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Donna, Texas - 19 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Donna Isd #216 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,197 per pupil, Donna Isd ranks #351 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Donna Isd operates 19 public schools serving 13,165 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 combined, 4 middle, 2 high, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Hidalgo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,197 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 13.1% local, 58.9% state, and 28.0% 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 68/100, ranked #216 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 2 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (29 AP courses district-wide), a 426:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 46.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 99.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is C Stainke El, with a diversity index of 3.5/100.
Its largest campus is Donna H S, enrolling 1,992 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Guzman El, at 291 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
That concentration means Donna Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Donna Isd school enrollment ranges from 291 students (lowest) to 1,992 students (highest), a spread of 1,701 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. 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 is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 19 schools in Donna Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Donna Isd's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Donna H S | 1,992 |
| Donna North H S | 1,974 |
| Veterans Middle | 866 |
| Maria Alicia P Munoz El | 688 |
| W a Todd Middle | 670 |
| A P Solis Middle | 646 |
| A M Ochoa El | 580 |
| Julian S Adame | 562 |
| Daniel Singleterry Sr | 560 |
| Dora M Sauceda Middle | 553 |
| Patricia S Garza El | 551 |
| C Stainke El | 509 |
| Capt D Salinas Ii El | 457 |
| Le Noir El | 457 |
| Eloy Garza Salazar El | 446 |
| T Price El | 416 |
| M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy | 413 |
| J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy | 299 |
| Guzman El | 291 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Victoria Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Wichita Falls Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Coppell Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Burleson Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Donna 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 →Donna Isd has 19 schools, including 2 high, 4 middle, 12 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 13,165 students.
Donna Isd spends $15,197 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #216 in Texas.
Donna Isd students are 99.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% White, averaged across 19 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Donna Isd has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #216 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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