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Valley Mills, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Valley Mills Isd #662 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,539 per pupil, Valley Mills Isd ranks #872 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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Schools
$11,539
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Valley Mills Isd operates 3 public schools serving 665 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 Mclennan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,539 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 39.3% local, 48.6% state, and 12.1% 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 42/100, ranked #662 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), a 337.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.2% White, 27.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Valley Mills H S, with a diversity index of 52.0/100.
Its largest campus is Valley Mills El, enrolling 326 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Valley Mills El accounts for 48.7% of all Valley Mills Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Valley Mills Isd a distant remainder — means Valley Mills 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.
Valley Mills Isd school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Valley Mills Isd school enrollment ranges from 137 students (lowest) to 326 students (highest), a spread of 189 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.
Valley Mills Isd student-counselor ratio is 337:1 — 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 Valley Mills Isd is typically wider than the Valley Mills Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Valley Mills Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — 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 Valley Mills Isd is typically wider than the Valley Mills Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Valley Mills Isd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 665 students.
How much does Valley Mills Isd spend per student?
Valley Mills Isd spends $11,539 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #662 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Valley Mills Isd?
Valley Mills Isd students are 65.2% White, 27.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Valley Mills Isd?
Valley Mills Isd has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #662 out of 1044 districts in Texas.