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Wichita Falls, Texas - 25 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Wichita Falls Isd #666 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,631 per pupil, Wichita Falls Isd ranks #855 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Wichita Falls Isd operates 25 public schools serving 13,296 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 combined, 3 middle, 2 high, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Wichita County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,631 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.1% local, 39.7% state, and 22.3% 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 41/100, ranked #666 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 25 schools offering Advanced Placement (30 AP courses district-wide), a 361.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.3% Hispanic or Latino, 34.6% White, 15.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Burgess El, with a diversity index of 72.3/100.
Its largest campus is Rider H S, enrolling 1,589 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wichita County Juvenile Justice Aep, at 15 students, a 106x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Wichita Falls Isd school enrollment ranges from 15 students (lowest) to 1,589 students (highest), a spread of 1,574 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Wichita Falls Isd is typically wider than the Wichita Falls Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 25 schools in Wichita Falls Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Wichita Falls Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Rider H S | 1,589 |
| Wichita Falls H S | 1,309 |
| Barwise Middle | 1,164 |
| Mcniel Middle | 996 |
| Hirschi H S | 790 |
| Scotland Park El | 542 |
| Southern Hills El | 521 |
| Zundelowitz El | 514 |
| Fowler El | 490 |
| Crockett El | 477 |
| Kirby Middle | 464 |
| Franklin El | 442 |
| Cunningham School | 437 |
| Fain El | 430 |
| Milam El | 430 |
| West Foundation El | 381 |
| Booker T Washington El | 377 |
| Lamar El | 364 |
| Burgess El | 345 |
| Jefferson El | 322 |
| Sheppard Afb El | 312 |
| Farris Early Childhood Ctr | 254 |
| Haynes El | 204 |
| Brook Village Early Childhood | 196 |
| Wichita County Juvenile Justice Aep | 15 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Coppell Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Donna Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
| Georgetown Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| San Angelo Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Wichita Falls Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Houston Isd →Wichita Falls Isd has 25 schools, including 2 high, 19 combined, 3 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 13,296 students.
Wichita Falls Isd spends $11,631 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #666 in Texas.
Wichita Falls Isd students are 39.3% Hispanic or Latino, 34.6% White, 15.7% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 25 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Wichita Falls Isd has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #666 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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