An equity score of 55/100 ranks Wharton Isd #427 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,015 per pupil, Wharton Isd ranks #259 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,844
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,015
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wharton Isd operates 4 public schools serving 1,844 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined, 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 Wharton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,015 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 62.3% local, 19.7% state, and 18.0% 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 55/100, ranked #427 of 1047 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 (6 AP courses district-wide), a 431.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.5% Hispanic or Latino, 25.0% African American, 9.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wharton J H, with a diversity index of 56.0/100.
Its largest campus is Wharton H S, enrolling 566 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Wharton H S accounts for 30.7% of all Wharton Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wharton Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Wharton Isd student-counselor ratio is 431:1 — 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.
Wharton Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 34.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.