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Ector Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Ector.

Ector’s Schools page →

Students
234
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,377
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ector Independent School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% more per student than the TX average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $3,697 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Ector 817

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ector. Grade by grade →

PK–5Ector ElThis district
6–12Ector H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 40.9% · 135 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 51.1% · 136 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 90.3% · 18 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
$14,377 per student · 12% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 70%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
256’20
234’21
230’22
252’23
234’24

Down 8.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 5%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

Schools in the district

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

Ector El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ector
C−
124 students16:1
Ector H S
High · Grades 6–12 · Ector
C+
110 students9:1

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.