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Covington Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Covington.

Covington’s Schools page →

Students
353
Schools
1
Spent per student
$26,955
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$9.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Covington Independent School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 110% more per student than the TX average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.9M, about $28,159 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Covington 303

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Covington. Grade by grade →

PK–12Covington SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 40.9% · 159 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 51.1% · 160 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 90.3% · 23 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$26,955 per student · 110% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 46%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 64%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Students
White 67%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Covington School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Covington
B−
353 students13:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.