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Sanderson, Texas - 1 schools
At $20,827 per pupil, Terrell County Isd ranks #56 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Terrell County Isd operates 1 public schools serving 129 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Terrell County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,827 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 90.2% local, 5.0% state, and 4.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 265.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.4% Hispanic or Latino, 41.2% White, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sanderson Schools, enrolling 114 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sanderson Schools accounts for 88.4% of all Terrell County Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Terrell County Isd a distant remainder — means Terrell County Isd-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.
Terrell County Isd student-counselor ratio is 265:1 — 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 Terrell County Isd is typically wider than the Terrell County Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Terrell County Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 13.2% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Terrell County Isd has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 129 students.
How much does Terrell County Isd spend per student?
Terrell County Isd spends $20,827 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Terrell County Isd?
Terrell County Isd students are 54.4% Hispanic or Latino, 41.2% White, 0.9% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.