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Weslaco, Texas - 22 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Weslaco Isd #427 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,598 per pupil, Weslaco Isd ranks #659 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
16,491
Total Enrollment
22
Schools
$12,598
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Weslaco Isd operates 22 public schools serving 16,491 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 combined, 5 high, 4 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 $12,598 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 14.7% local, 62.2% state, and 23.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 55/100, ranked #427 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 22 schools offering Advanced Placement (31 AP courses district-wide), a 430.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% White, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hidalgo County Boot Camp, with a diversity index of 29.8/100.
Its largest campus is Weslaco H S, enrolling 2,699 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hidalgo County Boot Camp, at 11 students, a 245x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Weslaco H S accounts for 16.0% of all Weslaco Isd student enrollment
That concentration means Weslaco 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.
Weslaco Isd school enrollment varies 245× across entities
Weslaco Isd school enrollment ranges from 11 students (lowest) to 2,699 students (highest), a spread of 2,688 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Weslaco Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.8% 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 — including this one — 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.
Weslaco Isd student-counselor ratio is 430:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Weslaco Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 32.7% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.