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Orange, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks West Orange-Cove Cisd #540 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,252 per pupil, West Orange-Cove Cisd ranks #528 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,618
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,252
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Orange-Cove Cisd operates 4 public schools serving 2,618 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,252 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 66.7% local, 9.9% state, and 23.4% 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 49/100, ranked #540 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 761.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 45.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.2% African American, 22.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Orange-Stark Middle, with a diversity index of 64.3/100.
Its largest campus is West Orange-Stark El, enrolling 1,133 students (44% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is M B North E C Lrn Ctr, at 308 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
West Orange-Stark El accounts for 43.3% of all West Orange-Cove Cisd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means West Orange-Cove Cisd-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.
West Orange-Cove Cisd school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
West Orange-Cove Cisd school enrollment ranges from 308 students (lowest) to 1,133 students (highest), a spread of 825 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.
West Orange-Cove Cisd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 87.2% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
West Orange-Cove Cisd student-counselor ratio is 761:1 — 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.
West Orange-Cove Cisd chronic absenteeism rate is 45.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
West Orange-Cove Cisd has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,618 students.
How much does West Orange-Cove Cisd spend per student?
West Orange-Cove Cisd spends $13,252 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #540 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of West Orange-Cove Cisd?
West Orange-Cove Cisd students are 54.2% African American, 22.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Orange-Cove Cisd?
West Orange-Cove Cisd has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #540 out of 1044 districts in Texas.