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Hidalgo, Texas - 7 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Hidalgo Isd #324 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,975 per pupil, Hidalgo Isd ranks #408 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,010
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$13,975
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hidalgo Isd operates 7 public schools serving 3,010 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $13,975 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 16.6% local, 51.7% state, and 31.7% 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 62/100, ranked #324 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 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 306.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 18.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 100.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hidalgo Early College H S, with a diversity index of 0.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hidalgo Early College H S, enrolling 1,029 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hidalgo Early Start Academy, at 40 students, a 26x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hidalgo Early College H S accounts for 34.2% of all Hidalgo Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hidalgo Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Hidalgo Isd school enrollment varies 26× across entities
Hidalgo Isd school enrollment ranges from 40 students (lowest) to 1,029 students (highest), a spread of 989 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hidalgo Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 87.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Hidalgo Isd student-counselor ratio is 307:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Hidalgo Isd is typically wider than the Hidalgo Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Hidalgo Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 18.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Hidalgo Isd is typically wider than the Hidalgo Isd-aggregate figure suggests.