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LA Joya ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending

LA Joya ISD runs 36 public schools with 22,942 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "LA JOYA ISD".

At a glance

Schools
36
Students
22,942
Teachers (FTE)
1,570
Students per teacher
14.6
TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
Address
201 E Expy 83, LA Joya, TX 78560
Phone
(956)323-2006
County
Hidalgo County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4826130
State district ID
TX-108912
Total staff (FTE)
3,409
School counselors (FTE)
72.0About 319 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
111.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.6
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 (26,638), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$388.4 million
Federal revenue
$69.0 million
State revenue
$280.2 million
Local revenue
$39.2 million
Total spending
$370.9 million
Spending per pupil
$13,924
Salaries
$230.1 million62.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$215.7 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 17.8%
  • State: 72.1%
  • Local: 10.1%

Texas overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,924
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826

Schools in LA Joya ISD

By level: 6 high, 8 middle, 22 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Ann Richards MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 866516.6
Cesar Chavez MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 862515.6
Corina Pena ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 552314.9
Diaz-Villarreal ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 552715.1
Domingo Trevino MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 853112.1
Dr Americo Paredes ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 546516.0
Dr Javier Saenz MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 860113.4
Dr Maria Palmira Mendiola ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 558317.7
E B Reyna ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 552314.9
Elodia R Chapa ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 544515.3
Emiliano Zapata ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 551116.0
Enrique Kiki Camarena ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 571515.9
Evangelina Garza ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538414.8
Guillermo Flores ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 545216.1
Henry B Gonzalez ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 539114.0
Hope AcademyCEP schoolHigh6 to 12787.8
Irene M Garcia MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 860114.3
Jimmy Carter Early College High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1232712.1
John F Kennedy ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 567617.3
Jose de Escandon ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 561415.7
Juan de Dios Salinas MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 864813.2
Juan Seguin ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 556916.7
Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,95213.7
LA Joya High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,40514.7
LA Joya Palmview High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,07315.2
Leo J Leo ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 531912.8
Lloyd M Bentsen ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 553816.8
Lorenzo de Zavala MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 854513.0
Memorial MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 866314.1
Narciso CavazosCEP schoolElementaryPK to 547115.2
Patricio Perez ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 542115.0
Rosendo Benavides ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 526713.3
Sam Fordyce ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 535612.7
Tabasco ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 554416.0
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1247115.2
William J Clinton ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 546315.4

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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.