District profile / Texas
Cuero ISD
1,888
Students
2024-25 school year
4
Schools
2024-25 school year
$12,699
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 14% above the Texas median
12.3
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Texas median 14.4
Cuero ISD is a public school district based in Cuero, Texas, serving 1,888 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #344 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 33% of them. Its schools average 472 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is William Hefner. It spends about $12,699 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 12.3 students per teacher. We've matched 2 news stories to the district.
How Cuero compares
CueroTexas median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$33.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 10%State 32%Local 58%
| Measure | Cuero | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,699 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,339 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $27.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $33.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 154 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 327 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 378 | 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 →William Hefner
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
2 stories matchedPeer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Park CISDIowa Park | 1,904 | 5 | $10,157 | 13.2 | #341 |
| Spring Hill ISDLongview | 1,901 | 4 | $9,621 | 13.5 | #342 |
| Giddings ISDGiddings | 1,900 | 4 | $10,156 | 13.5 | #343 |
| Cuero ISDCuero · this district | 1,888 | 4 | $12,699 | 12.3 | #344 |
| Lago Vista ISDLago Vista | 1,887 | 4 | $10,183 | 14.5 | #345 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemoore Union HighLemoore, CA | 1,889 | $12,388 | 19.9 |
| Marlboro Central School DistrictMilton, NY | 1,888 | $26,330 | 10.5 |
| Greenfield Exempted VillageGreenfield, OH | 1,888 | $14,023 | 15.1 |
| South Park School DistrictSouth Park, PA | 1,888 | $14,848 | 13.4 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tx-cuero-isd