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Pasadena, Texas - 67 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Pasadena Isd #226 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,221 per pupil, Pasadena Isd ranks #535 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Pasadena Isd operates 67 public schools serving 48,726 students, placing it among the larger districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 39 combined, 11 middle, 11 elementary, 6 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio 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 Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,221 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.7% local, 43.5% state, and 24.8% 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 67/100, ranked #226 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 6 of 67 schools offering Advanced Placement (117 AP courses district-wide), a 426.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% African American, 5.5% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Belt El, with a diversity index of 62.4/100.
Its largest campus is Dobie H S, enrolling 3,692 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Excel Academy (Jjaep), at 7 students, a 527x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pasadena Isd school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 3,692 students (highest), a spread of 3,685 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. 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 NCES Common Core of Data
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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Pasadena Isd is typically wider than the Pasadena Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 67 schools in Pasadena Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Pasadena Isd's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humble Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Plano Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Lewisville Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Socorro Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| El Paso Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Pasadena 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 →Pasadena Isd has 67 schools, including 6 high, 39 combined, 11 middle, 11 elementary. Total enrollment is 48,726 students.
Pasadena Isd spends $13,221 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #226 in Texas.
Pasadena Isd students are 82.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% African American, 5.5% White, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 67 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Pasadena Isd has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #226 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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