An equity score of 28/100 ranks Waller Isd #872 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,713 per pupil, Waller Isd ranks #929 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,834
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$11,713
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Waller Isd operates 8 public schools serving 8,834 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Waller County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,713 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 56.3% local, 28.7% state, and 15.1% 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 28/100, ranked #872 of 1047 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 634.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.5% Hispanic or Latino, 24.8% White, 12.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Evelyn Turlington El, with a diversity index of 61.8/100.
Its largest campus is Waller H S, enrolling 2,995 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Roberts Road El, at 595 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Waller H S accounts for 33.9% of all Waller Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Waller Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Waller Isd school enrollment varies 5.0× across entities
Waller Isd school enrollment ranges from 595 students (lowest) to 2,995 students (highest), a spread of 2,400 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.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Waller Isd student-counselor ratio is 634:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Waller Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — 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 Waller Isd is typically wider than the Waller Isd-aggregate figure suggests.