Regular local school district · Hidalgo County

Weslaco ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending

Weslaco ISD runs 21 public schools with 16,300 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 19.0 students per teacher is 3.9 higher than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "WESLACO ISD".

At a glance

Schools: 21
Students: 16,300
Teachers (FTE): 860
Students per teacher: 19.0; TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3

Address: 319 W 4th St, Weslaco, TX 78596
Phone: (956)969-6500
County: Hidalgo County
Locale: Suburb: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 4844960
State district ID: TX-108913
Total staff (FTE): 1,950
School counselors (FTE): 41.0About 398 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 51.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district19.0

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 (16,571), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $206.4 million
Federal revenue: $37.2 million
State revenue: $141.5 million
Local revenue: $27.6 million
Total spending: $196.7 million
Spending per pupil: $11,868
Salaries: $124.0 million63.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $57.0 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 18.0%
State: 68.6%
Local: 13.4%

Texas overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,868

Texas$14,396

United States$16,826

Schools in Weslaco ISD

By level: 5 high, 4 middle, 10 elementary, 1 secondary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


A N Rico ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	780	21.1
Airport ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	786	18.3
Armando Cuellar MiddleCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	634	16.3
Beatriz G Garza MiddleCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	919	17.7
Career and College Development CenterCEP school	High	9 to 12	50	25.0
Central MiddleCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	1,060	18.9
Cleckler/Heald ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	909	22.7
Dr R E Margo ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	1,085	21.7
Hidalgo Co J J a E P	High	7 to 12	14
Hidalgo County Boot CampCEP school	Secondary	9 to 10	11	5.5
Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education ProgramCEP school	Other	4 to 12	0
Mary Hoge MiddleCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	830	16.3
Memorial ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	1,109	22.6
North Bridge ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	775	23.5
Pfc Mario Ybarra ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	503	18.0
Raul a Gonzalez Jr ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	552	22.1
Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	685	22.8
Sam Houston ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	761	20.6
South Palm Gardens High SchoolCEP school	High	9 to 12	72	18.0
Weslaco East High SchoolCEP school	High	9 to 12	2,066	16.4
Weslaco High SchoolCEP school	High	9 to 12	2,699	19.8

Nearby and related

Other districts in Hidalgo County

IDEA Public Schools 79,430 students
Edinburg CISD 33,343 students
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD 29,613 students
LA Joya ISD 22,942 students
McAllen ISD 19,890 students
Mission CISD 13,765 students
Donna ISD 12,937 students
Sharyland ISD 9,844 students
Vanguard Academy 6,814 students
South Texas ISD 4,639 students
Edcouch-Elsa ISD 4,349 students
Mercedes ISD 4,207 students
Valley View ISD 3,444 students
Hidalgo ISD 2,918 students
Progreso ISD 1,339 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.