Cotulla ISD
A public school district in Cotulla, Texas, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,157
- Students enrolled
- 114.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 285.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,168
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,157 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,778th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 521st of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 61% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,168 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 77% 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
Cotulla ISD spent $21,168 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,085 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 | $21,168 | $24.8 million | 1,170 |
| FY2022 | $21,052 | $24.7 million | 1,172 |
| FY2021 | $16,143 | $20.4 million | 1,265 |
| FY2020 | $14,781 | $19.5 million | 1,321 |
| FY2019 | $13,534 | $18.2 million | 1,347 |
| FY2018 | $12,946 | $17.9 million | 1,380 |
| FY2017 | $13,092 | $17.9 million | 1,368 |
| FY2016 | $11,793 | $16.1 million | 1,361 |
| FY2015 | $11,811 | $16.0 million | 1,353 |
| FY2014 | $10,858 | $14.9 million | 1,368 |
| FY2013 | $11,125 | $14.4 million | 1,291 |
| FY2012 | $10,146 | $12.3 million | 1,214 |
| FY2011 | $11,020 | $13.1 million | 1,192 |
| FY2010 | $11,491 | $13.5 million | 1,178 |
| FY2009 | $11,102 | $13.3 million | 1,197 |
| FY2008 | $11,200 | $13.7 million | 1,221 |
| FY2007 | $10,548 | $13.0 million | 1,234 |
| FY2006 | $8,839 | $11.1 million | 1,254 |
| FY2005 | $9,085 | $11.5 million | 1,271 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.9 million | 9.9% |
| State | $2.3 million | 5.8% |
| Local | $32.9 million | 84.3% |
| Total | $39.0 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cotulla High School | 356 |
| Encinal Elementary | 74 |
| Frank Newman Middle | 259 |
| Ramirez-Burks Elementary | 468 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- COTULLA 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
- 4815400
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