Texas · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Texas
The 50 Texas districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $23,635
- Top per-pupil spend
- $17,088
- Avg across top 50
- 50
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
University of Texas University Charter School spends $23,635 per student, the most of any Texas district listed, against an average of $17,088 across the top 50.
- $23,635
- top spend (University of Texas University Charter School)
- $15,584
- lowest on this list
- 1.5×
- spread across the listed districts
- 555
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Texas University Charter School Austin | $23,635 |
| 2 | Cotulla Isd Cotulla | $21,052 |
| 3 | Santa Maria Isd Santa Maria | $20,404 |
| 4 | Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas San Antonio | $19,762 |
| 5 | Lackland Isd San Antonio | $18,832 |
| 6 | Reagan County Isd Big Lake | $18,197 |
| 7 | Hearne Isd Hearne | $18,157 |
| 8 | Seagraves Isd Seagraves | $18,025 |
| 9 | Gunter Isd Gunter | $18,022 |
| 10 | Tornillo Isd Tornillo | $17,792 |
| 11 | Goldthwaite Isd Goldthwaite | $17,735 |
| 12 | Santa Rosa Isd Santa Rosa | $17,722 |
| 13 | Taft Isd Taft | $17,664 |
| 14 | Karnes City Isd Karnes City | $17,576 |
| 15 | Refugio Isd Refugio | $17,480 |
| 16 | Stamford Isd Stamford | $17,431 |
| 17 | Marlin Isd Marlin | $17,329 |
| 18 | Ft Sam Houston Isd San Antonio | $17,178 |
| 19 | Alto Isd Alto | $16,948 |
| 20 | Floydada Collegiate Isd Floydada | $16,936 |
| 21 | Inspire Academies San Antonio | $16,896 |
| 22 | Kerens Isd Kerens | $16,846 |
| 23 | Roscoe Collegiate Isd Roscoe | $16,803 |
| 24 | La Villa Isd La Villa | $16,782 |
| 25 | Haskell Cisd Haskell | $16,739 |
| 26 | Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Isd Pecos | $16,655 |
| 27 | The Rhodes School for Performing Arts Houston | $16,596 |
| 28 | Sundown Isd Sundown | $16,517 |
| 29 | South Texas Isd Mercedes | $16,503 |
| 30 | Cayuga Isd Tennessee Colony | $16,476 |
| 31 | Hitchcock Isd Hitchcock | $16,337 |
| 32 | Port Aransas Isd Port Aransas | $16,309 |
| 33 | Sunray Collegiate Isd Sunray | $16,300 |
| 34 | San Augustine Isd San Augustine | $16,275 |
| 35 | Southwest Public Schools Houston | $16,263 |
| 36 | Rio Grande City Grulla Isd Rio Grande City | $16,257 |
| 37 | Premont Isd Premont | $16,199 |
| 38 | Olney Isd Olney | $16,149 |
| 39 | Yoakum Isd Yoakum | $16,125 |
| 40 | Clarksville Isd Clarksville | $16,067 |
| 41 | Kenedy Isd Kenedy | $16,065 |
| 42 | Tahoka Isd Tahoka | $15,968 |
| 43 | Brackett Isd Brackettville | $15,818 |
| 44 | Mccamey Isd Mccamey | $15,725 |
| 45 | The Varnett Public School Houston | $15,716 |
| 46 | Slaton Isd Slaton | $15,713 |
| 47 | Roma Isd Roma | $15,621 |
| 48 | Sonora Isd Sonora | $15,612 |
| 49 | Mathis Isd Mathis | $15,595 |
| 50 | Three Rivers Isd Three Rivers | $15,584 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.