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Port Isabel, Texas - 5 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Point Isabel Isd #400 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,181 per pupil, Point Isabel Isd ranks #379 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,930
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,181
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Point Isabel Isd operates 5 public schools serving 1,930 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 middle, 1 high 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 Cameron County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,181 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 63.8% local, 8.4% state, and 27.9% 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 57/100, ranked #400 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 348.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% White, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cameron Co J J a E P, with a diversity index of 44.4/100.
Its largest campus is Port Isabel H S, enrolling 585 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cameron Co J J a E P, at 3 students, a 195x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Port Isabel H S accounts for 30.3% of all Point Isabel Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Point Isabel Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Point Isabel Isd school enrollment varies 195× across entities
Point Isabel Isd school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 585 students (highest), a spread of 582 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.
Point Isabel Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 87.9% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Point Isabel Isd student-counselor ratio is 348:1 — 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 Point Isabel Isd is typically wider than the Point Isabel Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Point Isabel Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 26.3% — 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 Point Isabel Isd is typically wider than the Point Isabel Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Point Isabel Isd has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,930 students.
How much does Point Isabel Isd spend per student?
Point Isabel Isd spends $14,181 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #400 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Point Isabel Isd?
Point Isabel Isd students are 86.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% White, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Point Isabel Isd?
Point Isabel Isd has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #400 out of 1044 districts in Texas.