32 public K-12 schools in San Benito from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
32 public schools ranked by quality score. NCES CCD 2024-25 data.
The highest-ranked of San Benito's 32 public schools is San Benito H S, scoring 54/100, against a city average of 45.4/100. Computed live across every San Benito campus reporting to NCES.
How the San Benito Public-School Landscape Breaks Down
San Benito, TX enrolls 13,525 students across 32 public schools reporting to the National Center for Education Statistics. Of those, 3 are charter schools, giving families genuine alternatives to the traditional neighbourhood assignment model. The average student-teacher ratio across the city is 14.7:1, and the composite quality score, derived from student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted-program availability, and CRDC attendance data, averages 45.4/100. Schools must report at least five campuses in a city to appear in this listing, which is why very small towns may redirect to the broader county or state view.
The most-resourced campus in San Benito on this index is San Benito H S, at 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index with 2,057 enrolled students. What the index does and doesn't measure; click any school below for its full component breakdown.
San Benito spans 6 districts, each filing its own NCES F-33 return, per-pupil spending can vary between neighbouring campuses. Sort the table below by enrollment, level, or district; click any school for its full profile.
San Benito H S accounts for 15.2% of all San Benito public-school enrollment
That concentration means San Benito-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade level: High. A dominant campus often anchors a city's program landscape and absorbs a disproportionate share of district capital and staffing decisions. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
San Benito school enrollment varies 343× across entities
San Benito school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 2,057 students (highest), a spread of 2,051 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing, programme depth, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same city based on enrollment shape, a 200-student magnet runs a different operational model than a 2,000-student comprehensive high school.
San Benito has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 83.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
San Benito operates 6 school districts — among the most fragmented governance structures in the country
Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.
San Benito student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — aligned with the U.S. average of approximately 15.7:1
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within San Benito is typically wider than the San Benito-aggregate figure suggests.
The highest-ranked school in San Benito is San Benito H S with a quality score of 54/100. There are 32 public schools in San Benito with 13,525 total students.
How many schools are in San Benito, TX? ▼
San Benito has 32 public schools with a total enrollment of 13,525 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.7:1.
Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. Quality scores based on student-teacher ratio,
counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance. Schools must have 5+ in the city to be listed.
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