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Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Pharr, San Juan and Alamo, and parts of McAllen.
Students
29,613
Schools
44
Spent per student
$15,679
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Debt
$228.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District
- School Grade C: better than 26% of Texas districts
- Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
- Spends 22% more per student than the TX average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $228.1M, about $7,703 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Doffing.
PK–54 elementary schoolsLa Joya Independent School District
6–88 middle schoolsLa Joya Independent School District
9–125 high schoolsLa Joya Independent School District
Test scores vs. TX
2020–21Math proficiency18%
State average 36.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 90.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,679 per student · 22% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 35%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 66%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
30,970’20
29,123’21
29,904’22
29,872’23
29,613’24
Down 4.4% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 99%White <1%Black <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
44 public schools.
Dr. William Long El
D767 students18:1
Aida C Escobar El
C+735 students17:1
Augusto Guerra El
D731 students18:1
John McKeever El
C−699 students17:1
Edith & Ethel Carman El
C−686 students17:1
Allen & William Arnold El
D657 students17:1
Geraldine Palmer El
C−657 students17:1
Henry Ford El
D643 students16:1
Arnoldo Cantu Sr. El
B−598 students17:1
Kelly-Pharr El
C−587 students16:1
Alfred Sorensen El
C583 students17:1
Raul Longoria El
D568 students16:1
Amanda Garza-Pena El
C−557 students16:1
Marcia R Garza
D545 students16:1
Zeferino Farias El
D520 students16:1
Daniel Ramirez El
D516 students16:1
Santos Livas El
D515 students17:1
DRS Reed - Mock El
C+509 students15:1
Berta S Palacios El
D470 students15:1
Carmen Anaya El
B429 students17:1
Cesar Chavez El
D403 students13:1
SGT Leonel Trevino El
D401 students15:1
John Doedyns El
D391 students14:1
Graciela Garcia El
D385 students14:1
Vida N Clover El
D378 students15:1
Psja Sotomayor Building Blocks Academy
167 students16:1
Psja Alamo Building Blocks Academy
94 students18:1
Lyndon B Johnson Middle
D1,006 students14:1
Austin Middle
D833 students12:1
Audie Murphy Middle
D790 students13:1
Liberty Middle
C742 students12:1
R Yzaguirre Middle
D736 students12:1
Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr. Middle
D654 students12:1
Jaime Escalante Middle
D554 students11:1
Kennedy Middle
C−519 students11:1
Psja Early College H S
A−2,300 students13:1
Psja North Early College H S
B2,166 students15:1
Psja Memorial Early College H S
C1,997 students15:1
Psja Southwest Early College H S
C1,588 students13:1
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College H S
A−553 students14:1
Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions
340 students8:1
Buell Central Daep
117 students7:1
Psja Early Start
527 students20:1
Student Alter Prog
0 students
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.