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West, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks West Isd #458 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,905 per pupil, West Isd ranks #601 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,265
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,905
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,265 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 Mclennan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,905 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.1% local, 42.9% state, and 15.0% 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 53/100, ranked #458 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 (4 AP courses district-wide), and 18.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.8% White, 20.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Middle, with a diversity index of 40.6/100.
Its largest campus is West El, enrolling 645 students (49% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is West Brookhaven Youth Ranch School, at 24 students, a 27x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
West El accounts for 48.8% of all West Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of West Isd a distant remainder — means West 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.
West Isd school enrollment varies 27× across entities
West Isd school enrollment ranges from 24 students (lowest) to 645 students (highest), a spread of 621 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
West Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 18.1% — 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 West Isd is typically wider than the West Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
West Isd has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,265 students.
How much does West Isd spend per student?
West Isd spends $12,905 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #458 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of West Isd?
West Isd students are 75.8% White, 20.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Isd?
West Isd has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #458 out of 1044 districts in Texas.