Idea Public Schools

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Weslaco, Florida - 4 schools

2,334
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Idea Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 2,334 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined 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.

. Demographically, the student body averages 61.8% African American, 32.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Idea River Bluff, with a diversity index of 52.0/100.

Its largest campus is Idea Victory, enrolling 1,316 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).

Idea Victory accounts for 31.7% of all Idea Public Schools student enrollment

That dominant concentration means Idea Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Idea Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 90.5% 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.

Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 4 schools in Idea Public Schools.

White 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino 32.3%
African American 61.8%
Asian 1.0%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 41.7/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Idea Public Schools's schools, below the Florida average of 52.3.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Idea River Bluff 52.0
  2. 2 Idea Hope 51.3
  3. 3 Idea Victory 48.9
  4. 4 Idea Bassett 14.8

Schools in Idea Public Schools

School Enrollment
Idea Victory
Charter
1,316
Idea River Bluff
Charter
1,032
Idea Bassett
Charter
1,012
Idea Hope
Charter
790

How Idea Public Schools Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Florida districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Union Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Madison Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Calhoun Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Fsu Lab Sch Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Dixie Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data

Comparisons are relative to Idea Public Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Idea Public Schools?

Idea Public Schools has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 2,334 students.

What is the demographic composition of Idea Public Schools?

Idea Public Schools students are 61.8% African American, 32.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% White, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.