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Vernon, Texas - 6 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Vernon Isd #643 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,613 per pupil, Vernon Isd ranks #857 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,792
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,613
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Vernon Isd operates 6 public schools serving 1,792 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Wilbarger County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,613 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 38.1% local, 41.0% state, and 21.0% 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 43/100, ranked #643 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.
a 376.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% White, 8.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Shive El, with a diversity index of 67.5/100.
Its largest campus is Shive El, enrolling 494 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Vernon Isd Opportunity Center, at 10 students, a 49x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Shive El accounts for 27.6% of all Vernon Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Vernon Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Vernon Isd school enrollment varies 49× across entities
Vernon Isd school enrollment ranges from 10 students (lowest) to 494 students (highest), a spread of 484 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Vernon Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.5% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Vernon Isd student-counselor ratio is 376:1 — 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.
Vernon Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 26.3% — 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 Vernon Isd is typically wider than the Vernon Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Vernon Isd has 6 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,792 students.
How much does Vernon Isd spend per student?
Vernon Isd spends $11,613 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #643 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Vernon Isd?
Vernon Isd students are 57.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% White, 8.6% African American, 5.9% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Vernon Isd?
Vernon Isd has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #643 out of 1044 districts in Texas.