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 Editorial. · Updated June 2026

The spending picture in one line

Boys Ranch H S tops the list: its district, Boys Ranch Isd, spends $38,056 per student, against a Texas average of $13,644.

$38,056
per-student spend in Boys Ranch Isd: $13,644
Texas average: $16,593
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Boys Ranch H S Boys Ranch · high	Boys Ranch Isd	88	$38,056
2	Por Vida Academy Charter H S San Antonio · high	Por Vida Academy	104	$37,371
3	Por Vida Academy Corpus Christi Corpus Christi · high	Por Vida Academy	71	$37,371
4	Prelude Preparatory Charter School San Antonio · other	Prelude Preparatory Charter School	162	$36,867
5	Rankin School Rankin · other	Rankin Isd	301	$31,394
6	Oilton El Oilton · other	Webb Cisd	109	$30,625
7	Bruni H S Bruni · high	Webb Cisd	80	$30,625
8	Bruni Middle Bruni · middle	Webb Cisd	51	$30,625
9	El Paso Early Learning Language Academy El Paso · other	Benavides Isd	169	$30,300
10	Benavides Secondary Benavides · other	Benavides Isd	87	$30,300
11	Benavides El Benavides · other	Benavides Isd	61	$30,300
12	Mullin Main Mullin · other	Mullin Isd	79	$29,810
13	Royal Academy of Excellence San Antonio · elementary	Royal Public Schools	469	$29,252
14	Blackwell School Blackwell · other	Blackwell Cisd	186	$28,903
15	Dell City School Dell City · other	Dell City Isd	76	$27,529
16	Dallas County Juvenile Justice Dallas · other	Academy for Academic Excellence	139	$27,111
17	Medlock Youth Village Dallas · other	Academy for Academic Excellence	88	$27,111
18	Marathon Independent School Dist Marathon · other	Marathon Isd	58	$26,772
19	Patton Springs School Afton · other	Patton Springs Isd	88	$26,640
20	Westhoff El Westhoff · other	Westhoff Isd	85	$25,718
21	Paint Creek School Haskell · other	Paint Creek Isd	111	$25,621
22	Garden City H S Garden City · other	Glasscock County Isd	157	$25,273
23	Garden City El Garden City · other	Glasscock County Isd	136	$25,273
24	Covington School Covington · other	Covington Isd	353	$25,238
25	Sarita El Sarita · other	Kenedy County Wide Csd	126	$25,139
26	Borden County School Gail · other	Borden County Isd	249	$25,118
27	Sabine Pass School Sabine Pass · other	Sabine Pass Isd	372	$24,688
28	Wink El Wink · other	Wink-Loving Isd	227	$24,617
29	Wink H S Wink · other	Wink-Loving Isd	211	$24,617
30	Motley County School Matador · other	Motley County Isd	179	$24,006
31	Methodist Children's Home Waco · other	University of Texas University Charter School	96	$23,635
32	Cedar Crest Belton · other	University of Texas University Charter School	75	$23,635
33	Tnc Campus (Texas Neurorehabilitation Center) Austin · other	University of Texas University Charter School	57	$23,635
34	Frank L Madla Early College H S San Antonio · high	New Frontiers Public Schools Inc	150	$23,557
35	Lueders-Avoca El/J H Lueders · other	Lueders-Avoca Isd	60	$23,242
36	Austwell-Tivoli H S Tivoli · other	Austwell-Tivoli Isd	74	$23,198
37	Austwell-Tivoli El Tivoli · other	Austwell-Tivoli Isd	67	$23,198
38	San Perlita El San Perlita · other	San Perlita Isd	80	$23,063
39	San Perlita H S San Perlita · high	San Perlita Isd	67	$23,063
40	Throckmorton Collegiate Isd Throckmorton · other	Throckmorton Collegiate Isd	144	$23,025
41	Adrian School Adrian · other	Adrian Isd	141	$22,876
42	Mcmullen County School Tilden · other	Mcmullen County Isd	280	$22,671
43	Trinity Charter Schools - Lockhart Campus Lockhart · other	Trinity Charter School	134	$22,637
44	Trinity Charter Schools - Tyler Campus Tyler · other	Trinity Charter School	68	$22,637
45	Balmorhea School Balmorhea · other	Balmorhea Isd	146	$22,520
46	Jayton Schools Jayton · other	Jayton-Girard Isd	169	$22,509
47	Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus Austin · elementary	Texas Preparatory School	59	$22,142
48	Lorenzo Isd Lorenzo · other	Lorenzo Isd	207	$22,084
49	Guthrie School Guthrie · other	Guthrie Csd	93	$21,978
50	Elevate Collegiate Houston · other	Elevate Collegiate Charter School	192	$21,945
51	Maxfield El Gorman · other	Gorman Isd	108	$21,925
52	Gorman H S Gorman · high	Gorman Isd	87	$21,925
53	Richland Springs School Richland Springs · other	Richland Springs Isd	120	$21,826
54	Harrold School Harrold · other	Harrold Isd	154	$21,790
55	Trent Independent School District Trent · other	Trent Isd	144	$21,768
56	Ki Charter Academy San Marcos · other	Ki Charter Academy	185	$21,747
57	Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill Liberty Hill · other	Ki Charter Academy	125	$21,747
58	Ki Charter - Fort Worth Fort Worth · other	Ki Charter Academy	80	$21,747
59	San Isidro El San Isidro · other	San Isidro Isd	91	$21,681
60	San Isidro H S San Isidro · high	San Isidro Isd	62	$21,681
61	Cotton Center School Cotton Center · other	Cotton Center Isd	100	$21,657
62	Priddy School Priddy · other	Priddy Isd	119	$21,452
63	Calvert School Calvert · other	Calvert Isd	145	$21,437
64	Ramirez-Burks El Cotulla · other	Cotulla Isd	468	$21,052
65	Cotulla H S Cotulla · high	Cotulla Isd	356	$21,052
66	Frank Newman Middle Cotulla · middle	Cotulla Isd	259	$21,052
67	Encinal El Encinal · other	Cotulla Isd	74	$21,052
68	High Island School High Island · other	High Island Isd	132	$20,930
69	Grady School Lenorah · other	Grady Isd	241	$20,831
70	Sanderson Schools Sanderson · other	Terrell County Isd	114	$20,827
71	Houston Classical Houston · elementary	Houston Classical Charter School	342	$20,733
72	Lasara El Lasara · other	Lasara Isd	238	$20,636
73	Lasara H S Lasara · high	Lasara Isd	105	$20,636
74	Van Horn School Van Horn · other	Culberson County-Allamoore Isd	381	$20,589
75	George Washington Carver El Karnack · other	Karnack Isd	119	$20,515
76	Fort Elliott School Briscoe · other	Fort Elliott Cisd	141	$20,484
77	Harris County Juvenile Detention Center Houston · other	Excel Academy	165	$20,475
78	Excel Academy Education Transition Center Houston · high	Excel Academy	58	$20,475
79	Tony Gonzalez El Santa Maria · other	Santa Maria Isd	224	$20,404
80	Santa Maria H S Santa Maria · high	Santa Maria Isd	165	$20,404
81	Santa Maria Middle Santa Maria · middle	Santa Maria Isd	123	$20,404
82	Fannindel El Pecan Gap · other	Fannindel Isd	91	$20,372
83	Fannindel H S Ladonia · other	Fannindel Isd	50	$20,372
84	Southland School Southland · other	Southland Isd	132	$20,217
85	Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North Laredo · high	Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo	131	$20,137
86	Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South Laredo · high	Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo	129	$20,137
87	Crowell School Crowell · other	Crowell Isd	189	$20,063
88	Loraine School Loraine · other	Loraine Isd	141	$19,941
89	Iraan El Iraan · other	Iraan-Sheffield Collegiate Isd	143	$19,861
90	Iraan H S Iraan · high	Iraan-Sheffield Collegiate Isd	112	$19,861
91	Iraan J H Iraan · middle	Iraan-Sheffield Collegiate Isd	78	$19,861
92	Excelsior El Center · other	Excelsior Isd	86	$19,779
93	Legacy Traditional School - Cibolo Cibolo · other	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	917	$19,762
94	Legacy Traditional School - Alamo Ranch San Antonio · elementary	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	855	$19,762
95	Legacy Traditional School - Oblate San Antonio · other	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	250	$19,762
96	Legacy Traditional School - Basse San Antonio · high	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	164	$19,762
97	Paducah School Paducah · other	Paducah Isd	156	$19,745
98	Reagan El Quanah · other	Quanah Isd	196	$19,691
99	Quanah H S Quanah · high	Quanah Isd	143	$19,691
100	Travis Middle Quanah · middle	Quanah Isd	95	$19,691

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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