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Mission, Texas - 13 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Sharyland Isd #707 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,168 per pupil, Sharyland Isd ranks #748 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,732
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$12,168
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sharyland Isd operates 13 public schools serving 9,732 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 3 high, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 $12,168 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.0% local, 43.9% state, and 21.0% 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 39/100, ranked #707 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (62 AP courses district-wide), a 333.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% White, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Harry Shimotsu El, with a diversity index of 25.6/100.
Its largest campus is Sharyland H S, enrolling 1,527 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ruben Hinojosa El, at 472 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sharyland H S accounts for 15.5% of all Sharyland Isd student enrollment
That concentration means Sharyland Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Sharyland Isd school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Sharyland Isd school enrollment ranges from 472 students (lowest) to 1,527 students (highest), a spread of 1,055 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Sharyland Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.2% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility 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.
Sharyland Isd student-counselor ratio is 333:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Sharyland Isd is typically wider than the Sharyland Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Sharyland Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 23.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Sharyland Isd is typically wider than the Sharyland Isd-aggregate figure suggests.