Regular local school district · San Patricio County
Sinton ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Sinton ISD runs 5 public schools with 1,961 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.9 students per teacher is 1.2 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "SINTON ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 5
- Students
- 1,961
- Teachers (FTE)
- 141
- Students per teacher
- 13.9
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 322 S Archer, Sinton, TX 78387
- Phone
- (361)364-6800
- County
- San Patricio County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4840350
- State district ID
- TX-205906
- Total staff (FTE)
- 301
- School counselors (FTE)
- 3.0About 654 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 9.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.9
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 (2,074), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $34.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $4.8 million
- State revenue
- $16.8 million
- Local revenue
- $12.4 million
- Total spending
- $33.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,296
- Salaries
- $15.2 million44.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $70.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 14.0%
- State: 49.6%
- Local: 36.4%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,296
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Sinton ISD
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| E Merle Smith MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 425 | 12.5 |
| Juvenile Detention Ctr | Secondary | 8 to 11 | 11 | |
| Sinton ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 458 | 14.8 |
| Sinton High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 547 | 12.7 |
| Welder ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 2 | 520 | 16.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in San Patricio County
- Gregory-Portland ISD 5,024 students
- Ingleside ISD 2,071 students
- Aransas Pass ISD 1,624 students
- Mathis ISD 1,429 students
- Odem-Edroy ISD 927 students
- Taft ISD 812 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.