United ISD (UISD)
Laredo, Texas · Webb County · Grades Pre-K–12
United ISD runs 51 schools (30 elementary, 13 middle, 8 high) with 40,742 students. By enrollment it is the 28th 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 | 51 |
| Students | 40,742 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 2,573.8 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4843650 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in United ISD
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of United ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
United ISD in context
Size
United ISD enrolls 0.7% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 799 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is United High School (3,463) and the smallest is Juvenille Justice Alternative Program (12).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 12, with 3,383 students. Grade 12 has 3,383 students and kindergarten has 2,373, 43% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. United ISD enrolls 1,869 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in United ISD at 98.7%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students.
75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 35.9% at San Isidro Elementary School to 100% at Youth Village Detention Center. All 51 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 2,573.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 15.8 students per teacher, close to the state's 14.9. With 113.7 counselors it has 358 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 51 librarians or media specialists and 8.9 school psychologists.
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
United ISD is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is Laredo ISD, 0.9 miles away with 20,271 students. 1 district is within 25 miles, and 0 of them enroll more students than United ISD. Webb County has 4 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 | 2,474 | 16 |
| School counselors | 113.7 | 358 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 51 | 799 |
| School psychologists | 8.9 | 4,578 |
| Instructional aides | 687.6 | 59 |
| Other student support staff | 183.2 | 222 |
| School administrators | 175.8 | 232 |
| District administrators | 18 | 2,263 |
| All staff | 6,350 |
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 | 98.7% |
| White | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 1,869 |
| Kindergarten | 2,373 |
| Grade 1 | 2,651 |
| Grade 2 | 2,784 |
| Grade 3 | 2,829 |
| Grade 4 | 2,796 |
| Grade 5 | 2,872 |
| Grade 6 | 3,060 |
| Grade 7 | 3,036 |
| Grade 8 | 3,191 |
| Grade 9 | 3,312 |
| Grade 10 | 3,370 |
| Grade 11 | 3,216 |
| Grade 12 | 3,383 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laredo ISD | 1 mi | 20,271 | 14.2 | – |
| Webb CISD | 36 mi | 240 | 9 | – |
| Zapata County ISD | 41 mi | 3,290 | 13.9 | – |
| Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas | 48 mi | 322 | 17.1 | – |
| Jim Hogg County ISD | 50 mi | 967 | 12.1 | – |
| Freer ISD | 57 mi | 709 | 10.3 | – |
| Cotulla ISD | 58 mi | 1,157 | 10.1 | – |
| Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 61 mi | 4,807 | 16 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Webb County
- Laredo ISD (20,271 students)
- Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas (322 students)
- Webb CISD (240 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
201 Lindenwood Dr., Laredo, TX 78045
Phone: (956)473-6201
Website: uisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.