POR VIDA ACADEMY operates 2 public schools serving 135 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 175 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Bexar County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $37,379 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 40.4% local, 34.9% state, and 24.7% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration.
a 87.5:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 75.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% White, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Por Vida Academy Charter H S accounts for 59.4% of all POR VIDA ACADEMY student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means POR VIDA ACADEMY-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.
POR VIDA ACADEMY student-counselor ratio is 88:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
POR VIDA ACADEMY chronic absenteeism rate is 75.3% — 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.
POR VIDA ACADEMY has 2 schools, including 2 high. Total enrollment is 135 students.
How much does POR VIDA ACADEMY spend per student?
POR VIDA ACADEMY spends $37,379 per student.
What is the average rent near POR VIDA ACADEMY?
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Bexar County County is $N/A/month (2026). This affects housing affordability for families in the district.
What is the demographic composition of POR VIDA ACADEMY?
POR VIDA ACADEMY students are 84.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% White, 1.4% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.