Brownsville ISD
A public school district in Brownsville, Texas, with 52 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 36,140
- Students enrolled
- 2,426.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 5,686.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,041
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 36,140 in 2024–25
- Ranks 157th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 33rd of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,041 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 35% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Brownsville ISD spent $14,041 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,044 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,041 | $532.1 million | 37,898 |
| FY2022 | $14,009 | $538.6 million | 38,448 |
| FY2021 | $12,011 | $489.6 million | 40,765 |
| FY2020 | $11,612 | $499.6 million | 43,028 |
| FY2019 | $10,298 | $457.2 million | 44,402 |
| FY2018 | $10,210 | $465.3 million | 45,578 |
| FY2017 | $10,045 | $470.9 million | 46,880 |
| FY2016 | $9,891 | $472.3 million | 47,749 |
| FY2015 | $9,437 | $456.3 million | 48,355 |
| FY2014 | $9,257 | $457.0 million | 49,370 |
| FY2013 | $9,223 | $453.7 million | 49,190 |
| FY2012 | $8,930 | $443.4 million | 49,655 |
| FY2011 | $9,478 | $472.7 million | 49,879 |
| FY2010 | $9,385 | $461.0 million | 49,121 |
| FY2009 | $9,098 | $442.0 million | 48,587 |
| FY2008 | $8,659 | $422.9 million | 48,837 |
| FY2007 | $8,277 | $400.1 million | 48,334 |
| FY2006 | $7,848 | $378.7 million | 48,260 |
| FY2005 | $7,044 | $330.0 million | 46,846 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $175.5 million | 29.0% |
| State | $328.5 million | 54.2% |
| Local | $101.7 million | 16.8% |
| Total | $605.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
52 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- BROWNSVILLE ISD
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4811680
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Texas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Texas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Texas on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved