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Pattison, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Royal Isd #608 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,807 per pupil, Royal Isd ranks #436 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,637
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,807
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 $13,807 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 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 45/100, ranked #608 of 1044 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 dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Royal Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.8% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
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 $13,807 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #608 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 45/100, ranking #608 out of 1044 districts in Texas.