United ISD
Public school district · Webb County · Texas · NCES district ID 4843650
United ISD spent $12,037 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 54% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,244). Its 51 schools enrolled 40,228 students in 2024-25; 32.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,334 per student, up 2.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (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 United ISD in enrollment (37,260 to 45,255 students) and United ISD itself.
Where the money came from
$571,981,000 in revenue: 32.7% state, 46.1% local and 21.2% federal. Total spending including $46,967,000 of capital outlay was $571,550,000, or $13,812 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$186,835,000 33%
- Local$263,694,000 46%
- Federal$121,452,000 21%
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
41,381 students in 2022-23, 41,203 students in 2023-24, 40,221 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 41,381 | 2503.7 | 16.5 |
| 2023-24 | 41,203 | 2550.2 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 40,221 | 2542.2 | 15.8 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$147,315,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,560 per student
United ISD booked $147,315,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,515 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 $58,582 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 85 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).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $100,336,000 | 68.1% |
| Special education | $15,712,000 | 10.7% |
| Vocational | $10,148,000 | 6.9% |
| Other programs | $21,119,000 | 14.3% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,372 in 2018-19, $3,558 in 2019-20, $3,625 in 2020-21, $3,703 in 2021-22, $3,560 in 2022-23.
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 United ISD scored proficient or above: 55% in reading and 45% 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.
| Subject | This district | Texas | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 55% | 52% | 17,968 |
| Math | 45% | 42% | 15,016 |
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
95% of the 3,163 students in United 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.
| This district | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% | 90.3% |
| Students in the class | 3,163 | 403,301 |
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.
30 elementary schools, 18,174 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas Elementary | 854 | 17.8 | 80.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary | 824 | 16.4 | 85.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary | 815 | 16.6 | 91.2% | Schoolwide program |
| San Isidro Elementary | 794 | 16.4 | 35.8% | Not Title I |
| Col Santos Benavides Elementary | 790 | 16.1 | 36.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Prada Elementary | 788 | 16.2 | 92.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary | 768 | 15.1 | 80.2% | Schoolwide program |
| John W Arndt Elementary | 766 | 15.9 | 94.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Barbara Fasken Elementary | 704 | 16.4 | 68.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Nye Elementary | 685 | 15.6 | 74.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Trautmann Elementary | 661 | 16.5 | 61.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Ruiz Elementary | 660 | 14.7 | 83.2% | Schoolwide program |
The other 18 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Elementary | 651 | 15.5 | 87.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Bonnie L Garcia Elementary | 631 | 16.6 | 76.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary | 631 | 15.0 | 89.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Judith Zaffirini Elementary | 618 | 15.9 | 81.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary | 612 | 15.3 | 96.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Dr Malakoff Elementary | 599 | 16.2 | 55.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Sigifredo Perez Elementary | 588 | 14.4 | 90.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Roberto J Santos Elementary | 584 | 15.0 | 62.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Juarez/Lincoln Elementary | 535 | 13.4 | 92.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Finley Elementary | 471 | 14.5 | 80.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Charles Borchers Elementary | 456 | 15.2 | 53.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Matias De Llano Elementary | 453 | 14.7 | 64.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Henry Cuellar Elementary | 430 | 12.1 | 93.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Amparo Gutierrez Elementary | 384 | 13.8 | 80.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Kazen Elementary | 367 | 12.7 | 84.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Newman Elementary | 365 | 13.0 | 87.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Clark Elementary | 354 | 12.6 | 88.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Kennedy Zapata Elementary | 336 | 12.6 | 97.0% | 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.
12 middle schools, 8,711 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Herrera Middle | 1,146 | 19.8 | 45.8% | Schoolwide program |
| United Middle | 999 | 17.3 | 44.7% | Schoolwide program |
| United South Middle | 869 | 17.9 | 78.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Ricardo Molina Middle | 769 | 16.4 | 90.1% | Not reported |
| Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle | 757 | 15.8 | 91.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Trautmann Middle | 756 | 18.9 | 58.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Antonio Gonzalez Middle | 664 | 14.2 | 89.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Raul Perales Middle | 648 | 16.8 | 79.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Los Obispos Middle | 620 | 14.7 | 92.3% | Schoolwide program |
| George Washington Middle | 579 | 15.2 | 74.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Clark Middle | 543 | 14.4 | 82.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Salvador Garcia Middle | 361 | 13.9 | 97.8% | 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.
8 high schools, 13,336 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United High School | 3,463 | 16.4 | 58.3% | Schoolwide program |
| United South High School | 3,252 | 16.8 | 81.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Lyndon B Johnson | 3,240 | 15.8 | 88.9% | Schoolwide program |
| John B Alexander High School | 3,171 | 17.4 | 52.9% | Schoolwide program |
| United Step Academy | 167 | 7.6 | 83.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Youth Village Detention Center | 16 | 2.2 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Youth Recovery Home | 15 | 5.4 | 93.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Juvenille Justice Alternative Program | 12 | not reported | 75.0% | Not Title I |
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.
1 other school, 7 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Esperanza Recovery Home | 7 | 3.1 | not reported | 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.
One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Casa Esperanza Recovery Home
School in Laredo; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (inactive); 7 students; 3.1 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact United ISD
- Website: uisd.net
- Phone: (956) 473-6201
- Office: 201 Lindenwood Dr, Laredo, TX 78045
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 United ISD
- Texas districts by spending per studentUnited ISD ranks 313 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,037).#313 of 577
- Every school district in TexasUnited ISD is the number 28 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 41,381 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#28 of 1,212
- Leander ISDThe next larger Texas district: 42,415 students in fall 2022, $10,669 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,669
- Clear Creek ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 40,693 students in fall 2022, $10,214 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,214
- Compare United ISD with Leander ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- United High School, its largest high school3,463 students in 2024-25, 16.4 per teacher.3,463
- Teacher salary spending across TexasUnited ISD spent $58,582 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$58,582
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
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 United ISD
How many schools and students are in United ISD?
51 schools were open in 2024-25 (30 elementary, 12 middle, 8 high, 1 other), enrolling 40,228 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does United ISD spend per student?
$12,037 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 $12,334 per student, up 2.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does United ISD's money come from?
$571,981,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 32.7% state, 46.1% local and 21.2% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in United ISD live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 10,205 of the 43,670 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 23.4%, 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.How much does United ISD spend on teacher salaries?
$147,315,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,560 per student. Divided by the 2,515 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $58,582 per teacher, more than 85 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).How do students in United ISD do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in United ISD scored proficient or above: 55% in reading and 45% 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.What is the graduation rate in United ISD?
95% of the 3,163 students in United 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.What is United ISD's NCES district ID?
4843650. 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