An equity score of 87/100 ranks Southwest Preparatory School #25 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,295 per pupil, Southwest Preparatory School ranks #185 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Southwest Preparatory School operates 6 public schools serving 787 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 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 Bexar County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,295 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 12.2% local, 65.4% state, and 22.4% 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 87/100, ranked #25 of 1047 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 170.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 53.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% African American, 12.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Seguin El, with a diversity index of 56.2/100.
Its largest campus is Seguin El, enrolling 284 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Southwest Preparatory School, at 68 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Seguin El accounts for 33.8% of all Southwest Preparatory School student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Southwest Preparatory School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Southwest Preparatory School school enrollment varies 4.2× across entities
Southwest Preparatory School school enrollment ranges from 68 students (lowest) to 284 students (highest), a spread of 216 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.
Southwest Preparatory School reports 75.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Southwest Preparatory School student-counselor ratio is 171:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Southwest Preparatory School chronic absenteeism rate is 53.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
How many schools are in Southwest Preparatory School?
Southwest Preparatory School has 6 schools, including 6 combined. Total enrollment is 787 students.
How much does Southwest Preparatory School spend per student?
Southwest Preparatory School spends $17,295 per student. The district has an equity score of 87/100, ranking #25 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Southwest Preparatory School?
Southwest Preparatory School students are 71.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% African American, 12.8% White, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southwest Preparatory School?
Southwest Preparatory School has an equity score of 87/100, ranking #25 out of 1047 districts in Texas.