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Austin, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Valere Public Schools #402 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,003 per pupil, Valere Public Schools ranks #785 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Valere Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 970 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined 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 Travis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,003 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 0.8% local, 75.2% state, and 24.0% 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 #402 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 237.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 46.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American, 1.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is The East Austin College Prep at Mlk, with a diversity index of 18.8/100.
Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi accounts for 36.9% of all Valere Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Valere Public Schools-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.
Valere Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Valere Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 159 students (lowest) to 358 students (highest), a spread of 199 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.
Valere Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 86.7% 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). 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.
Valere Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 237:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Valere Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 46.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Valere Public Schools has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 970 students.
How much does Valere Public Schools spend per student?
Valere Public Schools spends $12,003 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #402 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Valere Public Schools?
Valere Public Schools students are 94.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American, 1.6% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Valere Public Schools?
Valere Public Schools has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #402 out of 1044 districts in Texas.