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Tolar, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Tolar Isd #863 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,094 per pupil, Tolar Isd ranks #1100 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
878
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,094
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tolar Isd operates 3 public schools serving 878 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 Hood County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,094 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.9% local, 50.3% state, and 10.8% 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 29/100, ranked #863 of 1044 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 294.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 20.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.8% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tolar J H, with a diversity index of 26.0/100.
Its largest campus is Tolar El, enrolling 418 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Tolar El accounts for 47.3% of all Tolar Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Tolar Isd a distant remainder — means Tolar 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.
Tolar Isd school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Tolar Isd school enrollment ranges from 194 students (lowest) to 418 students (highest), a spread of 224 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Tolar Isd student-counselor ratio is 295:1 — 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 Tolar Isd is typically wider than the Tolar Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Tolar Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 20.2% — 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 Tolar Isd is typically wider than the Tolar Isd-aggregate figure suggests.