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Port Neches, Texas - 12 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Port Neches-Groves Isd #939 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,122 per pupil, Port Neches-Groves Isd ranks #951 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,242
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$11,122
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Port Neches-Groves Isd operates 12 public schools serving 5,242 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 3 combined, 2 middle, 1 high 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,122 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 62.3% local, 26.4% state, and 11.2% 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 23/100, ranked #939 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 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 428.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.2% White, 30.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Groves Middle, with a diversity index of 60.8/100.
Its largest campus is Port Neches-Groves H S, enrolling 1,720 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jefferson Co J J a E P, at 2 students, a 860x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Port Neches-Groves H S accounts for 32.2% of all Port Neches-Groves Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Port Neches-Groves 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.
Port Neches-Groves Isd school enrollment varies 860× across entities
Port Neches-Groves Isd school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 1,720 students (highest), a spread of 1,718 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.
Port Neches-Groves Isd student-counselor ratio is 428:1 — 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.
Port Neches-Groves Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.3% — 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 Port Neches-Groves Isd is typically wider than the Port Neches-Groves Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Port Neches-Groves Isd has 12 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 5,242 students.
How much does Port Neches-Groves Isd spend per student?
Port Neches-Groves Isd spends $11,122 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #939 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Port Neches-Groves Isd?
Port Neches-Groves Isd students are 61.2% White, 30.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Asian, 2.6% African American, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Port Neches-Groves Isd?
Port Neches-Groves Isd has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #939 out of 1044 districts in Texas.