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Paris, Texas - 8 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Paris Isd #440 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,495 per pupil, Paris Isd ranks #880 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,856
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$11,495
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
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 $11,495 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 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 #440 of 1044 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.
Paris H S accounts for 24.5% of all Paris Isd student enrollment
That concentration means Paris 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.
Paris Isd school enrollment varies 30× across entities
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.
Paris Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 79.8% 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 — including this one — 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.
Paris Isd student-counselor ratio is 299:1 — 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 Paris Isd is typically wider than the Paris Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Paris Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 34.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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.
Paris Isd has 8 schools, including 2 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 3,856 students.
How much does Paris Isd spend per student?
Paris Isd spends $11,495 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #440 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Paris Isd?
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.
What is the equity score for Paris Isd?
Paris Isd has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #440 out of 1044 districts in Texas.