An equity score of 42/100 ranks Rice Isd #665 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,737 per pupil, Rice Isd ranks #923 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,036
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,737
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rice Isd operates 3 public schools serving 1,036 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Navarro County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,737 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.2% local, 67.0% state, and 12.9% 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 42/100, ranked #665 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 311.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% White, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rice H S, with a diversity index of 42.0/100.
Its largest campus is Rice El, enrolling 444 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Rice El accounts for 40.2% of all Rice Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rice Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Rice Isd student-counselor ratio is 312:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Rice Isd is typically wider than the Rice Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Rice Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — 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 Rice Isd is typically wider than the Rice Isd-aggregate figure suggests.