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Post, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Post Isd #420 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,154 per pupil, Post Isd ranks #549 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
741
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,154
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Post Isd operates 3 public schools serving 741 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Garza County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,154 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 45.3% local, 40.4% state, and 14.2% 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 56/100, ranked #420 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.
a 228.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.2% Hispanic or Latino, 27.4% White, 3.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Post Middle, with a diversity index of 54.4/100.
Its largest campus is Post El, enrolling 311 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Post El accounts for 42.0% of all Post Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Post 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.
Post Isd school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Post Isd school enrollment ranges from 142 students (lowest) to 311 students (highest), a spread of 169 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Post Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.9% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Post Isd student-counselor ratio is 229:1 — 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.
Post Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 32.3% — 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.
Post Isd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 741 students.
How much does Post Isd spend per student?
Post Isd spends $13,154 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #420 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Post Isd?
Post Isd students are 62.2% Hispanic or Latino, 27.4% White, 3.9% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Post Isd?
Post Isd has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #420 out of 1044 districts in Texas.