cedars International Academy$15,931Overton ISD$15,854Archer City ISD$14,643Lapoynor ISD$14,029Nova Academy Southeast$13,726Martins Mill ISD$13,457Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD$13,190Manara Academy$13,101Gary ISD$12,781State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$6,618,000 in revenue: 75.3% state, 1.0% local and 23.7% federal. Total spending was $6,784,000, or $13,761 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Nova Academy Southeast revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,984,000; Local $65,000; Federal $1,569,000; total $6,618,000.
  • State$4,984,000 75%
  • Local$65,000 1%
  • Federal$1,569,000 24%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 629 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

493 students in 2022-23, 365 students in 2023-24, 235 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Nova Academy Southeast enrollment by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 23502004006002022-234932023-243652024-25235
Nova Academy Southeast enrollment by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 23502004006002022-234932023-243652024-25235
Nova Academy Southeast enrollment by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 23502004006002022-234932023-243652024-25235
Nova Academy Southeast enrollment by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 23502004006002022-234932023-243652024-25235

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349333.014.9
2023-2436525.514.3
2024-2523516.714.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Nova Academy Southeast scored proficient or above: 44-52% in reading and 21-29% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTexasStudents tested
Reading and language arts44-52%52%303
Math21-29%42%304

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 235 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Nova Academy Prichard23514.191.1%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 141 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Nova Academy Cedar Hill14116.468.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Nova Academy Cedar Hill

School in Cedar Hill; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (inactive); 141 students; 16.4 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Nova Academy Southeast

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Nova Academy Southeast

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentNova Academy Southeast ranks 444 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,726).#444 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasNova Academy Southeast is the number 813 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 493 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#813 of 1,212
  3. Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISDThe next larger Texas district: 494 students in fall 2022, $13,190 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,190
  4. Lapoynor ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 491 students in fall 2022, $14,029 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,029
  5. Compare Nova Academy Southeast with Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Nova Academy Southeast

  1. How many schools and students are in Nova Academy Southeast?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 other), enrolling 376 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Nova Academy Southeast spend per student?
    $13,726 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,156 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Nova Academy Southeast's money come from?
    $6,618,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 75.3% state, 1.0% local and 23.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Nova Academy Southeast do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Nova Academy Southeast scored proficient or above: 44-52% in reading and 21-29% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Nova Academy Southeast's NCES district ID?
    4800201. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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