Texas · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Texas

Schools in Texas ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

Garden City H S tops the list: its district, Glasscock County Isd, spends $49,156 per student, against a Texas average of $14,348.

$49,156
per-student spend in Glasscock County Isd: $14,348
Texas average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Garden City H S Garden City · other	Glasscock County Isd	157	$49,156
2	Garden City El Garden City · other	Glasscock County Isd	136	$49,156
3	Oilton El Oilton · other	Webb Cisd	109	$42,294
4	Bruni H S Bruni · high	Webb Cisd	80	$42,294
5	Bruni Middle Bruni · middle	Webb Cisd	51	$42,294
6	Boys Ranch H S Boys Ranch · high	Boys Ranch Isd	88	$39,659
7	Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus Austin · elementary	Texas Preparatory School	59	$38,164
8	Rankin School Rankin · other	Rankin Isd	301	$36,871
9	Thrive Center for Success The Woodlands · elementary	Thrive Center for Success	150	$36,348
10	Mullin Main Mullin · other	Mullin Isd	79	$33,342
11	Essence Preparatory Charter School San Antonio · other	Essence Preparatory Charter School	365	$31,961
12	Patton Springs School Afton · other	Patton Springs Isd	88	$30,974
13	Haynes El Pecos · elementary	Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Isd	861	$30,654
14	Pecos H S Pecos · high	Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Isd	854	$30,654
15	Austin El Pecos · elementary	Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Isd	644	$30,654
16	Crockett Middle Pecos · middle	Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Isd	621	$30,654
17	Pecos Kind Pecos · other	Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Isd	583	$30,654
18	Borden County School Gail · other	Borden County Isd	249	$29,942
19	Marathon Independent School Dist Marathon · other	Marathon Isd	58	$28,695
20	Damon El Damon · other	Damon Isd	107	$28,617
21	Dell City School Dell City · other	Dell City Isd	76	$28,443
22	Blackwell School Blackwell · other	Blackwell Cisd	186	$27,888
23	Sarita El Sarita · other	Kenedy County Wide Csd	126	$27,112
24	Wink El Wink · other	Wink-Loving Isd	227	$26,882
25	Wink H S Wink · other	Wink-Loving Isd	211	$26,882
26	Covington School Covington · other	Covington Isd	353	$26,677
27	San Isidro El San Isidro · other	San Isidro Isd	91	$26,431
28	San Isidro H S San Isidro · high	San Isidro Isd	62	$26,431
29	Trinity Charter Schools - Lockhart Campus Lockhart · other	Trinity Charter School	134	$26,300
30	Trinity Charter Schools - Tyler Campus Tyler · other	Trinity Charter School	68	$26,300
31	Van Horn School Van Horn · other	Culberson County-Allamoore Isd	381	$26,240
32	Frank L Madla Early College H S San Antonio · high	New Frontiers Public Schools Inc	150	$26,006
33	Rocketship Dennis Dunkins El Fort Worth · other	Rocketship Public Schools	442	$25,290
34	Sabine Pass School Sabine Pass · other	Sabine Pass Isd	372	$25,057
35	Austwell-Tivoli H S Tivoli · other	Austwell-Tivoli Isd	74	$24,861
36	Austwell-Tivoli El Tivoli · other	Austwell-Tivoli Isd	67	$24,861
37	Mcmullen County School Tilden · other	Mcmullen County Isd	280	$24,482
38	Trent Independent School District Trent · other	Trent Isd	144	$24,366
39	Maxfield El Gorman · other	Gorman Isd	108	$24,320
40	Gorman H S Gorman · high	Gorman Isd	87	$24,320
41	Cotton Center School Cotton Center · other	Cotton Center Isd	100	$24,270
42	Paint Creek School Haskell · other	Paint Creek Isd	111	$24,090
43	Calvert School Calvert · other	Calvert Isd	145	$23,918
44	Guthrie School Guthrie · other	Guthrie Csd	93	$23,849
45	San Perlita El San Perlita · other	San Perlita Isd	80	$23,829
46	San Perlita H S San Perlita · high	San Perlita Isd	67	$23,829
47	Sanderson Schools Sanderson · other	Terrell County Isd	114	$23,713
48	Throckmorton Collegiate Isd Throckmorton · other	Throckmorton Collegiate Isd	144	$23,608
49	Sands Cisd Ackerly · other	Sands Cisd	232	$23,313
50	Balmorhea School Balmorhea · other	Balmorhea Isd	146	$23,285
51	Lorenzo Isd Lorenzo · other	Lorenzo Isd	207	$23,238
52	Methodist Children's Home Waco · other	University of Texas University Charter School	96	$23,216
53	Cedar Crest Belton · other	University of Texas University Charter School	75	$23,216
54	Tnc Campus (Texas Neurorehabilitation Center) Austin · other	University of Texas University Charter School	57	$23,216
55	Priddy School Priddy · other	Priddy Isd	119	$23,025
56	Moran School Moran · other	Moran Isd	115	$22,877
57	Mount Calm Isd Mount Calm · other	Mount Calm Isd	168	$22,667
58	Lueders-Avoca El/J H Lueders · other	Lueders-Avoca Isd	60	$22,614
59	Fannindel El Pecan Gap · other	Fannindel Isd	91	$22,503
60	Fannindel H S Ladonia · other	Fannindel Isd	50	$22,503
61	Dallas County Juvenile Justice Dallas · other	Academy for Academic Excellence	139	$22,441
62	Medlock Youth Village Dallas · other	Academy for Academic Excellence	88	$22,441
63	Brookesmith School Brookesmith · other	Brookesmith Isd	139	$22,404
64	Jayton Schools Jayton · other	Jayton-Girard Isd	169	$22,389
65	Benjamin School Benjamin · other	Benjamin Isd	94	$22,338
66	El Paso Early Learning Language Academy El Paso · other	Benavides Isd	169	$22,295
67	Benavides Secondary Benavides · other	Benavides Isd	87	$22,295
68	Benavides El Benavides · other	Benavides Isd	61	$22,295
69	Motley County School Matador · other	Motley County Isd	179	$22,247
70	Westhoff El Westhoff · other	Westhoff Isd	85	$22,099
71	Grady School Lenorah · other	Grady Isd	241	$21,988
72	Matagorda School Matagorda · other	Matagorda Isd	109	$21,966
73	Fort Elliott School Briscoe · other	Fort Elliott Cisd	141	$21,908
74	Pringle-Morse Schools Morse · other	Pringle-Morse Cisd	128	$21,869
75	Darrouzett Schools Darrouzett · other	Darrouzett Isd	86	$21,795
76	George Washington Carver El Karnack · other	Karnack Isd	119	$21,762
77	High Island School High Island · other	High Island Isd	132	$21,722
78	Buckholts School Buckholts · other	Buckholts Isd	112	$21,636
79	Menard Elementary/Jh Menard · other	Menard Isd	182	$21,493
80	Menard H S Menard · high	Menard Isd	82	$21,493
81	Marfa Schools Marfa · other	Marfa Isd	194	$21,356
82	Ramirez-Burks El Cotulla · other	Cotulla Isd	468	$21,168
83	Cotulla H S Cotulla · high	Cotulla Isd	356	$21,168
84	Frank Newman Middle Cotulla · middle	Cotulla Isd	259	$21,168
85	Encinal El Encinal · other	Cotulla Isd	74	$21,168
86	Southland School Southland · other	Southland Isd	132	$21,087
87	Excelsior El Center · other	Excelsior Isd	86	$21,014
88	Royal Academy of Excellence San Antonio · elementary	Royal Public Schools	469	$20,896
89	Trinidad School Trinidad · other	Trinidad Isd	173	$20,842
90	Cherokee School Cherokee · other	Cherokee Isd	123	$20,777
91	Panther Creek School Valera · other	Panther Creek Cisd	163	$20,634
92	Klondike Isd Lamesa · other	Klondike Isd	261	$20,539
93	Reagan El Quanah · other	Quanah Isd	196	$20,496
94	Quanah H S Quanah · high	Quanah Isd	143	$20,496
95	Travis Middle Quanah · middle	Quanah Isd	95	$20,496
96	Irion El Mertzon · other	Irion County Isd	200	$20,483
97	Irion H S Mertzon · other	Irion County Isd	134	$20,483
98	Amherst School Amherst · other	Amherst Isd	102	$20,475
99	Gustine School Gustine · other	Gustine Isd	136	$20,411
100	Knox City School Knox City · other	Knox City-O'brien Cisd	195	$20,407

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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