Por Vida Academy
San Antonio, Texas · Bexar County · Grades 9–12 · Charter
Por Vida Academy runs 2 schools (2 high) with 175 students. By enrollment it is the 1079th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 2 |
| Students | 175 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 12 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – (state 61.6%) |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4800004 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Por Vida Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Por Vida Academy Charter High School | High | 9–12 | 104 | 17.5 | – |
| Por Vida Academy Corpus Christi | High | 9–12 | 71 | 11.8 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Por Vida Academy schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Por Vida Academy in context
Size
Por Vida Academy enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 88 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Por Vida Academy Charter High School (104) and the smallest is Por Vida Academy Corpus Christi (71). NCES lists Por Vida Academy as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 11 is its largest grade, with 46 students this year. Grade 12 has 41 students and grade 9 has 44, within 10% of each other. NCES reports no pre-K students in Por Vida Academy.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Por Vida Academy at 86.3%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 8%.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 12 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 14.6 students per teacher, close to the state's 14.9. With 2.1 counselors it has 83 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Por Vida Academy's area as city, large: inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest district is Pawnee ISD, 8 miles away with 630 students. 8 districts are within 25 miles, and 8 of them enroll more students than Por Vida Academy. Bexar County has 41 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 12 | 15 |
| School counselors | 2.1 | 83 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 2 | 88 |
| Other student support staff | 0 | – |
| School administrators | 2 | 88 |
| District administrators | 3 | 58 |
| All staff | 26.9 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86.3% |
| White | 8% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| Black | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 44 |
| Grade 10 | 44 |
| Grade 11 | 46 |
| Grade 12 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee ISD | 8 mi | 630 | 22.5 | – |
| Pettus ISD | 10 mi | 377 | 12.2 | – |
| St Mary's Academy Charter School | 15 mi | 282 | 16.5 | – |
| Beeville ISD | 15 mi | 3,033 | 15.6 | – |
| Three Rivers ISD | 16 mi | 566 | 10.5 | – |
| George West ISD | 19 mi | 1,063 | 14.2 | – |
| Valere Public Schools | 23 mi | 871 | 17.3 | – |
| Kenedy ISD | 25 mi | 758 | 13.7 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Bexar County
- Northside ISD (100,208 students)
- North East ISD (56,420 students)
- San Antonio ISD (44,047 students)
- Judson ISD (23,539 students)
- Southwest ISD (14,833 students)
- Great Hearts Texas (12,926 students)
- Harlandale ISD (11,546 students)
- East Central ISD (11,497 students)
- Edgewood ISD (7,849 students)
- South San Antonio ISD (7,468 students)
- Basis Texas (7,092 students)
- Southside ISD (6,091 students)
- School of Science and Technology Discovery (6,084 students)
- Jubilee Academies (5,140 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - South Texas (4,807 students)
- Alamo Heights ISD (4,749 students)
- Somerset ISD (4,259 students)
- Compass Rose Public Schools (3,976 students)
- Somerset Academies of Texas (2,604 students)
- Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas (2,186 students)
- Ft Sam Houston ISD (1,617 students)
- Randolph Field ISD (1,427 students)
- Lackland ISD (1,010 students)
- George Gervin Academy (865 students)
- Southwest Preparatory School (839 students)
- Inspire Academies (805 students)
- Heritage Academy (589 students)
- The Gathering Place (555 students)
- Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy (486 students)
- Royal Public Schools (469 students)
All Texas districts (10 more in Bexar County).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
1135 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78210
Phone: (210)532-8816
Website: pvacharter.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.