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Paris, Texas - 8 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Paris Isd #443 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,010 per pupil, Paris Isd ranks #877 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Paris Isd operates 8 public schools serving 3,856 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 high, 2 combined, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Lamar County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,010 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 28.8% local, 49.4% state, and 21.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 54/100, ranked #443 of 1047 in Texas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 298.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 30.6% African American, 30.3% White, 26.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Crockett Int, with a diversity index of 73.7/100.
Its largest campus is Paris H S, enrolling 946 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Travis H S of Choice, at 32 students, a 30x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
That concentration means Paris Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Paris Isd school enrollment ranges from 32 students (lowest) to 946 students (highest), a spread of 914 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. 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
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: 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 Variation between sub-units within Paris Isd is typically wider than the Paris Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
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.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 8 schools in Paris Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Paris Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Paris H S | 946 |
| Aikin El | 866 |
| Crockett Int | 583 |
| Justiss El | 546 |
| Paris J H | 541 |
| Lamar County Head Start | 206 |
| Givens Early Childhood Center | 112 |
| Travis H S of Choice | 32 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Kilgore Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Celina Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Lake Dallas Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Mabank Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Paris 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 →Paris Isd has 8 schools, including 2 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 3,856 students.
Paris Isd spends $12,010 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #443 in Texas.
Paris Isd students are 30.6% African American, 30.3% White, 26.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Paris Isd has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #443 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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