An equity score of 54/100 ranks Royal Isd #444 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,399 per pupil, Royal Isd ranks #181 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,637
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$17,399
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Royal Isd operates 4 public schools serving 2,637 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Waller County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,399 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 62.5% local, 19.7% state, and 17.8% 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 54/100, ranked #444 of 1047 in Texas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 721:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% African American, 8.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Royal Early Childhood Center, with a diversity index of 45.1/100.
Its largest campus is Royal H S, enrolling 968 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Royal H S accounts for 33.6% of all Royal Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Royal 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.
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.
Royal Isd student-counselor ratio is 721:1 — 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.
Royal Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 28.3% — 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 Royal Isd is typically wider than the Royal Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Royal Isd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,637 students.
How much does Royal Isd spend per student?
Royal Isd spends $17,399 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #444 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Royal Isd?
Royal Isd students are 72.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% African American, 8.1% White, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Royal Isd?
Royal Isd has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #444 out of 1047 districts in Texas.