School district · Texas

Zapata County ISD

Zapata County ISD in Texas: 6 public schools with 3,290 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,267 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
3,290
Students per teacher
13.7
TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,267
TX $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
240
Counselors (FTE)
14.0
Students per counselor
235
TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.9

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.7K15
$10.2K16
$10.8K17
$10.2K18
$10.5K19
$10.2K20
$10.5K21
$12.7K22
$13.6K23
$13.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
25% · $13M
State
48% · $25.4M
Local
27% · $14.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,096
Support services
$5,251
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.8M
Long-term debt
$18.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Benavides ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–5518.5
Pre-K–544514.4
Zapata North ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–557115.5
Zapata South ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–542813.8
Zapata MiddleFree meals for all
6–873012.0
Zapata H SFree meals for all
9–121,06514.8

Sources

Address
1302 Glenn St, Zapata, TX 78076
Phone
(956)765-6546
Website