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Orange Grove, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Orange Grove Isd #694 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,270 per pupil, Orange Grove Isd ranks #923 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,755
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,270
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Orange Grove Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,755 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Jim Wells County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,270 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 23.0% local, 51.6% state, and 25.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 40/100, ranked #694 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 350:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.9% Hispanic or Latino, 35.6% White, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Orange Grove J H, with a diversity index of 49.9/100.
Its largest campus is Orange Grove H S, enrolling 496 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Orange Grove H S accounts for 28.3% of all Orange Grove Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Orange Grove 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.
Orange Grove Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.5% 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.
Orange Grove Isd student-counselor ratio is 350:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Orange Grove Isd is typically wider than the Orange Grove Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Orange Grove Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 29.4% — 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 Orange Grove Isd is typically wider than the Orange Grove Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Orange Grove Isd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,755 students.
How much does Orange Grove Isd spend per student?
Orange Grove Isd spends $11,270 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #694 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Orange Grove Isd?
Orange Grove Isd students are 62.9% Hispanic or Latino, 35.6% White, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Orange Grove Isd?
Orange Grove Isd has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #694 out of 1044 districts in Texas.