At $16,045 per pupil, Yellowstone College Preparatory ranks #257 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$16,045
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Yellowstone College Preparatory operates 1 public schools serving 199 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,045 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 5.8% local, 51.8% state, and 42.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 321:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 15.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.6% African American, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% White across the district's schools.
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 36.7% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (199 to 272 students), while the student-teacher ratio held roughly steady, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $3,194,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 45.9% went to instruction, 50.3% to support services, and 0% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Yellowstone College Preparatory accounts for 100.0% of all Yellowstone College Preparatory student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Yellowstone College Preparatory a distant remainder — means Yellowstone College Preparatory-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Yellowstone College Preparatory reports 92.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Yellowstone College Preparatory student-counselor ratio is 321:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Yellowstone College Preparatory is typically wider than the Yellowstone College Preparatory-aggregate figure suggests.
Yellowstone College Preparatory chronic absenteeism rate is 15.0% — 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 Yellowstone College Preparatory is typically wider than the Yellowstone College Preparatory-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Yellowstone College Preparatory's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Yellowstone College Preparatory?
Yellowstone College Preparatory has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 199 students.
How much does Yellowstone College Preparatory spend per student?
Yellowstone College Preparatory spends $16,045 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Yellowstone College Preparatory?
Yellowstone College Preparatory students are 96.6% African American, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.