An equity score of 42/100 ranks Spring Isd #651 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,710 per pupil, Spring Isd ranks #744 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
34,114
Total Enrollment
42
Schools
$12,710
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Spring Isd operates 42 public schools serving 34,114 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 28 combined, 9 middle, 5 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 Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,710 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 44.2% local, 35.1% 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 42/100, ranked #651 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 5 of 42 schools offering Advanced Placement (57 AP courses district-wide), a 518.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.6% Hispanic or Latino, 36.4% African American, 4.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is John Winship El, with a diversity index of 66.6/100.
Its largest campus is Spring H S, enrolling 2,594 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Richey Academy, at 56 students, a 46x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Spring Isd school enrollment varies 46× across entities
Spring Isd school enrollment ranges from 56 students (lowest) to 2,594 students (highest), a spread of 2,538 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Spring Isd student-counselor ratio is 519:1 — 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.
Spring Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 31.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Spring Isd has 42 schools, including 5 high, 9 middle, 28 combined. Total enrollment is 34,114 students.
How much does Spring Isd spend per student?
Spring Isd spends $12,710 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #651 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Spring Isd?
Spring Isd students are 53.6% Hispanic or Latino, 36.4% African American, 4.3% White, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 42 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Spring Isd?
Spring Isd has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #651 out of 1047 districts in Texas.