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White Deer, Texas - 2 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks White Deer Isd #470 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,174 per pupil, White Deer Isd ranks #544 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
334
Total Enrollment
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$13,174
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District-Level NCES Analysis
White Deer Isd operates 2 public schools serving 334 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Carson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,174 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 53.4% local, 37.2% state, and 9.4% 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 53/100, ranked #470 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 156:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.0% White, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is White Deer El, enrolling 166 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
White Deer El accounts for 49.7% of all White Deer Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of White Deer Isd a distant remainder — means White Deer 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.
White Deer Isd student-counselor ratio is 156:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
White Deer Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.5% — 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 White Deer Isd is typically wider than the White Deer Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
White Deer Isd has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 334 students.
How much does White Deer Isd spend per student?
White Deer Isd spends $13,174 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #470 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of White Deer Isd?
White Deer Isd students are 79.0% White, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for White Deer Isd?
White Deer Isd has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #470 out of 1044 districts in Texas.