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Edinburg, Texas - 44 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Edinburg Cisd #424 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,129 per pupil, Edinburg Cisd ranks #663 of 1207 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 $13,129 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 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 55/100, ranked #424 of 1047 in Texas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across 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
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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 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 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 | Similar 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 $13,129 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #424 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 55/100, ranking #424 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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