Socorro ISD

Public school district · El Paso County · Texas · NCES district ID 4840710

Socorro ISD spent $11,574 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 64% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,244). Its 51 schools enrolled 45,882 students in 2024-25; 49.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,771 per student, up 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (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 Socorro ISD in enrollment (43,935 to 52,767 students) and Socorro ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Socorro ISD, FY23San Antonio ISD $13,971; Pasadena ISD $13,787; El Paso ISD $12,931; Garland ISD $12,534; Lewisville ISD $12,299; Killeen ISD $11,818; Socorro ISD $11,574; Plano ISD $11,384; Round Rock ISD $10,955; Humble ISD $10,763; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kSan Antonio ISD$13,971Pasadena ISD$13,787El Paso ISD$12,931Garland ISD$12,534Lewisville ISD$12,299Killeen ISD$11,818Socorro ISD$11,574Plano ISD$11,384Round Rock ISD$10,955Humble ISD$10,763State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Socorro ISD, FY23San Antonio ISD $13,971; Pasadena ISD $13,787; El Paso ISD $12,931; Garland ISD $12,534; Lewisville ISD $12,299; Killeen ISD $11,818; Socorro ISD $11,574; Plano ISD $11,384; Round Rock ISD $10,955; Humble ISD $10,763; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kSan Antonio ISD$13,971Pasadena ISD$13,787El Paso ISD$12,931Garland ISD$12,534Lewisville ISD$12,299Killeen ISD$11,818Socorro ISD$11,574Plano ISD$11,384Round Rock ISD$10,955Humble ISD$10,763State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Socorro ISD, FY23San Antonio ISD $13,971; Pasadena ISD $13,787; El Paso ISD $12,931; Garland ISD $12,534; Lewisville ISD $12,299; Killeen ISD $11,818; Socorro ISD $11,574; Plano ISD $11,384; Round Rock ISD $10,955; Humble ISD $10,763; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kSan Antonio ISD$13,971Pasadena ISD$13,787El Paso ISD$12,931Garland ISD$12,534Lewisville ISD$12,299Killeen ISD$11,818Socorro ISD$11,574Plano ISD$11,384Round Rock ISD$10,955Humble ISD$10,763State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Socorro ISD, FY23San Antonio ISD $13,971; Pasadena ISD $13,787; El Paso ISD $12,931; Garland ISD $12,534; Lewisville ISD $12,299; Killeen ISD $11,818; Socorro ISD $11,574; Plano ISD $11,384; Round Rock ISD $10,955; Humble ISD $10,763; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kSan Antonio ISD$13,971Pasadena ISD$13,787El Paso ISD$12,931Garland ISD$12,534Lewisville ISD$12,299Killeen ISD$11,818Socorro ISD$11,574Plano ISD$11,384Round Rock ISD$10,955Humble ISD$10,763State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$637,921,000 in revenue: 49.6% state, 30.6% local and 19.8% federal. Total spending including $72,122,000 of capital outlay was $669,855,000, or $14,001 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Socorro ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $316,389,000; Local $195,374,000; Federal $126,158,000; total $637,921,000.
  • State$316,389,000 50%
  • Local$195,374,000 31%
  • Federal$126,158,000 20%

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

47,843 students in 2022-23, 46,651 students in 2023-24, 45,880 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Socorro ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 47,843, 2023-24: 46,651, 2024-25: 45,880020k40k60k2022-2347,8432023-2446,6512024-2545,880
Socorro ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 47,843, 2023-24: 46,651, 2024-25: 45,880020k40k60k2022-2347,8432023-2446,6512024-2545,880
Socorro ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 47,843, 2023-24: 46,651, 2024-25: 45,880020k40k60k2022-2347,8432023-2446,6512024-2545,880
Socorro ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 47,843, 2023-24: 46,651, 2024-25: 45,880020k40k60k2022-2347,8432023-2446,6512024-2545,880

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347,8432840.916.8
2023-2446,6512128.221.9
2024-2545,8802760.616.6

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

$176,870,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,697 per student

Socorro ISD booked $176,870,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,885 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 $61,298 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 93 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$108,851,00061.5%
Special education$15,452,0008.7%
Vocational$11,402,0006.4%
Other programs$41,165,00023.3%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,116 in 2018-19, $3,258 in 2019-20, $3,509 in 2020-21, $3,585 in 2021-22, $3,697 in 2022-23.

Socorro ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,116, 2019-20: $3,258, 2020-21: $3,509, 2021-22: $3,585, 2022-23: $3,69701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1162019-20$3,2582020-21$3,5092021-22$3,5852022-23$3,697
Socorro ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,116, 2019-20: $3,258, 2020-21: $3,509, 2021-22: $3,585, 2022-23: $3,69701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1162019-20$3,2582020-21$3,5092021-22$3,5852022-23$3,697
Socorro ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,116, 2019-20: $3,258, 2020-21: $3,509, 2021-22: $3,585, 2022-23: $3,69701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1162019-20$3,2582020-21$3,5092021-22$3,5852022-23$3,697
Socorro ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,116, 2019-20: $3,258, 2020-21: $3,509, 2021-22: $3,585, 2022-23: $3,69701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1162019-20$3,2582020-21$3,5092021-22$3,5852022-23$3,697

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 Socorro ISD scored proficient or above: 52% in reading and 37% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTexasStudents tested
Reading and language arts52%52%20,217
Math37%42%17,124

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

89% of the 3,955 students in Socorro 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate89%90.3%
Students in the class3,955403,301

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.

31 elementary schools, 22,651 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dr Sue a Shook School1,16719.149.8%Schoolwide program
Sgt Jose F Carrasco Elementary1,06717.341.6%Schoolwide program
Ben Narbuth Elementary1,05420.349.6%Not Title I
Mission Ridge1,05218.872.6%Schoolwide program
Cactus Trails1,00618.144.2%Schoolwide program
John Drugan School99017.042.9%Schoolwide program
Horizon Heights Elementary94717.056.3%Schoolwide program
Lujan-Chavez Elementary92317.954.6%Schoolwide program
Purple Heart Elementary91417.671.0%Schoolwide program
James P Butler Elementary88418.545.8%Schoolwide program
Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy86217.471.2%Schoolwide program
Ernesto Serna School83115.283.4%Schoolwide program
The other 19 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Escontrias Steam Academy82416.586.9%Schoolwide program
Chester E Jordan75516.874.8%Schoolwide program
Bill Sybert School74813.973.9%Schoolwide program
Jane a Hambric School74014.582.2%Schoolwide program
O'shea Keleher Elementary67214.674.4%Schoolwide program
Loma Verde66115.463.5%Schoolwide program
Sgt Roberto Ituarte65916.868.9%Schoolwide program
Sierra Vista Elementary62216.172.0%Schoolwide program
Elfida Chavez Elementary61615.580.7%Schoolwide program
Helen Ball Elementary57614.472.9%Schoolwide program
Hueco Elementary57316.685.0%Schoolwide program
Myrtle Cooper Elementary55014.868.7%Schoolwide program
Desert Wind Elementary52113.288.9%Schoolwide program
Vista Del Sol Elementary50515.583.4%Schoolwide program
Robert R Rojas Elementary49016.884.1%Schoolwide program
Campestre Elementary48815.886.1%Schoolwide program
H D Hilley Elementary48316.485.5%Schoolwide program
Benito Martinez Elementary47016.975.1%Schoolwide program
Keys Elementary11.0All free (CEP)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.

10 middle schools, 7,435 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Col John O Ensor Middle1,07017.148.7%Schoolwide program
Ssg Manuel R Puentes1,03117.045.9%Schoolwide program
Sun Ridge Middle97817.046.7%Schoolwide program
Spec Rafael Hernando Middle70715.872.4%Schoolwide program
Hurshel Antwine Middle70116.773.3%Schoolwide program
Capt Walter E Clarke Middle67015.676.7%Schoolwide program
William D Slider Middle62715.373.4%Schoolwide program
Montwood Middle59714.771.7%Schoolwide program
Salvador Sanchez Middle54415.187.3%Schoolwide program
Socorro Middle51015.788.2%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.

10 high schools, 15,796 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Eastlake High School3,00417.948.2%Schoolwide program
Pebble Hills High School2,95218.243.5%Schoolwide program
Socorro High School2,57916.969.8%Schoolwide program
Montwood High School2,49917.055.3%Schoolwide program
El Dorado High School2,10916.153.7%Schoolwide program
Americas High School2,04916.549.9%Schoolwide program
Mission Early College High School41016.547.8%Schoolwide program
Options High School13612.478.7%Schoolwide program
Keys Acad563.585.7%Schoolwide program
JJAEP2not reportednot reportedNot reported

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.

JJAEP

High school in El Paso; open in 2024-25; 2 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Socorro 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 Socorro ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentSocorro ISD ranks 371 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,574).#371 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasSocorro ISD is the number 22 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 47,843 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#22 of 1,212
  3. Pasadena ISDThe next larger Texas district: 48,726 students in fall 2022, $13,787 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,787
  4. Round Rock ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 46,510 students in fall 2022, $10,955 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,955
  5. Compare Socorro ISD with Pasadena ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Eastlake High School, its largest high school3,004 students in 2024-25, 17.9 per teacher.3,004
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasSocorro ISD spent $61,298 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$61,298
  8. 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 Socorro ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Socorro ISD?
    51 schools were open in 2024-25 (31 elementary, 10 middle, 10 high), enrolling 45,882 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Socorro ISD spend per student?
    $11,574 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 $11,771 per student, up 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Socorro ISD's money come from?
    $637,921,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 49.6% state, 30.6% local and 19.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Socorro ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 9,853 of the 53,184 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.5%, 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.
  5. How much does Socorro ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $176,870,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,697 per student. Divided by the 2,885 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $61,298 per teacher, more than 93 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).
  6. How do students in Socorro ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Socorro ISD scored proficient or above: 52% in reading and 37% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Socorro ISD?
    89% of the 3,955 students in Socorro 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.
  8. What is Socorro ISD's NCES district ID?
    4840710. 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

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