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At $17,490 per pupil, Yellowstone College Preparatory ranks #132 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$17,490
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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 $17,490 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 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.
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 dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Yellowstone College Preparatory has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 92.0% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
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 $17,490 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.