Ricardo ISD

Public school district · Kleberg County · Texas · NCES district ID 4836930

Ricardo ISD spent $13,064 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 79% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,156). Its 2 schools enrolled 659 students in 2024-25; 58.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,772 per student, down 2.2% 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 Ricardo ISD in enrollment (644 to 665 students) and Ricardo ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Ricardo ISD, FY23Refugio ISD $20,309; San Augustine ISD $16,875; Linden-Kildare CISD $13,876; Seymour ISD $13,851; Flatonia ISD $13,502; Valley Mills ISD $13,218; Itasca ISD $13,126; Ricardo ISD $13,064; Panhandle ISD $13,027; Riesel ISD $11,386; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20k25kRefugio ISD$20,309San Augustine ISD$16,875Linden-Kildare CISD$13,876Seymour ISD$13,851Flatonia ISD$13,502Valley Mills ISD$13,218Itasca ISD$13,126Ricardo ISD$13,064Panhandle ISD$13,027Riesel ISD$11,386State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Ricardo ISD, FY23Refugio ISD $20,309; San Augustine ISD $16,875; Linden-Kildare CISD $13,876; Seymour ISD $13,851; Flatonia ISD $13,502; Valley Mills ISD $13,218; Itasca ISD $13,126; Ricardo ISD $13,064; Panhandle ISD $13,027; Riesel ISD $11,386; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20k25kRefugio ISD$20,309San Augustine ISD$16,875Linden-Kildare CISD$13,876Seymour ISD$13,851Flatonia ISD$13,502Valley Mills ISD$13,218Itasca ISD$13,126Ricardo ISD$13,064Panhandle ISD$13,027Riesel ISD$11,386State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Ricardo ISD, FY23Refugio ISD $20,309; San Augustine ISD $16,875; Linden-Kildare CISD $13,876; Seymour ISD $13,851; Flatonia ISD $13,502; Valley Mills ISD $13,218; Itasca ISD $13,126; Ricardo ISD $13,064; Panhandle ISD $13,027; Riesel ISD $11,386; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20k25kRefugio ISD$20,309San Augustine ISD$16,875Linden-Kildare CISD$13,876Seymour ISD$13,851Flatonia ISD$13,502Valley Mills ISD$13,218Itasca ISD$13,126Ricardo ISD$13,064Panhandle ISD$13,027Riesel ISD$11,386State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Ricardo ISD, FY23Refugio ISD $20,309; San Augustine ISD $16,875; Linden-Kildare CISD $13,876; Seymour ISD $13,851; Flatonia ISD $13,502; Valley Mills ISD $13,218; Itasca ISD $13,126; Ricardo ISD $13,064; Panhandle ISD $13,027; Riesel ISD $11,386; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20k25kRefugio ISD$20,309San Augustine ISD$16,875Linden-Kildare CISD$13,876Seymour ISD$13,851Flatonia ISD$13,502Valley Mills ISD$13,218Itasca ISD$13,126Ricardo ISD$13,064Panhandle ISD$13,027Riesel ISD$11,386State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$11,467,000 in revenue: 58.4% state, 24.3% local and 17.3% federal. Total spending including $428,000 of capital outlay was $9,951,000, or $15,192 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ricardo ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,695,000; Local $2,787,000; Federal $1,985,000; total $11,467,000.
  • State$6,695,000 58%
  • Local$2,787,000 24%
  • Federal$1,985,000 17%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

655 students in 2022-23, 657 students in 2023-24, 659 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ricardo ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 655, 2023-24: 657, 2024-25: 65902004006008002022-236552023-246572024-25659
Ricardo ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 655, 2023-24: 657, 2024-25: 65902004006008002022-236552023-246572024-25659
Ricardo ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 655, 2023-24: 657, 2024-25: 65902004006008002022-236552023-246572024-25659
Ricardo ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 655, 2023-24: 657, 2024-25: 65902004006008002022-236552023-246572024-25659

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365545.614.4
2023-2465745.914.3
2024-2565944.514.8

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

$2,853,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,356 per student

Ricardo ISD booked $2,853,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 46 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $62,593 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 95 in 100 Texas districts with a figure (state median $50,660, 1,054 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,654,00093.0%
Special education$131,0004.6%
Other programs$68,0002.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,795 in 2018-19, $4,067 in 2019-20, $4,274 in 2020-21, $4,520 in 2021-22, $4,356 in 2022-23.

Ricardo ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,795, 2019-20: $4,067, 2020-21: $4,274, 2021-22: $4,520, 2022-23: $4,35602k4k6k2018-19$3,7952019-20$4,0672020-21$4,2742021-22$4,5202022-23$4,356
Ricardo ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,795, 2019-20: $4,067, 2020-21: $4,274, 2021-22: $4,520, 2022-23: $4,35602k4k6k2018-19$3,7952019-20$4,0672020-21$4,2742021-22$4,5202022-23$4,356
Ricardo ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,795, 2019-20: $4,067, 2020-21: $4,274, 2021-22: $4,520, 2022-23: $4,35602k4k6k2018-19$3,7952019-20$4,0672020-21$4,2742021-22$4,5202022-23$4,356
Ricardo ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,795, 2019-20: $4,067, 2020-21: $4,274, 2021-22: $4,520, 2022-23: $4,35602k4k6k2018-19$3,7952019-20$4,0672020-21$4,2742021-22$4,5202022-23$4,356

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Ricardo ISD scored proficient or above: 59-63% in reading and 48-53% 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 arts59-63%52%388
Math48-53%42%327

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 elementary school, 449 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ricardo Elementary44915.251.0%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.

1 middle school, 210 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ricardo Middle21014.049.5%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 Ricardo 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 Ricardo ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentRicardo ISD ranks 499 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,064).#499 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasRicardo ISD is the number 715 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 655 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#715 of 1,212
  3. Riesel ISDThe next larger Texas district: 656 students in fall 2022, $11,386 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,386
  4. Refugio ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 654 students in fall 2022, $20,309 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,309
  5. Compare Ricardo ISD with Riesel ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across TexasRicardo ISD spent $62,593 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$62,593
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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 Ricardo ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Ricardo ISD?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 659 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ricardo ISD spend per student?
    $13,064 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 $12,772 per student, down 2.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ricardo ISD's money come from?
    $11,467,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 58.4% state, 24.3% local and 17.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ricardo ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 147 of the 719 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Ricardo ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,853,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,356 per student. Divided by the 46 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,593 per teacher, more than 95 in 100 Texas districts (state median $50,660). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Ricardo ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ricardo ISD scored proficient or above: 59-63% in reading and 48-53% 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.
  7. What is Ricardo ISD's NCES district ID?
    4836930. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.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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