Public schools in Harlingen, TX
Harlingen has 33 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 7 high, 6 middle, 20 elementary, enrolling 17,934 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Harlingen CISD runs 29 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 4 districts and agencies that run Harlingen's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Harlingen | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlingen CISD | 29 | 17,034 | $13,586 |
| Idea Public Schools | 2 | 74,217 | $11,857 |
| Jubilee Academies | 1 | 6,192 | $13,600 |
| Horizon Montessori Public Schools | 1 | 1,469 | $11,155 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
7 high schools in Harlingen, 5,321 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlingen High School | 2,433 | 14.5 | 76.9% | Harlingen CISD |
| Harlingen H S - South | 2,019 | 14.1 | 70.1% | Harlingen CISD |
| Harlingen School of Health Professions | 448 | 12.5 | 55.6% | Harlingen CISD |
| Harlingen Collegiate High School | 353 | 15.5 | 53.5% | Harlingen CISD |
| Secondary Alter Ctr | 59 | 11.3 | 89.8% | Harlingen CISD |
| Edna Tamayo House | 8 | 4.2 | All free (CEP) | Harlingen CISD |
| Cameron Co J J a E P | 1 | not reported | All free (CEP) | Harlingen CISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
6 middle schools in Harlingen, 3,988 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moises Vela Middle | 761 | 13.3 | 66.0% | Harlingen CISD |
| Gutierrez Middle | 747 | 12.4 | 69.2% | Harlingen CISD |
| Memorial Middle | 705 | 12.2 | 88.8% | Harlingen CISD |
| Coakley Middle | 687 | 12.5 | 82.1% | Harlingen CISD |
| Vernon Middle | 631 | 10.8 | 85.6% | Harlingen CISD |
| Idea Harlingen College Preparatory | 457 | 13.1 | 87.3% | Idea Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
20 elementary schools in Harlingen, 8,625 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasure Hills Elementary | 758 | 15.4 | 68.7% | Harlingen CISD |
| Lee H Means Elementary | 730 | 16.2 | 59.7% | Harlingen CISD |
| Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary | 674 | 17.7 | 63.9% | Harlingen CISD |
| Idea Harlingen Academy | 651 | 21.0 | 83.9% | Idea Public Schools |
| Stuart Place Elementary | 578 | 16.3 | 53.6% | Harlingen CISD |
| Bonham Elementary | 504 | 16.7 | 90.5% | Harlingen CISD |
| Long Elementary | 475 | 14.0 | 72.0% | Harlingen CISD |
| Houston Elementary | 420 | 14.7 | 88.6% | Harlingen CISD |
| Lamar Elementary | 401 | 14.2 | 88.3% | Harlingen CISD |
| Ben Milam Elementary | 389 | 17.1 | 96.1% | Harlingen CISD |
The other 10 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee Harlingen | 377 | 17.1 | 77.5% | Jubilee Academies |
| Wilson Elementary | 373 | 14.9 | 79.4% | Harlingen CISD |
| Bowie Elementary | 335 | 16.2 | 93.4% | Harlingen CISD |
| Zavala Elementary | 332 | 15.8 | 97.9% | Harlingen CISD |
| Austin Elementary | 295 | 14.0 | 85.1% | Harlingen CISD |
| Travis Elementary | 294 | 16.9 | 95.9% | Harlingen CISD |
| Horizon Montessori III - STEM Academy | 291 | 15.0 | 68.7% | Horizon Montessori Public Schools |
| Jefferson Elementary | 259 | 15.1 | 92.7% | Harlingen CISD |
| Hcisd Early Childhood Academy | 255 | 14.3 | 58.8% | Harlingen CISD |
| Crockett Elementary | 234 | 16.5 | 93.6% | Harlingen CISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Harlingen's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Harlingen school has 14.8 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Texas median of 14.5. 81% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 420 students (state 507).
| Harlingen | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.8 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 420 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 81% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 12% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 33 Harlingen schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Harlingen
- Harlingen CISDRuns 29 of Harlingen's 33 public schools and spent $13,586 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,586
- Harlingen High School, the largest high school in Harlingen2,433 students in 2024-25, 14.5 per teacher.2,433
- Compare Harlingen CISD with Idea Public SchoolsHarlingen's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Harlingen addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Harlingen
How many public schools are in Harlingen, TX?
33 public schools with an address in Harlingen were open in 2024-25: 7 high, 6 middle, 20 elementary, enrolling 17,934 students. 4 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Harlingen?
Harlingen High School, with 2,433 students in 2024-25 (Harlingen CISD).Which districts run Harlingen's schools?
Harlingen CISD (29 schools), Idea Public Schools (2 schools), Jubilee Academies (1 school), Horizon Montessori Public Schools (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25