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Royse City, Texas - 11 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Royse City Isd #977 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,521 per pupil, Royse City Isd ranks #1048 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,521
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$10,521
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Royse City Isd operates 11 public schools serving 8,521 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Rockwall County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,521 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 47.0% local, 43.0% state, and 10.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 19/100, ranked #977 of 1044 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 619.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.9% White, 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Anita Scott El, with a diversity index of 70.4/100.
Its largest campus is Royse City H S, enrolling 2,834 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Collin County Jjaep, at 2 students, a 1417x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Royse City H S accounts for 29.7% of all Royse City Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Royse City 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.
Royse City Isd school enrollment varies 1417× across entities
Royse City Isd school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 2,834 students (highest), a spread of 2,832 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.
Royse City Isd student-counselor ratio is 620:1 — 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.
Royse City Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.7% — 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 Royse City Isd is typically wider than the Royse City Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Royse City Isd has 11 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 8,521 students.
How much does Royse City Isd spend per student?
Royse City Isd spends $10,521 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #977 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Royse City Isd?
Royse City Isd students are 37.9% White, 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% African American, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Royse City Isd?
Royse City Isd has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #977 out of 1044 districts in Texas.