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Texarkana, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Pleasant Grove Isd #905 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,711 per pupil, Pleasant Grove Isd ranks #1013 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,310
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,711
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pleasant Grove Isd operates 4 public schools serving 2,310 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 Bowie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,711 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 52.3% local, 39.1% state, and 8.7% 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 26/100, ranked #905 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 (12 AP courses district-wide), a 427.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.3% White, 15.3% African American, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Margaret Fischer Davis El, with a diversity index of 58.0/100.
Its largest campus is Pleasant Grove H S, enrolling 821 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Pleasant Grove H S accounts for 34.7% of all Pleasant Grove Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pleasant 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.
Pleasant Grove Isd student-counselor ratio is 427:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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.
Pleasant Grove Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 18.4% — 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 Pleasant Grove Isd is typically wider than the Pleasant Grove Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Pleasant Grove Isd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,310 students.
How much does Pleasant Grove Isd spend per student?
Pleasant Grove Isd spends $10,711 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #905 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Pleasant Grove Isd?
Pleasant Grove Isd students are 64.3% White, 15.3% African American, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pleasant Grove Isd?
Pleasant Grove Isd has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #905 out of 1044 districts in Texas.