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Edinburg, Texas - 44 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Edinburg Cisd #338 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,390 per pupil, Edinburg Cisd ranks #506 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Edinburg Cisd operates 44 public schools serving 33,911 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 35 combined, 6 middle, 3 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 $13,390 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 20.7% local, 52.8% state, and 26.5% 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 #338 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 4 of 44 schools offering Advanced Placement (135 AP courses district-wide), a 475.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% White, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Canterbury El, with a diversity index of 24.7/100.
Its largest campus is Economedes H S, enrolling 2,689 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Juvenile Detention Ctr, at 38 students, a 71x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Edinburg Cisd school enrollment ranges from 38 students (lowest) to 2,689 students (highest), a spread of 2,651 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). 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.
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
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 44 schools in Edinburg Cisd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Edinburg Cisd's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Economedes H S | 2,689 |
| Edinburg North H S | 2,542 |
| Edinburg H S | 2,267 |
| Robert R Vela H S | 2,101 |
| Betty Harwell Middle | 1,301 |
| South Middle | 1,246 |
| Francisco Barrientes Middle | 1,064 |
| Memorial Middle | 1,045 |
| B L Garza Middle | 1,035 |
| Elias Longoria Sr Middle | 770 |
| Truman El | 696 |
| Canterbury El | 687 |
| Trevino El | 672 |
| Alfonso Ramirez El | 661 |
| De La Vina El | 641 |
| Eisenhower El | 640 |
| Carmen V Avila El | 636 |
| Dr Kay Teer Crawford El | 625 |
| R C Flores-Mark a Zapata El | 625 |
| Escandon El | 605 |
| Zavala El | 565 |
| Macaria Dela Garza Gorena El | 554 |
| Guerra El | 545 |
| Villarreal El | 543 |
| Dr Thomas Esparza El | 541 |
| Monte Cristo El | 535 |
| Betts El | 534 |
| Hargill El | 520 |
| Freddy Gonzalez El | 517 |
| John F Kennedy El | 514 |
| Jefferson Elem | 511 |
| Cavazos El | 479 |
| San Carlos El | 471 |
| Edinburg Collegiate H S | 466 |
| Anne L Magee El | 460 |
| Lee El | 414 |
| L B Johnson El | 402 |
| Lincoln El | 400 |
| Cano-Gonzalez El | 399 |
| Austin El | 366 |
| Early Childhood | 352 |
| Travis El | 337 |
| Brewster El | 332 |
| Juvenile Detention Ctr | 38 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Spring Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Spring Branch Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Corpus Christi Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Ector County Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Edinburg Cisd'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 →Edinburg Cisd has 44 schools, including 3 high, 35 combined, 6 middle. Total enrollment is 33,911 students.
Edinburg Cisd spends $13,390 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #338 in Texas.
Edinburg Cisd students are 97.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% White, 0.6% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 44 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Edinburg Cisd has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #338 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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