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Wylie, Texas - 21 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks Wylie Isd #971 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,136 per pupil, Wylie Isd ranks #1014 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Wylie Isd operates 21 public schools serving 18,850 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 combined, 3 high, 3 elementary, 3 middle 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 Collin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,136 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.0% local, 38.7% state, and 10.3% 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 20/100, ranked #971 of 1047 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 21 schools offering Advanced Placement (34 AP courses district-wide), a 540.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 38.0% White, 20.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is R F Hartman El, with a diversity index of 76.3/100.
Its largest campus is Wylie H S, enrolling 3,189 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Collin Co J J a E P, at 3 students, a 1063x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
That concentration means Wylie 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Wylie Isd school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 3,189 students (highest), a spread of 3,186 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
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.
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 21 schools in Wylie Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Wylie Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Wylie H S | 3,189 |
| Wylie East H S | 2,709 |
| Ab Harrison Int | 1,093 |
| Grady Burnett J H | 1,064 |
| Raymond B Cooper J H | 1,019 |
| Frank Mcmillan J H | 1,011 |
| Dr Al Draper Intermed | 963 |
| Davis Int | 957 |
| George W Bush El | 924 |
| Wally Watkins El | 832 |
| Don Whitt El | 728 |
| R V Groves El | 680 |
| Cheri Cox El | 670 |
| Tibbals El | 609 |
| Dodd El | 607 |
| Rita Smith El | 587 |
| P M Akin El | 583 |
| T F Birmingham El | 522 |
| R F Hartman El | 518 |
| Achieve Academy | 133 |
| Collin Co J J a E P | 3 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwall Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| New Caney Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Tyler Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Hallsville Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Mcallen Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Wylie 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 →Wylie Isd has 21 schools, including 3 high, 3 elementary, 3 middle, 12 combined. Total enrollment is 18,850 students.
Wylie Isd spends $11,136 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #971 in Texas.
Wylie Isd students are 38.0% White, 20.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% African American, 17.7% Asian, averaged across 21 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Wylie Isd has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #971 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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