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IDEA Public Schools, TX: schools, enrollment and spending

IDEA Public Schools runs 125 public schools with 79,430 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 18.4 students per teacher is 3.3 higher than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS".

At a glance

Schools
125
Students
79,430
Teachers (FTE)
4,309
Students per teacher
18.4
TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
Address
2115 W Pike Blvd, Weslaco, TX 78596
Phone
(956)377-8000
County
Hidalgo County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Charter agency
NCES district ID
4800211
State district ID
TX-108807
Total staff (FTE)
8,711
School counselors (FTE)
103.0About 771 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
241.0
Charter schools
125
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district18.4
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 (62,158), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$830.8 million
Federal revenue
$122.4 million
State revenue
$675.1 million
Local revenue
$33.2 million
Total spending
$652.6 million
Spending per pupil
$10,499
Salaries
$391.5 million60.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 14.7%
  • State: 81.3%
  • Local: 4.0%

Texas overall

  • Federal: 12.6%
  • State: 36.9%
  • Local: 50.5%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$10,499
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826

Schools in IDEA Public Schools

By level: 39 high, 16 middle, 62 elementary, 8 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
IDEA a W Brown AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryPK to 548119.2
IDEA a W Brown College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterMiddle6 to 815112.6
IDEA AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 574421.9
IDEA Academy AlamoCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 569822.5
IDEA Academy MissionCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 566417.0
IDEA Academy PharrCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 571723.1
IDEA Academy San BenitoCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 568519.0
IDEA Academy San JuanCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 561718.7
IDEA Academy WeslacoCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 564923.2
IDEA Achieve AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 558519.5
IDEA Achieve College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterSecondary6 to 1146612.9
IDEA Ambrose and Freda Robinson AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 542322.3
IDEA Ambrose and Freda Robinson College PreparatorCEP schoolCharterMiddle6 to 811112.3
IDEA Bluff Springs AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 552117.4
IDEA Bluff Springs College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1268917.2
IDEA Brackenridge AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 563124.3
IDEA Brackenridge College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1267118.6
IDEA Brownsville AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 570220.1
IDEA Brownsville College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1278317.4
IDEA Burke AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 573023.5
IDEA Burke College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterSecondary6 to 1162017.2
IDEA Carver AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 546821.3
IDEA Carver College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1266118.4
IDEA College PrepCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1282315.5
IDEA College Prep WeslacoCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1272816.2
IDEA College Preparatory AlamoCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1273716.8
IDEA College Preparatory MissionCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1279816.0
IDEA College Preparatory PharrCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1284819.3
IDEA College Preparatory San BenitoCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1278016.6
IDEA College Preparatory San JuanCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1274115.4
IDEA Converse AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 574324.0
IDEA Converse College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterMiddle6 to 1046215.9
IDEA Eastside AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 539224.5
IDEA Eastside College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1246913.4
IDEA Edgecliff AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 570820.2
IDEA Edgecliff College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterMiddle6 to 1060415.9
IDEA Edgemere AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 578820.7
IDEA Edgemere College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1261914.7
IDEA Edinburg AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 572821.4
IDEA Edinburg College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1279517.3
IDEA Elsa AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 571821.1
IDEA Elsa College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1273716.4
IDEA Ewing Halsell AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 570424.3
IDEA Ewing Halsell College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1261117.5
IDEA Frontier AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 567521.1
IDEA Frontier College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1278115.6
IDEA Hardy AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 570523.5
IDEA Hardy College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterMiddle6 to 1063518.1
IDEA Harlingen AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 565121.7
IDEA Harlingen College PreparatoryCEP schoolCharterMiddle6 to 1045713.4
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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.