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Harlingen, Texas - 31 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Harlingen Cisd #342 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,586 per pupil, Harlingen Cisd ranks #586 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Harlingen Cisd operates 31 public schools serving 17,034 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 20 combined, 6 high, 5 middle 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 Cameron County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,586 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 21.8% local, 52.6% state, and 25.6% 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 60/100, ranked #342 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 4 of 31 schools offering Advanced Placement (50 AP courses district-wide), a 341.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% White, 1.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Edna Tamayo House, with a diversity index of 59.4/100.
Its largest campus is Harlingen H S, enrolling 2,433 students (14% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cameron Co J J a E P, at 1 students, a 2433x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Harlingen Cisd school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 2,433 students (highest), a spread of 2,432 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 Variation between sub-units within Harlingen Cisd is typically wider than the Harlingen Cisd-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 31 schools in Harlingen Cisd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Harlingen Cisd's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Harlingen H S | 2,433 |
| Harlingen H S - South | 2,019 |
| Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman Academy | 1,188 |
| Moises Vela Middle | 761 |
| Treasure Hills El | 758 |
| Gutierrez Middle | 747 |
| Lee H Means El | 730 |
| Memorial Middle | 705 |
| Coakley Middle | 687 |
| Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez El | 674 |
| Vernon Middle | 631 |
| Stuart Place El | 578 |
| Bonham El | 504 |
| Long El | 475 |
| Harlingen School of Health Professions | 448 |
| Houston El | 420 |
| Lamar El | 401 |
| Ben Milam El | 389 |
| Wilson El | 373 |
| Harlingen Collegiate H S | 353 |
| Bowie El | 335 |
| Zavala El | 332 |
| Dishman El | 313 |
| Austin El | 295 |
| Travis El | 294 |
| Jefferson El | 259 |
| Hcisd Early Childhood Academy | 255 |
| Crockett El | 234 |
| Secondary Alter Ctr | 59 |
| Edna Tamayo House | 8 |
| Cameron Co J J a E P | 1 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Crowley Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Weslaco Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Texas College Preparatory Academies | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Harlingen 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 →Harlingen Cisd has 31 schools, including 6 high, 5 middle, 20 combined. Total enrollment is 17,034 students.
Harlingen Cisd spends $13,586 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #342 in Texas.
Harlingen Cisd students are 93.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% White, 1.5% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 31 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Harlingen Cisd has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #342 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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