Weslaco ISD (WISD)
Weslaco, Texas · Hidalgo County · Grades Pre-K–12
Weslaco ISD runs 20 schools (10 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high) with 16,300 students. By enrollment it is the 83rd largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as suburb, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 20 |
| Students | 16,300 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 850.8 |
| Students per teacher | 19.2 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.2% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| NCES district ID | 4844960 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Weslaco ISD
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Weslaco ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Weslaco ISD in context
Size
Weslaco ISD enrolls 0.3% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 815 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Weslaco High School (2,699) and the smallest is Hidalgo County Boot Camp (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 9 is its largest grade, with 1,429 students this year. Grade 12 has 1,046 students and kindergarten has 1,009, within 10% of each other. Weslaco ISD enrolls 1,388 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 Weslaco ISD at 98%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students.
81.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 65.5% at Memorial Elementary School to 100% at Hidalgo County Boot Camp. 19 of its 20 schools serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3; at the others, families apply based on income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 850.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 19.2 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 41 counselors it has 398 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 14 librarians or media specialists and 5 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
NCES classifies Weslaco ISD's area as suburb, large: in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest district is Mercedes ISD, 3.9 miles away with 4,207 students. 27 districts are within 25 miles, and 4 of them enroll more students than Weslaco ISD. Hidalgo County has 24 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 | 780.3 | 21 |
| School counselors | 41 | 398 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 14 | 1,164 |
| School psychologists | 5 | 3,260 |
| Instructional aides | 183.7 | 89 |
| Other student support staff | 86.2 | 189 |
| School administrators | 51.5 | 317 |
| District administrators | 6 | 2,717 |
| All staff | 1,950.6 |
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% |
| White | 1.5% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 1,388 |
| Kindergarten | 1,009 |
| Grade 1 | 1,053 |
| Grade 2 | 1,077 |
| Grade 3 | 1,160 |
| Grade 4 | 1,124 |
| Grade 5 | 1,134 |
| Grade 6 | 1,097 |
| Grade 7 | 1,147 |
| Grade 8 | 1,203 |
| Grade 9 | 1,429 |
| Grade 10 | 1,272 |
| Grade 11 | 1,161 |
| Grade 12 | 1,046 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes ISD | 4 mi | 4,207 | 14.2 | – |
| Donna ISD | 5 mi | 12,937 | 14.4 | – |
| South Texas ISD | 5 mi | 4,639 | 14.1 | – |
| Progreso ISD | 6 mi | 1,339 | 13.8 | – |
| Edcouch-Elsa ISD | 8 mi | 4,349 | 13.5 | – |
| La Villa ISD | 9 mi | 512 | 10.3 | – |
| Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 11 mi | 29,613 | 14.4 | – |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | 11 mi | 457 | 19.3 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Hidalgo County
- IDEA Public Schools (79,430 students)
- Edinburg CISD (33,343 students)
- Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (29,613 students)
- La Joya ISD (22,942 students)
- McAllen ISD (19,890 students)
- Mission CISD (13,765 students)
- Donna ISD (12,937 students)
- Sharyland ISD (9,844 students)
- Premier High Schools (7,948 students)
- Vanguard Academy (6,814 students)
- South Texas ISD (4,639 students)
- Edcouch-Elsa ISD (4,349 students)
- Mercedes ISD (4,207 students)
- Valley View ISD (3,444 students)
- Hidalgo ISD (2,918 students)
- Progreso ISD (1,339 students)
- Horizon Montessori Public Schools (1,164 students)
- Monte Alto ISD (819 students)
- La Villa ISD (512 students)
- Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley (457 students)
- Texas Works (446 students)
- Brillante Academy (354 students)
- Excellence in Leadership Academy (183 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
319 W 4th St, Weslaco, TX 78596
Phone: (956)969-6500
Website: wisd.us
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.