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At $18,598 per pupil, The Lawson Academy ranks #91 of 1202 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 $18,598 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 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).
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 dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
The Lawson Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
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 $18,598 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.