Regular local school district · Hidalgo County
Hidalgo ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Hidalgo ISD runs 6 public schools with 2,918 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.9 students per teacher is 2.2 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "HIDALGO ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 2,918
- Teachers (FTE)
- 227
- Students per teacher
- 12.9
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 324 E Flora St, Hidalgo, TX 78557
- Phone
- (956)843-4405
- County
- Hidalgo County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4823100
- State district ID
- TX-108905
- Total staff (FTE)
- 559
- School counselors (FTE)
- 10.0About 292 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 15.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.9
Texas15.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,996), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $47.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $10.4 million
- State revenue
- $29.6 million
- Local revenue
- $7.9 million
- Total spending
- $40.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,499
- Salaries
- $24.2 million59.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $25.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 21.7%
- State: 61.8%
- Local: 16.4%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,499
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Hidalgo ISD
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Diaz J HCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 615 | 12.1 |
| Dr Alejo Salinas Jr ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 342 | 15.5 |
| Hidalgo Early College High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,029 | 12.1 |
| Hidalgo ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 433 | 15.5 |
| Hidalgo Park ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 239 | 13.3 |
| Jc Kelly ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 260 | 13.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Hidalgo County
- IDEA Public Schools 79,430 students
- Edinburg CISD 33,343 students
- Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD 29,613 students
- LA Joya ISD 22,942 students
- McAllen ISD 19,890 students
- Weslaco ISD 16,300 students
- Mission CISD 13,765 students
- Donna ISD 12,937 students
- Sharyland ISD 9,844 students
- Vanguard Academy 6,814 students
- South Texas ISD 4,639 students
- Edcouch-Elsa ISD 4,349 students
- Mercedes ISD 4,207 students
- Valley View ISD 3,444 students
- Progreso ISD 1,339 students
More in Texas
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.