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Laredo, Texas - 51 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks United Isd #572 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,465 per pupil, United Isd ranks #682 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
United Isd operates 51 public schools serving 41,381 students, placing it among the larger districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 35 combined, 12 middle, 4 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Webb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,465 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.4% local, 35.9% state, and 25.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 47/100, ranked #572 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 4 of 51 schools offering Advanced Placement (51 AP courses district-wide), a 489.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Youth Recovery Home, with a diversity index of 33.8/100.
Its largest campus is United H S, enrolling 3,463 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Casa Esperanza Recovery Home, at 7 students, a 495x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
United Isd school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 3,463 students (highest), a spread of 3,456 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 United Isd is typically wider than the United Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 51 schools in United Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across United Isd's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Leander Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Alief Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Lamar Cisd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Killeen Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to United Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Houston Isd →United Isd has 51 schools, including 4 high, 12 middle, 35 combined. Total enrollment is 41,381 students.
United Isd spends $12,465 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #572 in Texas.
United Isd students are 98.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 51 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
United Isd has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #572 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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