Highest Spending Districts in Texas
Per-pupil expenditure ranking. Districts with 500+ enrollment. Data from NCES F-33 Finance Survey.
$78,983
Top Spender
PECOS-BARSTOW-TOYAH ISD
$31,766
Avg Per-Pupil
50
Districts Listed
500+
Min Enrollment
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | PECOS-BARSTOW-TOYAH ISD PECOS | $78,983 |
| 2. | REAGAN COUNTY ISD BIG LAKE | $66,271 |
| 3. | PORT ARANSAS ISD PORT ARANSAS | $61,032 |
| 4. | COTULLA ISD COTULLA | $50,672 |
| 5. | KARNES CITY ISD KARNES CITY | $42,981 |
| 6. | MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD MONAHANS | $42,674 |
| 7. | THREE RIVERS ISD THREE RIVERS | $40,969 |
| 8. | CELINA ISD CELINA | $36,747 |
| 9. | CADDO MILLS ISD CADDO MILLS | $36,443 |
| 10. | CARRIZO SPRINGS CISD CARRIZO SPRINGS | $34,756 |
| 11. | COMFORT ISD COMFORT | $34,561 |
| 12. | GODLEY ISD GODLEY | $33,447 |
| 13. | STANTON ISD STANTON | $33,420 |
| 14. | PONDER ISD PONDER | $33,072 |
| 15. | BARBERS HILL ISD MONT BELVIEU | $32,650 |
| 16. | MART ISD MART | $32,608 |
| 17. | SUNRAY COLLEGIATE ISD SUNRAY | $31,885 |
| 18. | YORKTOWN ISD YORKTOWN | $31,574 |
| 19. | ALPINE ISD ALPINE | $31,359 |
| 20. | HIGHLAND PARK ISD DALLAS | $30,472 |
| 21. | WEST ISD WEST | $30,088 |
| 22. | HIGHLAND PARK ISD AMARILLO | $29,988 |
| 23. | LAGO VISTA ISD LAGO VISTA | $29,372 |
| 24. | CROCKETT COUNTY CONSOLIDATED CSD OZONA | $29,343 |
| 25. | SINTON ISD SINTON | $29,339 |
| 26. | SANTA MARIA ISD SANTA MARIA | $29,193 |
| 27. | ALTO ISD ALTO | $27,932 |
| 28. | EANES ISD AUSTIN | $27,865 |
| 29. | REFUGIO ISD REFUGIO | $27,437 |
| 30. | PREMONT ISD PREMONT | $27,216 |
| 31. | AUSTIN ISD AUSTIN | $26,950 |
| 32. | POINT ISABEL ISD PORT ISABEL | $26,911 |
| 33. | FLOYDADA COLLEGIATE ISD FLOYDADA | $26,856 |
| 34. | LLANO ISD LLANO | $26,354 |
| 35. | PLAINVIEW ISD PLAINVIEW | $25,238 |
| 36. | BROWNFIELD ISD BROWNFIELD | $24,819 |
| 37. | PILOT POINT ISD PILOT POINT | $24,391 |
| 38. | WALLER ISD WALLER | $24,166 |
| 39. | DEL VALLE ISD DEL VALLE | $24,162 |
| 40. | BURTON ISD BURTON | $24,130 |
| 41. | LAMESA ISD LAMESA | $24,070 |
| 42. | PALACIOS ISD PALACIOS | $24,035 |
| 43. | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL AUSTIN | $23,635 |
| 44. | LIBERTY HILL ISD LIBERTY HILL | $22,980 |
| 45. | ANNA ISD ANNA | $22,856 |
| 46. | AXTELL ISD AXTELL | $22,730 |
| 47. | CHINA SPRING ISD CHINA SPRING | $22,687 |
| 48. | INGLESIDE ISD INGLESIDE | $22,397 |
| 49. | PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD PORT NECHES | $22,310 |
| 50. | MCCAMEY ISD MCCAMEY | $22,266 |
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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.