An equity score of 23/100 ranks Smithville Isd #943 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,446 per pupil, Smithville Isd ranks #963 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,885
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,446
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Smithville Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,885 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 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 Bastrop County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,446 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 55.7% local, 31.5% state, and 12.9% 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 23/100, ranked #943 of 1047 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 343.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.6% White, 36.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Smithville J H, with a diversity index of 59.5/100.
Its largest campus is Smithville El, enrolling 694 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Brown Pri, at 194 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Smithville El accounts for 36.8% of all Smithville Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Smithville Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Smithville Isd school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Smithville Isd school enrollment ranges from 194 students (lowest) to 694 students (highest), a spread of 500 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.
Smithville Isd student-counselor ratio is 344:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Smithville Isd is typically wider than the Smithville Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Smithville Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 28.1% — 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 Smithville Isd is typically wider than the Smithville Isd-aggregate figure suggests.