Regular local school district · Starr County
Rio Grande City Grulla ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Rio Grande City Grulla ISD runs 15 public schools with 9,316 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.8 students per teacher is 1.3 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 15
- Students
- 9,316
- Teachers (FTE)
- 677
- Students per teacher
- 13.8
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1 S Fort Ringgold, Rio Grande City, TX 78582
- Phone
- (956)716-6702
- County
- Starr County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4837140
- State district ID
- TX-214901
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,789
- School counselors (FTE)
- 37.0About 252 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 49.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.8
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 (9,997), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $141.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $28.4 million
- State revenue
- $95.0 million
- Local revenue
- $17.6 million
- Total spending
- $134.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,464
- Salaries
- $89.8 million66.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $148.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 20.2%
- State: 67.3%
- Local: 12.5%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,464
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Rio Grande City Grulla ISD
By level: 3 high, 3 middle, 9 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Alberto and Celia Barrera ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 420 | 14.0 |
| Alto Bonito ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 588 | 17.8 |
| Dr Mario E Ramirez ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 493 | 14.5 |
| General Ricardo Sanchez ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 712 | 17.8 |
| Grulla ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 414 | 13.8 |
| Grulla High SchoolCEP school | High | 8 to 12 | 716 | 13.3 |
| Grulla MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 632 | 11.1 |
| John & Olive Hinojosa ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 441 | 14.7 |
| LA Union ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 341 | 14.2 |
| Preparatory for Early College High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 430 | 12.6 |
| Ringgold ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 482 | 16.6 |
| Ringgold MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 639 | 11.0 |
| Rio Grande City High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,670 | 13.7 |
| Roque Guerra Jr ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 604 | 15.5 |
| Veterans MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 734 | 13.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Starr County
- Roma ISD 6,019 students
- San Isidro ISD 153 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.