Valentine ISD

Public school district · Jeff Davis County · Texas · NCES district ID 4843740

Valentine ISD spent $37,932 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its one school enrolled 32 students in 2024-25; 67.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $60,125 per student, up 58.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Valentine ISD in enrollment (22 to 61 students) and Valentine ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Valentine ISD, FY23Valentine ISD $37,932; Marathon ISD $28,695; Dell City ISD $28,443; Grandview-Hopkins ISD $27,886; Doss Consolidated CSD $26,455; Raven School $25,589; Lake Granbury Academy Charter School $23,512; Walnut Bend ISD $19,389; Divide ISD $15,622; Comquest Academy $14,167; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40kValentine ISD$37,932Marathon ISD$28,695Dell City ISD$28,443Grandview-Hopkins ISD$27,886Doss Consolidated CSD$26,455Raven School$25,589Lake Granbury Academy Charter …$23,512Walnut Bend ISD$19,389Divide ISD$15,622Comquest Academy$14,167State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Valentine ISD, FY23Valentine ISD $37,932; Marathon ISD $28,695; Dell City ISD $28,443; Grandview-Hopkins ISD $27,886; Doss Consolidated CSD $26,455; Raven School $25,589; Lake Granbury Academy Charter School $23,512; Walnut Bend ISD $19,389; Divide ISD $15,622; Comquest Academy $14,167; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40kValentine ISD$37,932Marathon ISD$28,695Dell City ISD$28,443Grandview-Hopkins ISD$27,886Doss Consolidated CSD$26,455Raven School$25,589Lake Granbury Academy Charter School$23,512Walnut Bend ISD$19,389Divide ISD$15,622Comquest Academy$14,167State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Valentine ISD, FY23Valentine ISD $37,932; Marathon ISD $28,695; Dell City ISD $28,443; Grandview-Hopkins ISD $27,886; Doss Consolidated CSD $26,455; Raven School $25,589; Lake Granbury Academy Charter School $23,512; Walnut Bend ISD $19,389; Divide ISD $15,622; Comquest Academy $14,167; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40kValentine ISD$37,932Marathon ISD$28,695Dell City ISD$28,443Grandview-Hopkins ISD$27,886Doss Consolidated CSD$26,455Raven School$25,589Lake Granbury Academy Charter School$23,512Walnut Bend ISD$19,389Divide ISD$15,622Comquest Academy$14,167State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Valentine ISD, FY23Valentine ISD $37,932; Marathon ISD $28,695; Dell City ISD $28,443; Grandview-Hopkins ISD $27,886; Doss Consolidated CSD $26,455; Raven School $25,589; Lake Granbury Academy Charter School $23,512; Walnut Bend ISD $19,389; Divide ISD $15,622; Comquest Academy $14,167; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40kValentine ISD$37,932Marathon ISD$28,695Dell City ISD$28,443Grandview-Hopkins ISD$27,886Doss Consolidated CSD$26,455Raven School$25,589Lake Granbury Academy Charter School$23,512Walnut Bend ISD$19,389Divide ISD$15,622Comquest Academy$14,167State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$1,893,000 in revenue: 67.1% state, 31.0% local and 1.8% federal. Total spending including $41,000 of capital outlay was $1,723,000, or $39,159 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Valentine ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,271,000; Local $587,000; Federal $35,000; total $1,893,000.
  • State$1,271,000 67%
  • Local$587,000 31%
  • Federal$35,000 2%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

44 students in 2022-23, 24 students in 2023-24, 32 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Valentine ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 44, 2023-24: 24, 2024-25: 3202040602022-23442023-24242024-2532
Valentine ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 44, 2023-24: 24, 2024-25: 3202040602022-23442023-24242024-2532
Valentine ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 44, 2023-24: 24, 2024-25: 3202040602022-23442023-24242024-2532
Valentine ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 44, 2023-24: 24, 2024-25: 3202040602022-23442023-24242024-2532

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234410.24.3
2023-24248.62.8
2024-253210.53.1

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

1 other school, 32 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Valentine School323.143.8%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.

Contact Valentine 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 Valentine ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentValentine ISD ranks 6 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($37,932).#6 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasValentine ISD is the number 1,206 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 44 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,206 of 1,212
  3. Comquest AcademyThe next larger Texas district: 54 students in fall 2022, $14,167 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,167
  4. Lake Granbury Academy Charter SchoolThe next smaller Texas district: 41 students in fall 2022, $23,512 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,512
  5. Compare Valentine ISD with Comquest AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Valentine ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Valentine ISD?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 32 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Valentine ISD spend per student?
    $37,932 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 $60,125 per student, up 58.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Valentine ISD's money come from?
    $1,893,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 67.1% state, 31.0% local and 1.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is Valentine ISD's NCES district ID?
    4843740. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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