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Thorndale, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Thorndale Isd #407 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,923 per pupil, Thorndale Isd ranks #596 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
617
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,923
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Thorndale Isd operates 3 public schools serving 617 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 Milam County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,923 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.1% local, 60.5% state, and 11.4% 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 57/100, ranked #407 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 264.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 15.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.3% White, 31.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Thorndale Middle, with a diversity index of 49.1/100.
Its largest campus is Thorndale El, enrolling 271 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Thorndale El accounts for 42.5% of all Thorndale Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Thorndale 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.
Thorndale 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 Thorndale Isd is typically wider than the Thorndale Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Thorndale Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 15.1% — 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 Thorndale Isd is typically wider than the Thorndale Isd-aggregate figure suggests.