Rio Grande City Grulla ISD

Public school district · Starr County · Texas · NCES district ID 4837140

Rio Grande City Grulla ISD spent $13,835 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 82% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,244). Its 15 schools enrolled 9,316 students in 2024-25; 60.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,711 per student, down 0.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 98% (Texas: 90.3%).

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 Rio Grande City Grulla ISD in enrollment (9,255 to 9,970 students) and Rio Grande City Grulla ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Rio Grande City Grulla ISD, FY23Rio Grande City Grulla ISD $13,835; San Benito Cons Independent School Dist $13,444; Channelview ISD $13,441; Manor ISD $12,727; San Felipe-Del Rio CISD $12,076; Sharyland ISD $11,777; Hutto ISD $11,516; Montgomery ISD $10,495; Great Hearts Texas $10,207; New Braunfels ISD $9,591; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kRio Grande City Grulla ISD$13,835San Benito Cons Independent Sc…$13,444Channelview ISD$13,441Manor ISD$12,727San Felipe-Del Rio CISD$12,076Sharyland ISD$11,777Hutto ISD$11,516Montgomery ISD$10,495Great Hearts Texas$10,207New Braunfels ISD$9,591State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Rio Grande City Grulla ISD, FY23Rio Grande City Grulla ISD $13,835; San Benito Cons Independent School Dist $13,444; Channelview ISD $13,441; Manor ISD $12,727; San Felipe-Del Rio CISD $12,076; Sharyland ISD $11,777; Hutto ISD $11,516; Montgomery ISD $10,495; Great Hearts Texas $10,207; New Braunfels ISD $9,591; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kRio Grande City Grulla ISD$13,835San Benito Cons Independent School …$13,444Channelview ISD$13,441Manor ISD$12,727San Felipe-Del Rio CISD$12,076Sharyland ISD$11,777Hutto ISD$11,516Montgomery ISD$10,495Great Hearts Texas$10,207New Braunfels ISD$9,591State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Rio Grande City Grulla ISD, FY23Rio Grande City Grulla ISD $13,835; San Benito Cons Independent School Dist $13,444; Channelview ISD $13,441; Manor ISD $12,727; San Felipe-Del Rio CISD $12,076; Sharyland ISD $11,777; Hutto ISD $11,516; Montgomery ISD $10,495; Great Hearts Texas $10,207; New Braunfels ISD $9,591; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kRio Grande City Grulla ISD$13,835San Benito Cons Independent School Dist$13,444Channelview ISD$13,441Manor ISD$12,727San Felipe-Del Rio CISD$12,076Sharyland ISD$11,777Hutto ISD$11,516Montgomery ISD$10,495Great Hearts Texas$10,207New Braunfels ISD$9,591State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Rio Grande City Grulla ISD, FY23Rio Grande City Grulla ISD $13,835; San Benito Cons Independent School Dist $13,444; Channelview ISD $13,441; Manor ISD $12,727; San Felipe-Del Rio CISD $12,076; Sharyland ISD $11,777; Hutto ISD $11,516; Montgomery ISD $10,495; Great Hearts Texas $10,207; New Braunfels ISD $9,591; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kRio Grande City Grulla ISD$13,835San Benito Cons Independent School Dist$13,444Channelview ISD$13,441Manor ISD$12,727San Felipe-Del Rio CISD$12,076Sharyland ISD$11,777Hutto ISD$11,516Montgomery ISD$10,495Great Hearts Texas$10,207New Braunfels ISD$9,591State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$146,920,000 in revenue: 60.8% state, 16.4% local and 22.8% federal. Total spending including $23,814,000 of capital outlay was $166,012,000, or $17,214 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rio Grande City Grulla ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $89,365,000; Local $24,078,000; Federal $33,477,000; total $146,920,000.
  • State$89,365,000 61%
  • Local$24,078,000 16%
  • Federal$33,477,000 23%

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 577 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

9,644 students in 2022-23, 9,482 students in 2023-24, 9,316 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rio Grande City Grulla ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,644, 2023-24: 9,482, 2024-25: 9,31602.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,6442023-249,4822024-259,316
Rio Grande City Grulla ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,644, 2023-24: 9,482, 2024-25: 9,31602.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,6442023-249,4822024-259,316
Rio Grande City Grulla ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,644, 2023-24: 9,482, 2024-25: 9,31602.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,6442023-249,4822024-259,316
Rio Grande City Grulla ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,644, 2023-24: 9,482, 2024-25: 9,31602.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,6442023-249,4822024-259,316

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-239,644727.313.3
2023-249,482719.913.2
2024-259,316677.113.8

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

$37,514,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,890 per student

Rio Grande City Grulla ISD booked $37,514,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 730 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 $51,400 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 54 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$31,454,00083.8%
Special education$2,234,0006.0%
Vocational$2,044,0005.4%
Other programs$1,782,0004.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,717 in 2018-19, $3,858 in 2019-20, $3,974 in 2020-21, $4,089 in 2021-22, $3,890 in 2022-23.

Rio Grande City Grulla ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,717, 2019-20: $3,858, 2020-21: $3,974, 2021-22: $4,089, 2022-23: $3,89002k4k6k2018-19$3,7172019-20$3,8582020-21$3,9742021-22$4,0892022-23$3,890
Rio Grande City Grulla ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,717, 2019-20: $3,858, 2020-21: $3,974, 2021-22: $4,089, 2022-23: $3,89002k4k6k2018-19$3,7172019-20$3,8582020-21$3,9742021-22$4,0892022-23$3,890
Rio Grande City Grulla ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,717, 2019-20: $3,858, 2020-21: $3,974, 2021-22: $4,089, 2022-23: $3,89002k4k6k2018-19$3,7172019-20$3,8582020-21$3,9742021-22$4,0892022-23$3,890
Rio Grande City Grulla ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,717, 2019-20: $3,858, 2020-21: $3,974, 2021-22: $4,089, 2022-23: $3,89002k4k6k2018-19$3,7172019-20$3,8582020-21$3,9742021-22$4,0892022-23$3,890

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 Rio Grande City Grulla ISD scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 26% 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 arts38%52%3,886
Math26%42%3,232

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

98% of the 738 students in Rio Grande City Grulla ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate98%90.3%
Students in the class738403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

9 elementary schools, 4,495 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary71217.493.8%Schoolwide program
Roque Guerra Jr Elementary60415.594.4%Schoolwide program
Alto Bonito Elementary58817.497.4%Schoolwide program
Dr Mario E Ramirez Elementary49314.487.6%Schoolwide program
Ringgold Elementary48216.496.3%Schoolwide program
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary44114.499.1%Schoolwide program
Alberto and Celia Barrera Elementary42013.899.3%Schoolwide program
Grulla Elementary41413.793.2%Schoolwide program
La Union Elementary34114.192.4%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.

3 middle schools, 2,005 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Veterans Middle73412.994.3%Schoolwide program
Ringgold Middle63910.991.2%Schoolwide program
Grulla Middle63210.994.8%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.

3 high schools, 2,816 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rio Grande City High School1,67013.695.8%Schoolwide program
Grulla High School71613.392.3%Schoolwide program
Preparatory for Early College High School43012.498.4%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 Rio Grande City Grulla 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 Rio Grande City Grulla ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentRio Grande City Grulla ISD ranks 105 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,835).#105 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasRio Grande City Grulla ISD is the number 127 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 9,644 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#127 of 1,212
  3. Sharyland ISDThe next larger Texas district: 9,732 students in fall 2022, $11,777 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,777
  4. Hutto ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 9,620 students in fall 2022, $11,516 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,516
  5. Compare Rio Grande City Grulla ISD with Sharyland ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Rio Grande City High School, its largest high school1,670 students in 2024-25, 13.6 per teacher.1,670
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasRio Grande City Grulla ISD spent $51,400 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$51,400
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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 Rio Grande City Grulla ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Rio Grande City Grulla ISD?
    15 schools were open in 2024-25 (9 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high), enrolling 9,316 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rio Grande City Grulla ISD spend per student?
    $13,835 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,244 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,711 per student, down 0.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rio Grande City Grulla ISD's money come from?
    $146,920,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 60.8% state, 16.4% local and 22.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rio Grande City Grulla ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 4,746 of the 9,949 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 47.7%, 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 Rio Grande City Grulla ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $37,514,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,890 per student. Divided by the 730 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $51,400 per teacher, more than 54 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 Rio Grande City Grulla ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rio Grande City Grulla ISD scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 26% 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 the graduation rate in Rio Grande City Grulla ISD?
    98% of the 738 students in Rio Grande City Grulla ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Rio Grande City Grulla ISD's NCES district ID?
    4837140. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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