At $18,978 per pupil, The Lawson Academy ranks #124 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
The Lawson Academy operates 1 public schools serving 134 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,978 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 6.6% local, 60.6% state, and 32.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 21.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.9% African American, 23.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is The Lawson Academy, enrolling 235 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 45.5% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (134 to 195 students), while the student-teacher ratio widened by 8.2 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $2,543,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 46.5% went to instruction, 47.7% to support services, and 0% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
The Lawson Academy accounts for 100.0% of all The Lawson Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Lawson Academy a distant remainder — means The Lawson Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. 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 Lawson Academy reports 99.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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 Lawson Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 21.3% — 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 The Lawson Academy is typically wider than the The Lawson Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
The Lawson Academy has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 134 students.
How much does The Lawson Academy spend per student?
The Lawson Academy spends $18,978 per student.
What is the demographic composition of The Lawson Academy?
The Lawson Academy students are 71.9% African American, 23.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Asian, 1.7% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.