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Houston, Texas - 6 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success #210 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,125 per pupil, Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success ranks #276 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,771
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$15,125
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success operates 6 public schools serving 1,771 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 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 Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,125 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 3.3% local, 69.0% state, and 27.6% 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 68/100, ranked #210 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 377.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American, 1.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North East Stem Academy, with a diversity index of 21.7/100.
Its largest campus is Bryss Academy, enrolling 555 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Leonel Castillo Early Childhood Stem Academy, at 69 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bryss Academy accounts for 30.5% of all Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success-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.
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success school enrollment varies 8.0× across entities
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success school enrollment ranges from 69 students (lowest) to 555 students (highest), a spread of 486 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 93.0% 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.
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success student-counselor ratio is 378:1 — 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.
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success chronic absenteeism rate is 23.2% — 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 Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success is typically wider than the Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success?
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success has 6 schools, including 3 combined, 1 high, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 1,771 students.
How much does Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success spend per student?
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success spends $15,125 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #210 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success?
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success students are 96.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American, 1.4% White, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success?
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #210 out of 1044 districts in Texas.