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Brownsville, Texas - 52 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Brownsville Isd #327 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,041 per pupil, Brownsville Isd ranks #503 of 1207 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 $14,041 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1207 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 61/100, ranked #327 of 1047 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
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
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 | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Richardson Isd | Similar size | Similar 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 $14,041 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #327 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 61/100, ranking #327 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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