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Corpus Christi, Texas - 5 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks West Oso Isd #242 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,639 per pupil, West Oso Isd ranks #469 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,929
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,639
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Oso Isd operates 5 public schools serving 1,929 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 middle, 1 elementary, 1 high, 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 Nueces County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,639 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 38.3% local, 38.7% state, and 22.9% 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 66/100, ranked #242 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 306.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 46.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% African American, 2.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kennedy El, with a diversity index of 25.6/100.
Its largest campus is West Oso El, enrolling 532 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is West Oso Isd Jjaep, at 1 students, a 532x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
West Oso El accounts for 27.6% of all West Oso Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means West Oso 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.
West Oso Isd school enrollment varies 532× across entities
West Oso Isd school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 532 students (highest), a spread of 531 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
West Oso Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 88.8% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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 Oso Isd student-counselor ratio is 306:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within West Oso Isd is typically wider than the West Oso Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
West Oso Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 46.5% — 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 Oso Isd has 5 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 2 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,929 students.
How much does West Oso Isd spend per student?
West Oso Isd spends $13,639 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #242 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of West Oso Isd?
West Oso Isd students are 89.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% African American, 2.1% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Oso Isd?
West Oso Isd has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #242 out of 1044 districts in Texas.