An equity score of 86/100 ranks Stamford Isd #34 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,474 per pupil, Stamford Isd ranks #147 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
604
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,474
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Stamford Isd operates 3 public schools serving 604 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Jones County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,474 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 15.2% local, 57.1% state, and 27.8% 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 86/100, ranked #34 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 195.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.9% Hispanic or Latino, 37.0% White, 4.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Stamford Middle, with a diversity index of 59.2/100.
Its largest campus is Oliver El, enrolling 295 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Oliver El accounts for 48.8% of all Stamford Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Stamford Isd a distant remainder — means Stamford Isd-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.
Stamford Isd school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Stamford Isd school enrollment ranges from 118 students (lowest) to 295 students (highest), a spread of 177 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.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Stamford Isd student-counselor ratio is 195:1 — 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.
Stamford Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 15.5% — 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 Stamford Isd is typically wider than the Stamford Isd-aggregate figure suggests.