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Houston, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Ser-Ninos Charter School #712 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,317 per pupil, Ser-Ninos Charter School ranks #1075 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,113
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,317
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ser-Ninos Charter School operates 4 public schools serving 1,113 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,317 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 2.3% local, 84.6% state, and 13.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 39/100, ranked #712 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.
and 18.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ser-Ninos Charter El, with a diversity index of 7.2/100.
Its largest campus is Ser-Ninos Charter El, enrolling 512 students (43% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ser-Ninos Charter High, at 169 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ser-Ninos Charter El accounts for 42.9% of all Ser-Ninos Charter School student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ser-Ninos Charter School-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.
Ser-Ninos Charter School school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Ser-Ninos Charter School school enrollment ranges from 169 students (lowest) to 512 students (highest), a spread of 343 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Ser-Ninos Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 92.3% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Ser-Ninos Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 18.5% — 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 Ser-Ninos Charter School is typically wider than the Ser-Ninos Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Ser-Ninos Charter School has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,113 students.
How much does Ser-Ninos Charter School spend per student?
Ser-Ninos Charter School spends $10,317 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #712 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Ser-Ninos Charter School?
Ser-Ninos Charter School students are 98.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.5% African American, 0.2% White, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ser-Ninos Charter School?
Ser-Ninos Charter School has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #712 out of 1044 districts in Texas.