At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
36,140
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
52
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$14,041
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,935
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 35,012
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,540.96
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.8:1
What current records say about BROWNSVILLE ISD
BROWNSVILLE ISD operates 52 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. NCES reports 36,140 students and 2,426.62 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Texas agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 32 of 1020 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $14,041 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,935 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 438 of 1019 in Texas. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 36.7%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 15.5%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 2,426.62
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $532,124,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
BROWNSVILLE ISD
BROWNSVILLE, Texas
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 25.9350, -97.4898
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White1%
- Hispanic98.5%
- Black0.1%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial0%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD
52 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 52 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADULT ED | OtherAE–AE | 0 | Not reported | |
| AIKEN EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 630 | 16.8:1 | |
| BENAVIDES EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 818 | 15.3:1 | |
| BESTEIRO MIDDLE | Middle06–08 | 558 | 12.1:1 | |
| BREEDEN EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 511 | 14.2:1 | |
| BRITE EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 584 | 15.8:1 | |
| BROWNSVILLE ACADEMIC CENTER | High06–12 | 0 | 0:1 | |
| BROWNSVILLE EARLY COLLEGE H S | High09–12 | 311 | 20.2:1 | |
| BURNS EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 651 | 16:1 | |
| CAMERON CO J J A E P | Other08–11 | 8 | Not reported | |
| CANALES EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 630 | 16.7:1 | |
| CHAMPION EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 710 | 17.7:1 | |
| CROMACK - CASTANEDA EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 823 | 16.1:1 | |
| DEL CASTILLO - MORNINGSIDE EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 526 | 17:1 | |
| EGLY EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 520 | 14.5:1 | |
| EL JARDIN EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 389 | 16.9:1 | |
| FAULK MIDDLE | Middle06–08 | 885 | 14.4:1 | |
| GALLEGOS EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 390 | 15:1 | |
| GARCIA MIDDLE | Middle06–08 | 870 | 14.8:1 | |
| GARDEN PARK EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 372 | 14.7:1 | |
| GARZA AT SOUTHMOST EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 524 | 14.3:1 | |
| GONZALEZ EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 596 | 15.5:1 | |
| HANNA EARLY COLLEGE H S | High09–12 | 2,039 | 14.9:1 | |
| HUDSON EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 751 | 16.5:1 |