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Mercedes, Texas - 7 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks South Texas Isd #340 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,503 per pupil, South Texas Isd ranks #175 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,382
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$16,503
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Texas Isd operates 7 public schools serving 4,382 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 high, 2 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $16,503 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 38.1% local, 49.4% state, and 12.5% 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 61/100, ranked #340 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 4 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (57 AP courses district-wide), a 248.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.8% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% White, 4.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Texas Isd Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 35.7/100.
South Texas Isd Science Academy accounts for 18.1% of all South Texas Isd student enrollment
That concentration means South Texas 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.
South Texas Isd school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
South Texas Isd school enrollment ranges from 212 students (lowest) to 840 students (highest), a spread of 628 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.
South Texas Isd student-counselor ratio is 249:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
South Texas Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 28.1% — 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 South Texas Isd is typically wider than the South Texas Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
South Texas Isd has 7 schools, including 4 high, 2 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,382 students.
How much does South Texas Isd spend per student?
South Texas Isd spends $16,503 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #340 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of South Texas Isd?
South Texas Isd students are 85.8% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% White, 4.6% Asian, 1.0% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Texas Isd?
South Texas Isd has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #340 out of 1044 districts in Texas.