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LA JOYA ISD

La Joya, Texas · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

22,942
Students enrolled
36
Public schools
1,571
Classroom teachers (FTE)
14.6:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 2,125
  • Kindergarten 1,331
  • Grade 1 1,387
  • Grade 2 1,384
  • Grade 3 1,468
  • Grade 4 1,576
  • Grade 5 1,486
  • Grade 6 1,557
  • Grade 7 1,683
  • Grade 8 1,660
  • Grade 9 1,979
  • Grade 10 1,924
  • Grade 11 1,725
  • Grade 12 1,657

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 100%
  • White <1%
  • Black or African American <1%
  • Two or more races <1%
  • Asian <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 21,167 of 22,942 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 92%
  • Reduced-price lunch <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$13,608 spent per student on day-to-day operations Texas median: $13,954 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,594
  • Support services $5,044
  • Other (food service, etc.) $970

Where the money comes from

  • Local 11%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 26%

Total revenue $395.5 milliontotal spending $368.8 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: LargeStudents: 77% suburb, 15% rural, 9% city

Total staff (FTE)

3,410

District office

201 E EXPY 83, La Joya TX 78560

County

Hidalgo County

Official website

NCES District ID

4826130

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About LA JOYA ISD

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The La Joya Independent School District, located in the western portion of Hidalgo County consist of more than 226 square miles stretching west of Mission to Sullivan City, including the smaller communities of La Joya, Palmview and Peñitas. Boundaries extend from the United States border formed by the Rio Grande River to the 13 mile line near McCook. La Joya ISD will create a nurturing environment that encourages every student to reach their highest potential. We pledge to improve the quality of work to address community, state, and national standards so that all learners can be successful in and beyond school. We commit to use all resources to achieve this purpose.
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