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South Texas ISD
A public school district in Mercedes, Texas, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,639
- Students enrolled
- 329.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 727.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,956
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,639 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,072nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 220th of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 88% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,956 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 64% 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
South Texas ISD spent $17,827 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $11,100 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $17,827 | $80.8 million | 4,531 |
| FY2023 | $17,956 | $78.7 million | 4,382 |
| FY2022 | $16,503 | $70.2 million | 4,251 |
| FY2021 | $14,494 | $60.8 million | 4,194 |
| FY2020 | $14,606 | $60.3 million | 4,126 |
| FY2019 | $14,853 | $60.9 million | 4,098 |
| FY2018 | $13,429 | $57.0 million | 4,245 |
| FY2017 | $14,538 | $55.9 million | 3,848 |
| FY2016 | $14,185 | $50.9 million | 3,589 |
| FY2015 | $12,795 | $43.2 million | 3,376 |
| FY2014 | $12,805 | $42.9 million | 3,353 |
| FY2013 | $12,014 | $40.6 million | 3,381 |
| FY2012 | $11,935 | $38.6 million | 3,237 |
| FY2011 | $11,522 | $36.6 million | 3,173 |
| FY2010 | $12,042 | $36.4 million | 3,023 |
| FY2009 | $12,232 | $34.1 million | 2,788 |
| FY2008 | $11,571 | $30.8 million | 2,660 |
| FY2007 | $10,993 | $27.0 million | 2,460 |
| FY2006 | $11,515 | $25.4 million | 2,205 |
| FY2005 | $11,100 | $23.5 million | 2,120 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $13.9 million | 12.4% |
| State | $46.9 million | 41.8% |
| Local | $51.4 million | 45.8% |
| Total | $112.2 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| South Texas ISD Health Professions | 781 |
| South Texas ISD Medical Professions | 820 |
| South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy | 802 |
| South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy | 781 |
| South Texas ISD Science Academy | 840 |
| South Texas ISD Virtual Academy | 212 |
| South Texas ISD World Scholars | 403 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- SOUTH TEXAS ISD
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Grade 6 to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4837150
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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