At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
79,430
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
127
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
18.4:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$11,857
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$5,965
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
- 64,676
- Teachers (FTE)
- 3,742.14
- Student–teacher ratio
- 17.3:1
What current records say about IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS operates 127 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in WESLACO, Texas. NCES reports 79,430 students and 4,309.9 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Texas agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 1 of 177 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 $11,857 in current expenditure per pupil and $5,965 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 104 of 172 in Texas. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 40.7%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 8%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 4,309.9
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $880,021,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WESLACO, Texas
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 26.1690, -98.0121
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White5.2%
- Hispanic85.2%
- Black7.7%
- Asian1.1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial0.5%
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 IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
127 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 127 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA A W BROWN ACADEMYCharter | ElementaryPK–05 | 481 | 18.6:1 | |
| IDEA A W BROWN COLLEGE PREPARATORYCharter | Middle06–09 | 151 | 12.5:1 | |
| IDEA ACHIEVE ACADEMYCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 585 | 18.9:1 | |
| IDEA ACHIEVE COLLEGE PREPARATORYCharter | High06–12 | 466 | 12.7:1 | |
| IDEA ALAMO ACADEMYCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 698 | 21.9:1 | |
| IDEA ALAMO COLLEGE PREPARATORYCharter | High06–12 | 737 | 16.6:1 | |
| IDEA AMBROSE AND FREDA ROBINSON ACADEMYCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 423 | 21.3:1 | |
| IDEA AMBROSE AND FREDA ROBINSON COLLEGE PREPARATORCharter | Middle06–08 | 111 | 11.4:1 | |
| IDEA BLUFF SPRINGS ACADEMYCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 521 | 17:1 | |
| IDEA BLUFF SPRINGS COLLEGE PREPARATORYCharter | High06–12 | 689 | 17.1:1 | |
| IDEA BRACKENRIDGE ACADEMYCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 631 | 24.2:1 | |
| IDEA BRACKENRIDGE COLLEGE PREPARATORYCharter | High06–12 | 671 | 18.2:1 | |
| IDEA BROWNSVILLE ACADEMYCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 702 | 19.7:1 | |
| IDEA BROWNSVILLE COLLEGE PREPARATORYCharter | High06–12 | 783 | 17.2:1 | |
| IDEA BURKE ACADEMYCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 730 | 23.2:1 | |
| IDEA BURKE COLLEGE PREPARATORYCharter | High06–12 | 620 | 16.9:1 | |
| IDEA CARVER ACADEMYCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 468 | 21.1:1 | |
| IDEA CARVER COLLEGE PREPARATORYCharter | High06–12 | 661 | 17.9:1 | |
| IDEA CONVERSE ACADEMYCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 743 | 23.8:1 | |
| IDEA CONVERSE COLLEGE PREPARATORYCharter | Other06–11 | 462 | 15.5:1 | |
| IDEA DONNA ACADEMYCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 744 | 21.5:1 | |
| IDEA DONNA COLLEGE PREPARATORYCharter | High06–12 | 823 | 15.5:1 | |
| IDEA EASTSIDE ACADEMYCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 392 | 23.2:1 | |
| IDEA EASTSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORYCharter | High06–12 | 469 | 13.3:1 |