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LYFORD CISD

Lyford, Texas · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

1,396
Students enrolled
3
Public schools
93
Classroom teachers (FTE)
15.1:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 132
  • Kindergarten 67
  • Grade 1 88
  • Grade 2 88
  • Grade 3 99
  • Grade 4 107
  • Grade 5 77
  • Grade 6 93
  • Grade 7 101
  • Grade 8 105
  • Grade 9 93
  • Grade 10 110
  • Grade 11 124
  • Grade 12 112

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 94%
  • White 5%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Two or more races <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

70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 978 of 1,396 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 70%
  • 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

$15,981 spent per student on day-to-day operations Texas median: $13,954 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $9,038
  • Support services $5,785
  • Other (food service, etc.) $1,158

Where the money comes from

  • Local 31%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 21%

Total revenue $25.7 milliontotal spending $38.8 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)

Town: Distant

Total staff (FTE)

235

District office

8240 SIMON GOMEZ BLVD, Lyford TX 78569

County

Willacy County

Official website

NCES District ID

4828620

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About LYFORD CISD

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

Lyford CISD, located in the Rio Grande Valley, contains approximately 300 square miles; its greater part is in Willacy County, but it also covers small portions of Hidalgo and Cameron Counties. The district encompasses the city of Lyford and its surroundings: the towns of Sebastian and Santa Monica; the farming communities of Alazan, Stockholm, Stillman, Los Coyotes, El Maneado, Willamar, and Porfirio. Lyford CISD (PK-12) is fully accredited by the Texas Education Agency. School enrollment is 1535. The district offers a comprehensive curriculum along with co-curricular activities allowing opportunities for students to develop intellectually, emotionally, socially, and physically. In addition, high standards of discipline are maintained. Mission: Lyford CISD, as a caring, people-oriented family, is committed to graduate well rounded, well educated, responsible citizens who are productive contributors in a global society through challenging educational experiences in collaboration with parents and the community.
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