Bishop CISD
Bishop CISD is a public school district based in Bishop, Texas, serving 1,463 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #405 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 21% of them. Its schools average 293 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Christina Gutierrez. It spends about $11,443 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher.
How Bishop compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Bishop | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,443 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,211 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $20.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $23.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 101 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 196 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 293 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Texas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Christina Gutierrez
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop CISDBishop · this district | 1,463 | 5 | $11,443 | 14.5 | #405 |
| Franklin ISDFranklin | 1,462 | 3 | $14,488 | 12.0 | #406 |
| Yoakum ISDYoakum | 1,458 | 5 | $15,233 | 10.1 | #407 |
| Whitney ISDWhitney | 1,454 | 5 | $11,246 | 13.3 | #408 |
| Winnsboro ISDWinnsboro | 1,454 | 4 | $11,720 | 12.1 | #409 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talladega CityTalladega, AL | 1,463 | $11,994 | 18.5 |
| Wabash City SchoolsWabash, IN | 1,463 | $10,393 | 16.6 |
| Greater Fall River Regional Vocational TechnicalFall River, MA | 1,463 | $22,456 | 10.3 |
| Purcell Public SchoolsPurcell, OK | 1,463 | $9,732 | 15.2 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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