An equity score of 21/100 ranks Princeton Isd #965 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,598 per pupil, Princeton Isd ranks #1090 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,837
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$10,598
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Princeton Isd operates 12 public schools serving 7,837 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 3 high, 2 middle 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 Collin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,598 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.7% local, 52.4% state, and 9.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 21/100, ranked #965 of 1047 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 (10 AP courses district-wide), a 607.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.0% Hispanic or Latino, 25.1% African American, 23.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Harper El, with a diversity index of 76.3/100.
Its largest campus is Lovelady H S, enrolling 1,388 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Collin Co J J a E P, at 2 students, a 694x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lovelady H S accounts for 17.0% of all Princeton Isd student enrollment
That concentration means Princeton Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Princeton Isd school enrollment varies 694× across entities
Princeton Isd school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 1,388 students (highest), a spread of 1,386 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.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Princeton Isd student-counselor ratio is 608:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Princeton Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 20.7% — 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 Princeton Isd is typically wider than the Princeton Isd-aggregate figure suggests.