Public schools in Rio Grande City, TX

Rio Grande City has 16 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 4 high, 3 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 10,392 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Rio Grande City Grulla ISD runs 12 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 3 districts and agencies that run Rio Grande City's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Rio Grande CityDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Rio Grande City Grulla ISD129,644$13,835
Idea Public Schools274,217$11,857
Roma ISD25,977$15,298

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.

4 high schools in Rio Grande City, 3,511 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Rio Grande City High School1,67013.695.8%Rio Grande City Grulla ISD
Grulla High School71613.392.3%Rio Grande City Grulla ISD
Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory69515.589.6%Idea Public Schools
Preparatory for Early College High School43012.498.4%Rio Grande City Grulla ISD

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.

3 middle schools in Rio Grande City, 1,937 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Veterans Middle73412.994.3%Rio Grande City Grulla ISD
Ringgold Middle63910.991.2%Rio Grande City Grulla ISD
Ramiro Barrera Middle56410.593.3%Roma ISD

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.

9 elementary schools in Rio Grande City, 4,944 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Idea Rio Grande City Academy71721.285.2%Idea Public Schools
General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary71217.493.8%Rio Grande City Grulla ISD
Roque Guerra Jr Elementary60415.594.4%Rio Grande City Grulla ISD
Alto Bonito Elementary58817.497.4%Rio Grande City Grulla ISD
Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary49314.487.6%Rio Grande City Grulla ISD
Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary48713.492.2%Roma ISD
Ringgold Elementary48216.496.3%Rio Grande City Grulla ISD
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary44114.499.1%Rio Grande City Grulla ISD
Alberto and Celia Barrera Elementary42013.899.3%Rio Grande City Grulla ISD

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 Rio Grande City's public schools compare with Texas's

The median Rio Grande City school has 14.1 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Texas median of 14.5. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 596 students (state 507).

Rio Grande City against Texas, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Rio Grande CityTexas
Median students per teacher14.114.5
Median school size (students)596507
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)100%70%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)100%52%
Charter schools13%11%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 16 Rio Grande City 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 Rio Grande City

  1. Rio Grande City Grulla ISDRuns 12 of Rio Grande City's 16 public schools and spent $13,835 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,835
  2. Rio Grande City High School, the largest high school in Rio Grande City1,670 students in 2024-25, 13.6 per teacher.1,670
  3. Compare Rio Grande City Grulla ISD with Idea Public SchoolsRio Grande City's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Rio Grande City 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.

Other cities in Texas

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  6. El Paso213 schools
  7. Arlington102 schools
  8. Corpus Christi90 schools

Questions about schools in Rio Grande City

  1. How many public schools are in Rio Grande City, TX?
    16 public schools with an address in Rio Grande City were open in 2024-25: 4 high, 3 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 10,392 students. 2 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Rio Grande City?
    Rio Grande City High School, with 1,670 students in 2024-25 (Rio Grande City Grulla ISD).
  3. Which districts run Rio Grande City's schools?
    Rio Grande City Grulla ISD (12 schools), Idea Public Schools (2 schools), Roma ISD (2 schools). 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

Compiled from official source data by .