An equity score of 37/100 ranks The Gathering Place #737 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,154 per pupil, The Gathering Place ranks #1009 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
The Gathering Place operates 1 public schools serving 628 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $11,154 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 1.2% local, 70.3% state, and 28.5% 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 37/100, ranked #737 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.
a 277.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 46.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.8% Hispanic or Latino, 23.8% White, 7.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is The Gathering Place, enrolling 555 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
The Gathering Place accounts for 88.4% of all The Gathering Place student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Gathering Place a distant remainder — means The Gathering Place-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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
The Gathering Place reports 59.2% free-lunch eligibility
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.
The Gathering Place student-counselor ratio is 278:1 — 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 The Gathering Place is typically wider than the The Gathering Place-aggregate figure suggests.
The Gathering Place chronic absenteeism rate is 46.8% — 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.
The Gathering Place has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 628 students.
How much does The Gathering Place spend per student?
The Gathering Place spends $11,154 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #737 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of The Gathering Place?
The Gathering Place students are 63.8% Hispanic or Latino, 23.8% White, 7.2% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The Gathering Place?
The Gathering Place has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #737 out of 1047 districts in Texas.