Santa Maria ISD
Public school district · Cameron County · Texas · NCES district ID 4839330
Santa Maria ISD spent $20,319 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 87% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its 5 schools enrolled 524 students in 2024-25; 64.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,848 per student, up 7.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (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 Santa Maria ISD in enrollment (560 to 575 students) and Santa Maria ISD itself.
Where the money came from
$13,323,000 in revenue: 64.3% state, 13.6% local and 22.0% federal. Total spending including $712,000 of capital outlay was $13,528,000, or $23,859 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$8,573,000 64%
- Local$1,814,000 14%
- Federal$2,936,000 22%
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
567 students in 2022-23, 540 students in 2023-24, 512 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 | 567 | 59.6 | 9.5 |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 56.3 | 9.6 |
| 2024-25 | 512 | 53.7 | 9.5 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$2,897,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,109 per student
Santa Maria ISD booked $2,897,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 60 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 $48,624 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 38 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 | $2,216,000 | 76.5% |
| Special education | $270,000 | 9.3% |
| Vocational | $231,000 | 8.0% |
| Other programs | $180,000 | 6.2% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,704 in 2018-19, $3,891 in 2019-20, $4,349 in 2020-21, $5,173 in 2021-22, $5,109 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 Santa Maria ISD scored proficient or above: 29-39% in reading and 17-28% 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 | 29-39% | 52% | 245 |
| Math | 17-28% | 42% | 197 |
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
90% or more of the 55 students in Santa Maria 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 | 90% or more | 90.3% |
| Students in the class | 55 | 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.
1 elementary school, 224 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez Elementary | 224 | 12.7 | 99.6% | 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.
1 middle school, 123 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria Middle | 123 | 9.8 | 98.4% | 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.
3 high schools, 177 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria High School | 165 | 7.0 | 97.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Santa Maria Academic Academy-Options Campus (6-12) | 9 | 2.0 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Santa Maria DAEP | 3 | not reported | not reported | Not 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.
2 more schools 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.
Santa Maria Academic Academy-Options Campus (6-12)
High school in Santa Maria; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (inactive); 9 students; 2.0 students per teacher.
Santa Maria DAEP
High school in Weslaco; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (inactive); 3 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 Santa Maria ISD
- Website: www2.smisd.net
- Phone: (956) 565-6308
- Office: 11119 Military Hwy 281, Santa Maria, TX 78592
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 Santa Maria ISD
- Texas districts by spending per studentSanta Maria ISD ranks 81 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,319).#81 of 629
- Every school district in TexasSanta Maria ISD is the number 756 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 567 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#756 of 1,212
- Step Charter SchoolThe next larger Texas district: 569 students in fall 2022, $15,687 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,687
- La Villa ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 566 students in fall 2022, $15,659 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,659
- Compare Santa Maria ISD with Step Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Santa Maria High School, its largest high school165 students in 2024-25, 7.0 per teacher.165
- Teacher salary spending across TexasSanta Maria ISD spent $48,624 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$48,624
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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 Santa Maria ISD
How many schools and students are in Santa Maria ISD?
5 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high), enrolling 524 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Santa Maria ISD spend per student?
$20,319 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 $21,848 per student, up 7.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Santa Maria ISD's money come from?
$13,323,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 64.3% state, 13.6% local and 22.0% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Santa Maria ISD live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 157 of the 669 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 23.5%, 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.How much does Santa Maria ISD spend on teacher salaries?
$2,897,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,109 per student. Divided by the 60 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $48,624 per teacher, more than 38 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 Santa Maria ISD do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Santa Maria ISD scored proficient or above: 29-39% in reading and 17-28% 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 Santa Maria ISD?
90% or more of the 55 students in Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria ISD's NCES district ID?
4839330. 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