Regular local school district · Willacy County
Lyford CISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Lyford CISD runs 3 public schools with 1,396 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.2 students per teacher is about the same as the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "LYFORD CISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 1,396
- Teachers (FTE)
- 92
- Students per teacher
- 15.2
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 8240 Simon Gomez Blvd, Lyford, TX 78569
- Phone
- (956)347-3900
- County
- Willacy County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4828620
- State district ID
- TX-245902
- Total staff (FTE)
- 234
- School counselors (FTE)
- 3.0About 465 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 7.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.2
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 (1,449), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $22.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $4.4 million
- State revenue
- $13.3 million
- Local revenue
- $4.4 million
- Total spending
- $22.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,838
- Salaries
- $11.6 million50.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $3.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 20.0%
- State: 60.1%
- Local: 19.9%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,838
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Lyford CISD
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Lyford ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 658 | 17.3 |
| Lyford High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 439 | 13.3 |
| Lyford MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 299 | 14.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Willacy County
- Raymondville ISD 1,963 students
- Lasara ISD 343 students
- San Perlita ISD 187 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.