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Brownsville, Texas - 52 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Brownsville Isd #266 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,009 per pupil, Brownsville Isd ranks #403 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Brownsville Isd operates 52 public schools serving 37,898 students, placing it among the larger districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 35 combined, 10 middle, 7 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cameron County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,009 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 13.9% local, 55.9% state, and 30.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 65/100, ranked #266 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 7 of 52 schools offering Advanced Placement (112 AP courses district-wide), a 280.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 35.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hudson El, with a diversity index of 8.0/100.
Its largest campus is Veterans Memorial Early College H S, enrolling 2,216 students (6% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cameron Co J J a E P, at 8 students, a 277x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Brownsville Isd school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 2,216 students (highest), a spread of 2,208 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Brownsville Isd is typically wider than the Brownsville Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 52 schools in Brownsville Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Brownsville Isd's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Early College H S | 2,216 |
| Rivera Early College H S | 2,150 |
| Hanna Early College H S | 2,039 |
| Lopez Early College H S | 1,739 |
| Pace Early College H S | 1,621 |
| Porter Early College H S | 1,543 |
| Stillman Middle | 964 |
| Pullam El | 889 |
| Faulk Middle | 885 |
| Garcia Middle | 870 |
| Manzano Middle | 837 |
| Castaneda El | 823 |
| Benavides El | 818 |
| Paredes El | 798 |
| Hudson El | 751 |
| Stell Middle | 733 |
| Champion El | 710 |
| Oliveira Middle | 699 |
| Vela Middle | 658 |
| Vermillion Road El | 654 |
| Burns El | 651 |
| Canales El | 630 |
| Aiken El | 630 |
| Lucio Middle | 627 |
| Perez El | 615 |
| Gonzalez El | 596 |
| Brite El | 584 |
| Ortiz El | 564 |
| Besteiro Middle | 558 |
| Keller El | 537 |
| Yturria El | 526 |
| Morningside El | 526 |
| Southmost El | 524 |
| Egly El | 520 |
| Breeden El | 511 |
| Cromack El | 501 |
| Pena El | 501 |
| Perkins Middle | 480 |
| Putegnat El | 444 |
| Sharp El | 432 |
| Russell El | 418 |
| Martin El | 415 |
| Gallegos El | 390 |
| El Jardin El | 389 |
| Garden Park El | 372 |
| Villa Nueva El | 346 |
| Skinner El | 344 |
| Brownsville Early College H S | 311 |
| Palm Grove El | 294 |
| Garza El | 238 |
| Del Castillo El | 228 |
| Cameron Co J J a E P | 8 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesquite Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Richardson Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Ysleta Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Mansfield Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Alief Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Brownsville Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Houston Isd →Brownsville Isd has 52 schools, including 7 high, 10 middle, 35 combined. Total enrollment is 37,898 students.
Brownsville Isd spends $14,009 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #266 in Texas.
Brownsville Isd students are 98.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 52 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Brownsville Isd has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #266 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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