An equity score of 42/100 ranks Panhandle Isd #667 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,027 per pupil, Panhandle Isd ranks #680 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
657
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,027
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Panhandle Isd operates 3 public schools serving 657 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Carson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,027 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 61.5% local, 28.1% state, and 10.5% 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 42/100, ranked #667 of 1047 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.
a 217.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.0% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Panhandle H S, with a diversity index of 36.0/100.
Its largest campus is Panhandle El, enrolling 290 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Panhandle El accounts for 44.1% of all Panhandle Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Panhandle Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Panhandle Isd school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Panhandle Isd school enrollment ranges from 129 students (lowest) to 290 students (highest), a spread of 161 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.
Panhandle Isd student-counselor ratio is 217:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Panhandle 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 Panhandle Isd is typically wider than the Panhandle Isd-aggregate figure suggests.