Texas school districts by resource index
Early ISD has the highest mean resource index of Texas's districts with 500 or more students and at least two schools: 72 of 100 across its 4 schools open in 2024-25, with 11.0 students per teacher on average. The index measures staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance, not how well students learn.
Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · districts with 500+ students and 2+ schools · method
The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.
The 50 highest district means
| District | Open schools | Students, fall 2022 | Per teacher | Per student | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early ISD | 4 | 1,155 | 11.0 | $12,181 | 72.0 |
| Wellington ISD | 3 | 530 | 9.3 | $13,400 | 70.7 |
| Harts Bluff ISD | 2 | 868 | 12.4 | $11,114 | 69.0 |
| Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD | 2 | 573 | 9.4 | $13,698 | 68.5 |
| De Leon ISD | 3 | 720 | 10.6 | $15,786 | 68.0 |
| Stratford ISD | 3 | 575 | 10.5 | $12,543 | 68.0 |
| Goldthwaite ISD | 3 | 537 | 9.0 | $18,490 | 68.0 |
| Sam Rayburn ISD | 2 | 506 | 9.6 | $14,413 | 67.5 |
| Randolph Field ISD | 3 | 1,462 | 13.7 | $13,612 | 67.3 |
| Harleton ISD | 3 | 705 | 11.1 | $14,148 | 67.0 |
| Harper ISD | 3 | 584 | 12.1 | $12,265 | 66.3 |
| Haskell CISD | 3 | 539 | 10.1 | $15,770 | 66.0 |
| West ISD | 3 | 1,265 | 12.8 | $14,079 | 65.7 |
| Crockett County Consolidated CSD | 3 | 706 | 8.9 | $19,263 | 65.7 |
| Boles ISD | 3 | 547 | 11.6 | $16,108 | 65.7 |
The other 35 on the list
| District | Open schools | Students, fall 2022 | Per teacher | Per student | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Roads ISD | 3 | 560 | 10.6 | $13,961 | 65.3 |
| Floydada Collegiate ISD | 4 | 684 | 8.8 | $18,648 | 65.3 |
| Lone Oak ISD | 3 | 1,083 | 13.0 | $14,001 | 65.0 |
| Stamford ISD | 3 | 604 | 11.1 | $18,474 | 64.3 |
| Hico ISD | 2 | 623 | 12.3 | $12,926 | 64.0 |
| Muenster ISD | 2 | 563 | 12.8 | $11,510 | 64.0 |
| Friona ISD | 4 | 1,063 | 12.7 | $14,560 | 63.8 |
| Sabine ISD | 3 | 1,563 | 13.4 | $11,933 | 63.7 |
| Spearman ISD | 3 | 743 | 10.4 | $14,073 | 63.7 |
| Sunray Collegiate ISD | 3 | 675 | 10.9 | $14,779 | 63.7 |
| Panhandle ISD | 3 | 657 | 10.5 | $13,027 | 63.7 |
| Red Lick ISD | 2 | 527 | 11.7 | $11,023 | 63.5 |
| Hawley ISD | 3 | 819 | 8.1 | $15,234 | 63.3 |
| Weimar ISD | 3 | 704 | 12.1 | $13,483 | 63.3 |
| Eastland ISD | 3 | 1,057 | 10.6 | $11,422 | 63.0 |
| Valley View ISD | 3 | 920 | 10.5 | $16,262 | 63.0 |
| Normangee ISD | 3 | 637 | 11.2 | $13,733 | 63.0 |
| Celeste ISD | 3 | 519 | 10.0 | $14,430 | 63.0 |
| Bellville ISD | 5 | 2,251 | 13.3 | $11,866 | 62.8 |
| Frankston ISD | 3 | 802 | 12.4 | $14,595 | 62.7 |
| Lackland ISD | 2 | 968 | 11.2 | $19,028 | 62.5 |
| Iola ISD | 2 | 587 | 9.9 | $13,037 | 62.5 |
| Hughes Springs ISD | 3 | 1,149 | 10.7 | $12,733 | 62.3 |
| Anson ISD | 3 | 752 | 9.5 | $13,876 | 62.3 |
| Olton ISD | 3 | 597 | 10.6 | $14,603 | 62.3 |
| Nixon-Smiley CISD | 4 | 1,045 | 8.7 | $16,278 | 62.3 |
| Thorndale ISD | 3 | 617 | 11.7 | $13,614 | 62.0 |
| Leonard ISD | 4 | 814 | 11.6 | $15,615 | 61.8 |
| Tornillo ISD | 3 | 829 | 12.8 | $19,052 | 61.7 |
| Nocona ISD | 3 | 804 | 11.9 | $14,961 | 61.7 |
| Union Grove ISD | 3 | 761 | 11.1 | $13,356 | 61.7 |
| Farwell ISD | 3 | 606 | 10.0 | $12,812 | 61.7 |
| Bremond ISD | 3 | 508 | 12.2 | $14,010 | 61.7 |
| Tidehaven ISD | 4 | 1,045 | 14.6 | $13,141 | 61.5 |
| Bells ISD | 3 | 963 | 12.1 | $11,726 | 61.3 |
Source: Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22, mean over the district's schools open in 2024-25; per teacher: mean of school ratios; students and spending: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23.
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Questions about Texas's districts
Which Texas school districts have the most resources?
Early ISD, whose 4 schools average 72 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Texas's districts with 500 or more students.How are districts ranked?
By the mean resource index of their schools open in 2024-25. The index averages students per teacher (CCD 2024-25), students per counselor and gifted programs (CRDC 2021-22) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22). Districts need 500 or more students and at least two schools.How many school districts are in Texas?
1,205 districts and other agencies ran at least one Texas public school open in 2024-25 (NCES CCD).
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District membership and spending · FY 2022-23