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Robert Lee, Texas - 5 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Robert Lee Isd #283 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,532 per pupil, Robert Lee Isd ranks #239 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$15,532
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Robert Lee Isd operates 5 public schools serving 276 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary, 1 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 Coke County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,532 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 73.7% local, 18.0% state, and 8.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 65/100, ranked #283 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.
and 23.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.6% White, 49.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Robert Lee School, with a diversity index of 52.9/100.
Its largest campus is Robert Lee School, enrolling 262 students (97% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fairview Special Programs, at 1 students, a 262x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Robert Lee School accounts for 94.9% of all Robert Lee Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Robert Lee Isd a distant remainder — means Robert Lee 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.
Robert Lee Isd school enrollment varies 262× across entities
Robert Lee Isd school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 262 students (highest), a spread of 261 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.
Robert Lee Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.7% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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.
Robert Lee Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 23.7% — 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 Robert Lee Isd is typically wider than the Robert Lee Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Robert Lee Isd has 5 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 276 students.
How much does Robert Lee Isd spend per student?
Robert Lee Isd spends $15,532 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #283 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Robert Lee Isd?
Robert Lee Isd students are 49.6% White, 49.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Robert Lee Isd?
Robert Lee Isd has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #283 out of 1044 districts in Texas.