Los Fresnos CISD

Public school district · Cameron County · Texas · NCES district ID 4828290

Los Fresnos CISD spent $12,356 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 53% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,244). Its 14 schools enrolled 10,357 students in 2024-25; 55.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,905 per student, up 4.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Los Fresnos CISD in enrollment (10,249 to 11,118 students) and Los Fresnos CISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Los Fresnos CISD, FY23Clint ISD $13,785; Del Valle ISD $13,030; Los Fresnos CISD $12,356; Sheldon ISD $12,323; Waxahachie ISD $11,520; North Texas District $11,259; East Central ISD $10,989; Midlothian $10,686; Canyon ISD $9,905; Boerne ISD $9,559; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kClint ISD$13,785Del Valle ISD$13,030Los Fresnos CISD$12,356Sheldon ISD$12,323Waxahachie ISD$11,520North Texas District$11,259East Central ISD$10,989Midlothian$10,686Canyon ISD$9,905Boerne ISD$9,559State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Los Fresnos CISD, FY23Clint ISD $13,785; Del Valle ISD $13,030; Los Fresnos CISD $12,356; Sheldon ISD $12,323; Waxahachie ISD $11,520; North Texas District $11,259; East Central ISD $10,989; Midlothian $10,686; Canyon ISD $9,905; Boerne ISD $9,559; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kClint ISD$13,785Del Valle ISD$13,030Los Fresnos CISD$12,356Sheldon ISD$12,323Waxahachie ISD$11,520North Texas District$11,259East Central ISD$10,989Midlothian$10,686Canyon ISD$9,905Boerne ISD$9,559State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Los Fresnos CISD, FY23Clint ISD $13,785; Del Valle ISD $13,030; Los Fresnos CISD $12,356; Sheldon ISD $12,323; Waxahachie ISD $11,520; North Texas District $11,259; East Central ISD $10,989; Midlothian $10,686; Canyon ISD $9,905; Boerne ISD $9,559; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kClint ISD$13,785Del Valle ISD$13,030Los Fresnos CISD$12,356Sheldon ISD$12,323Waxahachie ISD$11,520North Texas District$11,259East Central ISD$10,989Midlothian$10,686Canyon ISD$9,905Boerne ISD$9,559State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Los Fresnos CISD, FY23Clint ISD $13,785; Del Valle ISD $13,030; Los Fresnos CISD $12,356; Sheldon ISD $12,323; Waxahachie ISD $11,520; North Texas District $11,259; East Central ISD $10,989; Midlothian $10,686; Canyon ISD $9,905; Boerne ISD $9,559; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kClint ISD$13,785Del Valle ISD$13,030Los Fresnos CISD$12,356Sheldon ISD$12,323Waxahachie ISD$11,520North Texas District$11,259East Central ISD$10,989Midlothian$10,686Canyon ISD$9,905Boerne ISD$9,559State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$148,856,000 in revenue: 55.5% state, 26.2% local and 18.3% federal. Total spending including $36,393,000 of capital outlay was $170,769,000, or $16,164 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Los Fresnos CISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $82,682,000; Local $38,941,000; Federal $27,233,000; total $148,856,000.
  • State$82,682,000 56%
  • Local$38,941,000 26%
  • Federal$27,233,000 18%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 577 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

10,565 students in 2022-23, 10,546 students in 2023-24, 10,351 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Los Fresnos CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,565, 2023-24: 10,546, 2024-25: 10,35105k10k15k2022-2310,5652023-2410,5462024-2510,351
Los Fresnos CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,565, 2023-24: 10,546, 2024-25: 10,35105k10k15k2022-2310,5652023-2410,5462024-2510,351
Los Fresnos CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,565, 2023-24: 10,546, 2024-25: 10,35105k10k15k2022-2310,5652023-2410,5462024-2510,351
Los Fresnos CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,565, 2023-24: 10,546, 2024-25: 10,35105k10k15k2022-2310,5652023-2410,5462024-2510,351

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2310,565678.915.6
2023-2410,546661.515.9
2024-2510,351666.415.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$40,113,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,797 per student

Los Fresnos CISD booked $40,113,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 684 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $58,654 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 86 in 100 Texas districts with a figure (state median $50,660, 1,054 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$20,440,00051.0%
Special education$3,578,0008.9%
Vocational$3,318,0008.3%
Other programs$12,777,00031.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,368 in 2018-19, $3,529 in 2019-20, $3,534 in 2020-21, $3,791 in 2021-22, $3,797 in 2022-23.

Los Fresnos CISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,368, 2019-20: $3,529, 2020-21: $3,534, 2021-22: $3,791, 2022-23: $3,79701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3682019-20$3,5292020-21$3,5342021-22$3,7912022-23$3,797
Los Fresnos CISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,368, 2019-20: $3,529, 2020-21: $3,534, 2021-22: $3,791, 2022-23: $3,79701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3682019-20$3,5292020-21$3,5342021-22$3,7912022-23$3,797
Los Fresnos CISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,368, 2019-20: $3,529, 2020-21: $3,534, 2021-22: $3,791, 2022-23: $3,79701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3682019-20$3,5292020-21$3,5342021-22$3,7912022-23$3,797
Los Fresnos CISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,368, 2019-20: $3,529, 2020-21: $3,534, 2021-22: $3,791, 2022-23: $3,79701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3682019-20$3,5292020-21$3,5342021-22$3,7912022-23$3,797

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Los Fresnos CISD scored proficient or above: 56% in reading and 46% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTexasStudents tested
Reading and language arts56%52%4,676
Math46%42%3,902

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 786 students in Los Fresnos CISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate95%90.3%
Students in the class786403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

9 elementary schools, 4,698 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rancho Verde Elementary69616.665.2%Schoolwide program
Palmer-Laakso Elementary58215.475.4%Schoolwide program
Dora Romero Elementary55215.876.1%Schoolwide program
Los Fresnos Elementary54915.377.8%Schoolwide program
Olmito Elementary53815.466.2%Schoolwide program
Laureles Elementary51614.784.1%Schoolwide program
Lopez-Riggins Elementary46714.784.8%Schoolwide program
Villareal Elementary44414.274.3%Schoolwide program
Las Yescas Elementary35413.791.5%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 middle schools, 2,368 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Resaca Middle87017.171.0%Schoolwide program
Los Cuates Middle82516.678.2%Schoolwide program
Liberty Memorial Middle67313.884.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 3,291 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Los Fresnos High School3,28515.877.5%Schoolwide program
Cameron Co J J a E P6not reported89.6%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Los Fresnos CISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Los Fresnos CISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentLos Fresnos CISD ranks 270 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,356).#270 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasLos Fresnos CISD is the number 119 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 10,565 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#119 of 1,212
  3. East Central ISDThe next larger Texas district: 10,617 students in fall 2022, $10,989 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,989
  4. Clint ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 10,365 students in fall 2022, $13,785 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,785
  5. Compare Los Fresnos CISD with East Central ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Los Fresnos High School, its largest high school3,285 students in 2024-25, 15.8 per teacher.3,285
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasLos Fresnos CISD spent $58,654 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$58,654
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Los Fresnos CISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Los Fresnos CISD?
    14 schools were open in 2024-25 (9 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high), enrolling 10,357 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Los Fresnos CISD spend per student?
    $12,356 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,244 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,905 per student, up 4.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Los Fresnos CISD's money come from?
    $148,856,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 55.5% state, 26.2% local and 18.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Los Fresnos CISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 2,630 of the 11,641 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 22.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Los Fresnos CISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $40,113,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,797 per student. Divided by the 684 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $58,654 per teacher, more than 86 in 100 Texas districts (state median $50,660). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Los Fresnos CISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Los Fresnos CISD scored proficient or above: 56% in reading and 46% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Los Fresnos CISD?
    95% of the 786 students in Los Fresnos CISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Los Fresnos CISD's NCES district ID?
    4828290. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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