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San Angelo, Texas - 23 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks San Angelo Isd #935 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,824 per pupil, San Angelo Isd ranks #1129 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
13,548
Total Enrollment
23
Schools
$9,824
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
San Angelo Isd operates 23 public schools serving 13,548 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 14 combined, 4 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Tom Green County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,824 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.9% local, 38.4% state, and 20.7% 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 23/100, ranked #935 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 2 of 23 schools offering Advanced Placement (26 AP courses district-wide), a 350.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.5% Hispanic or Latino, 28.3% White, 3.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lamar El, with a diversity index of 60.9/100.
Its largest campus is Central H S, enrolling 2,985 students (22% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Carver Alter Lrn Ctr, at 31 students, a 96x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Central H S accounts for 22.0% of all San Angelo Isd student enrollment
That concentration means San Angelo 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.
San Angelo Isd school enrollment varies 96× across entities
San Angelo Isd school enrollment ranges from 31 students (lowest) to 2,985 students (highest), a spread of 2,954 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.
San Angelo Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.5% 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.
San Angelo Isd student-counselor ratio is 350:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
San Angelo Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 22.3% — 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 San Angelo Isd is typically wider than the San Angelo Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
San Angelo Isd has 23 schools, including 2 high, 3 middle, 14 combined, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 13,548 students.
How much does San Angelo Isd spend per student?
San Angelo Isd spends $9,824 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #935 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of San Angelo Isd?
San Angelo Isd students are 63.5% Hispanic or Latino, 28.3% White, 3.3% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 23 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for San Angelo Isd?
San Angelo Isd has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #935 out of 1044 districts in Texas.