An equity score of 76/100 ranks Rio Hondo Isd #99 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,922 per pupil, Rio Hondo Isd ranks #380 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,622
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,922
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rio Hondo Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,622 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 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 Cameron County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,922 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.1% local, 53.0% state, and 24.9% 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 76/100, ranked #99 of 1047 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 281.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 52.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rio Hondo H S, with a diversity index of 6.2/100.
Its largest campus is Rio Hondo El, enrolling 527 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cameron Co J J a E P, at 1 students, a 527x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rio Hondo El accounts for 32.5% of all Rio Hondo Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rio Hondo 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.
Rio Hondo Isd school enrollment varies 527× across entities
Rio Hondo Isd school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 527 students (highest), a spread of 526 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.
Rio Hondo Isd reports 83.2% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Rio Hondo Isd student-counselor ratio is 281:1 — 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 Rio Hondo Isd is typically wider than the Rio Hondo Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Rio Hondo Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 52.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Rio Hondo Isd has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 2 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,622 students.
How much does Rio Hondo Isd spend per student?
Rio Hondo Isd spends $14,922 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #99 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Rio Hondo Isd?
Rio Hondo Isd students are 98.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White, 0.2% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rio Hondo Isd?
Rio Hondo Isd has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #99 out of 1047 districts in Texas.