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Mission, Texas - 24 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Mission Cisd #239 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,552 per pupil, Mission Cisd ranks #479 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Mission Cisd operates 24 public schools serving 14,502 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 16 combined, 4 high, 4 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 Hidalgo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,552 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 13.3% local, 49.7% state, and 37.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 66/100, ranked #239 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 3 of 24 schools offering Advanced Placement (40 AP courses district-wide), a 347.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% White, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mission Early Learning, with a diversity index of 14.2/100.
Its largest campus is Mission H S, enrolling 2,154 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hidalgo Co J J a E P, at 3 students, a 718x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mission Cisd school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 2,154 students (highest), a spread of 2,151 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 NCES Common Core of Data
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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-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 Mission Cisd is typically wider than the Mission Cisd-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 24 schools in Mission Cisd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Mission Cisd's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Mission H S | 2,154 |
| Veterans Memorial H S | 1,737 |
| White J H | 831 |
| Alton Memorial J H | 819 |
| Mission J H | 711 |
| Mims El | 673 |
| Hurla M Midkiff El | 657 |
| Bryan El | 653 |
| Rafael a Cantu J H | 591 |
| Cantu El | 521 |
| Raquel Cavazos El | 521 |
| Ollie O'grady El | 457 |
| Leal El | 436 |
| Mission Collegiate H S | 399 |
| Marcell El | 378 |
| Salinas El | 366 |
| Carl C Waitz El | 361 |
| Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios El | 345 |
| Alton El | 337 |
| Castro El | 328 |
| Pearson El | 307 |
| Mission Early Learning | 183 |
| Roosevelt Alternative School | 46 |
| Hidalgo Co J J a E P | 3 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Station Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Magnolia Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Eagle Pass Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Waco Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Grapevine-Colleyville Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Mission 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 →Mission Cisd has 24 schools, including 4 high, 4 middle, 16 combined. Total enrollment is 14,502 students.
Mission Cisd spends $13,552 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #239 in Texas.
Mission Cisd students are 97.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% White, 0.2% African American, averaged across 24 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Mission Cisd has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #239 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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