Matagorda ISD

Public school district · Matagorda County · Texas · NCES district ID 4829370

Matagorda ISD spent $21,966 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 91% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its one school enrolled 109 students in 2024-25; 13.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,690 per student, down 10.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Matagorda ISD in enrollment (81 to 98 students) and Matagorda ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Matagorda ISD, FY23Thrive Center for Success $36,348; Damon ISD $28,617; Westhoff ISD $22,099; Matagorda ISD $21,966; Spring Creek ISD $18,696; Palo Pinto ISD $17,155; Prelude Preparatory Charter School $15,612; Katherine Anne Porter School $14,023; Leary ISD $12,484; Ranch Academy $10,914; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.010k20k30k40kThrive Center for Success$36,348Damon ISD$28,617Westhoff ISD$22,099Matagorda ISD$21,966Spring Creek ISD$18,696Palo Pinto ISD$17,155Prelude Preparatory Charter Sc…$15,612Katherine Anne Porter School$14,023Leary ISD$12,484Ranch Academy$10,914State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Matagorda ISD, FY23Thrive Center for Success $36,348; Damon ISD $28,617; Westhoff ISD $22,099; Matagorda ISD $21,966; Spring Creek ISD $18,696; Palo Pinto ISD $17,155; Prelude Preparatory Charter School $15,612; Katherine Anne Porter School $14,023; Leary ISD $12,484; Ranch Academy $10,914; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.010k20k30k40kThrive Center for Success$36,348Damon ISD$28,617Westhoff ISD$22,099Matagorda ISD$21,966Spring Creek ISD$18,696Palo Pinto ISD$17,155Prelude Preparatory Charter School$15,612Katherine Anne Porter School$14,023Leary ISD$12,484Ranch Academy$10,914State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Matagorda ISD, FY23Thrive Center for Success $36,348; Damon ISD $28,617; Westhoff ISD $22,099; Matagorda ISD $21,966; Spring Creek ISD $18,696; Palo Pinto ISD $17,155; Prelude Preparatory Charter School $15,612; Katherine Anne Porter School $14,023; Leary ISD $12,484; Ranch Academy $10,914; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.020k40kThrive Center for Success$36,348Damon ISD$28,617Westhoff ISD$22,099Matagorda ISD$21,966Spring Creek ISD$18,696Palo Pinto ISD$17,155Prelude Preparatory Charter School$15,612Katherine Anne Porter School$14,023Leary ISD$12,484Ranch Academy$10,914State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Matagorda ISD, FY23Thrive Center for Success $36,348; Damon ISD $28,617; Westhoff ISD $22,099; Matagorda ISD $21,966; Spring Creek ISD $18,696; Palo Pinto ISD $17,155; Prelude Preparatory Charter School $15,612; Katherine Anne Porter School $14,023; Leary ISD $12,484; Ranch Academy $10,914; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.020k40kThrive Center for Success$36,348Damon ISD$28,617Westhoff ISD$22,099Matagorda ISD$21,966Spring Creek ISD$18,696Palo Pinto ISD$17,155Prelude Preparatory Charter School$15,612Katherine Anne Porter School$14,023Leary ISD$12,484Ranch Academy$10,914State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$2,409,000 in revenue: 13.5% state, 70.2% local and 16.3% federal. Total spending including $168,000 of capital outlay was $4,186,000, or $47,034 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Matagorda ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $325,000; Local $1,691,000; Federal $393,000; total $2,409,000.
  • State$325,000 13%
  • Local$1,691,000 70%
  • Federal$393,000 16%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 629 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

89 students in 2022-23, 113 students in 2023-24, 109 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Matagorda ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 89, 2023-24: 113, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-23892023-241132024-25109
Matagorda ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 89, 2023-24: 113, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-23892023-241132024-25109
Matagorda ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 89, 2023-24: 113, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-23892023-241132024-25109
Matagorda ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 89, 2023-24: 113, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-23892023-241132024-25109

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238913.06.8
2023-2411312.19.3
2024-2510915.76.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Matagorda ISD scored proficient or above: 18-68% in reading and 0-50% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTexasStudents tested
Reading and language arts18-68%52%54
Math0-50%42%54

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 other school, 109 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Matagorda School1096.955.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Matagorda ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Matagorda ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentMatagorda ISD ranks 59 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,966).#59 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasMatagorda ISD is the number 1,191 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 89 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,191 of 1,212
  3. Thrive Center for SuccessThe next larger Texas district: 92 students in fall 2022, $36,348 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$36,348
  4. Katherine Anne Porter SchoolThe next smaller Texas district: 86 students in fall 2022, $14,023 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,023
  5. Compare Matagorda ISD with Thrive Center for SuccessEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Matagorda ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Matagorda ISD?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 109 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Matagorda ISD spend per student?
    $21,966 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,156 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,690 per student, down 10.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Matagorda ISD's money come from?
    $2,409,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 13.5% state, 70.2% local and 16.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Matagorda ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Matagorda ISD scored proficient or above: 18-68% in reading and 0-50% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Matagorda ISD's NCES district ID?
    4829370. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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