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 (2022-23). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $30,654
- Top per-pupil spend
- $18,188
- Avg across top 50
- 50
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Isd spends $30,654 per student, the most of any Texas district listed, against an average of $18,188 across the top 50.
- $30,654
- top spend (Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Isd)
- $16,297
- lowest on this list
- 1.9×
- spread across the listed districts
- 2,776
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pecos-Barstow-Toyah IsdPecos | $30,654 |
| 2 | University of Texas University Charter SchoolAustin | $23,216 |
| 3 | Cotulla IsdCotulla | $21,168 |
| 4 | Santa Maria IsdSanta Maria | $20,319 |
| 5 | Refugio IsdRefugio | $20,309 |
| 6 | The Rhodes School for Performing ArtsHouston | $19,934 |
| 7 | Reagan County IsdBig Lake | $19,428 |
| 8 | Seagraves IsdSeagraves | $19,396 |
| 9 | Hearne IsdHearne | $19,387 |
| 10 | Crockett County Consolidated CsdOzona | $19,263 |
| 11 | Alto IsdAlto | $19,110 |
| 12 | Tornillo IsdTornillo | $19,052 |
| 13 | Lackland IsdSan Antonio | $19,028 |
| 14 | Gunter IsdGunter | $18,979 |
| 15 | Taft IsdTaft | $18,974 |
| 16 | Floydada Collegiate IsdFloydada | $18,648 |
| 17 | Ft Sam Houston IsdSan Antonio | $18,546 |
| 18 | Freer IsdFreer | $18,500 |
| 19 | Goldthwaite IsdGoldthwaite | $18,490 |
| 20 | Stamford IsdStamford | $18,474 |
| 21 | Port Aransas IsdPort Aransas | $18,150 |
| 22 | South Texas IsdMercedes | $17,956 |
| 23 | Kenedy IsdKenedy | $17,443 |
| 24 | Southwest Public SchoolsHouston | $17,416 |
| 25 | Marlin IsdMarlin | $17,405 |
| 26 | Royal IsdPattison | $17,399 |
| 27 | Slaton IsdSlaton | $17,367 |
| 28 | Santa Rosa IsdSanta Rosa | $17,329 |
| 29 | Southwest Preparatory SchoolSan Antonio | $17,295 |
| 30 | Cayuga IsdTennessee Colony | $17,249 |
| 31 | Kerens IsdKerens | $17,112 |
| 32 | Tahoka IsdTahoka | $17,087 |
| 33 | Henrietta IsdHenrietta | $17,081 |
| 34 | Corrigan-Camden IsdCorrigan | $16,998 |
| 35 | San Augustine IsdSan Augustine | $16,875 |
| 36 | Three Rivers IsdThree Rivers | $16,785 |
| 37 | West Hardin County CisdSaratoga | $16,779 |
| 38 | Brooks County IsdFalfurrias | $16,726 |
| 39 | Lyford CisdLyford | $16,721 |
| 40 | Italy IsdItaly | $16,697 |
| 41 | Carrizo Springs CisdCarrizo Springs | $16,683 |
| 42 | Inspire AcademiesSan Antonio | $16,584 |
| 43 | Winters IsdWinters | $16,547 |
| 44 | George Gervin AcademySan Antonio | $16,488 |
| 45 | Yoakum IsdYoakum | $16,454 |
| 46 | Sundown IsdSundown | $16,446 |
| 47 | Tulia IsdTulia | $16,446 |
| 48 | Edgewood IsdSan Antonio | $16,407 |
| 49 | Holland IsdHolland | $16,297 |
| 50 | Mccamey IsdMccamey | $16,297 |
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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.
Per-pupil spending figures come from the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2022-23, the federal government's annual census of revenues and expenditures across more than 13,000 public school districts. Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are ranked, to keep small-district outliers from distorting the comparison.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.