Regular local school district · Cameron County
San Benito CISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
San Benito CISD runs 23 public schools with 9,073 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.3 students per teacher is 0.8 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "SAN BENITO CISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 23
- Students
- 9,073
- Teachers (FTE)
- 633
- Students per teacher
- 14.3
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 240 N Crockett St, San Benito, TX 78586
- Phone
- (956)361-6110
- County
- Cameron County
- Locale
- Suburb: Midsize
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4838790
- State district ID
- TX-031912
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,480
- School counselors (FTE)
- 29.0About 313 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 36.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.3
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 (9,728), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $153.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $44.0 million
- State revenue
- $91.5 million
- Local revenue
- $17.7 million
- Total spending
- $129.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,267
- Salaries
- $74.6 million57.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $92.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 28.7%
- State: 59.7%
- Local: 11.6%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,267
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in San Benito CISD
By level: 4 high, 4 middle, 11 elementary, 3 secondary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Amador R Rodriguez Juvenile Boot CampCEP school | Secondary | 9 to 11 | 15 | 3.8 |
| Angela Gerusa Leal ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 351 | 14.0 |
| Berta Cabaza MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 695 | 15.1 |
| Cameron Co J J a E PCEP school | High | 8 to 12 | 9 | |
| Cash ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 611 | 17.0 |
| Collegiate AcademyCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 117 | 13.0 |
| Downs Fine Arts AcademyCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 426 | 14.2 |
| Fred Booth Global Leadership AcademyCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 441 | 16.3 |
| Greyhounds Online AcademyCEP school | Other | K to 10 | 76 | 8.4 |
| Hester Juvenile DetentCEP school | Secondary | 7 to 11 | 40 | 13.3 |
| Judge Oscar de la Fuente ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 271 | 14.3 |
| LA Encantada ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 488 | 17.4 |
| LA Paloma ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 474 | 16.9 |
| Miller Jordan MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 477 | 11.9 |
| Positive Redirection CtrCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 0 | |
| Rangerville ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 203 | 16.9 |
| Raul Garza Jr STEAM AcademyCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 437 | 16.2 |
| Rgv Youth Recovery HomeCEP school | High | 8 to 12 | 12 | 3.0 |
| Roberts ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 303 | 15.9 |
| San Benito High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,057 | 15.0 |
| San Benito Riverside MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 558 | 13.0 |
| San Benito Veterans Memorial AcademyCEP school | Secondary | 9 | 645 | 12.9 |
| Sullivan Environmental Science AcademyCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 367 | 14.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Cameron County
- Brownsville ISD 36,140 students
- Harlingen CISD 16,471 students
- Los Fresnos CISD 10,357 students
- LA Feria ISD 2,842 students
- Point Isabel ISD 1,786 students
- Rio Hondo ISD 1,437 students
- Santa Rosa ISD 874 students
- Santa Maria ISD 512 students
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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.