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Van Alstyne, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Van Alstyne Isd #997 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,584 per pupil, Van Alstyne Isd ranks #1146 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,285
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,584
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Van Alstyne Isd operates 4 public schools serving 2,285 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Grayson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,584 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 59.2% local, 34.3% state, and 6.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 17/100, ranked #997 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 453.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.1% White, 22.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Van Alstyne H S, with a diversity index of 54.5/100.
Its largest campus is Van Alstyne H S, enrolling 729 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Van Alstyne H S accounts for 31.9% of all Van Alstyne Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Van Alstyne Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Van Alstyne Isd student-counselor ratio is 454:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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.
Van Alstyne Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 13.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Van Alstyne Isd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,285 students.
How much does Van Alstyne Isd spend per student?
Van Alstyne Isd spends $9,584 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #997 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Van Alstyne Isd?
Van Alstyne Isd students are 65.1% White, 22.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American, 3.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Van Alstyne Isd?
Van Alstyne Isd has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #997 out of 1044 districts in Texas.