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Wills Point, Texas - 5 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Wills Point Isd #857 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,233 per pupil, Wills Point Isd ranks #1085 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,765
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,233
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wills Point Isd operates 5 public schools serving 2,765 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 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 Van Zandt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,233 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.8% local, 51.7% state, and 18.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #857 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.
a 747.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.2% White, 38.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wills Point H S, with a diversity index of 57.4/100.
Its largest campus is Wills Point H S, enrolling 812 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Wills Point H S accounts for 28.1% of all Wills Point Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wills Point Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Wills Point Isd school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Wills Point Isd school enrollment ranges from 404 students (lowest) to 812 students (highest), a spread of 408 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.
Wills Point Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.6% 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 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.
Wills Point Isd student-counselor ratio is 748:1 — 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.
Wills Point Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.6% — 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 Wills Point Isd is typically wider than the Wills Point Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Wills Point Isd has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,765 students.
How much does Wills Point Isd spend per student?
Wills Point Isd spends $10,233 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #857 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Wills Point Isd?
Wills Point Isd students are 53.2% White, 38.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wills Point Isd?
Wills Point Isd has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #857 out of 1044 districts in Texas.