Gonzales ISD
Gonzales ISD is a public school district based in Gonzales, Texas, serving 2,557 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #296 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 42% of them. Its schools average 511 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Dana Arreola. It spends about $10,791 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.0 students per teacher.
How Gonzales compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Gonzales | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,791 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,104 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $31.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $36.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 160 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 351 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.0 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 511 | 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 →Dr Dana Arreola
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levelland ISDLevelland | 2,575 | 5 | $11,319 | 13.3 | #293 |
| Robstown ISDRobstown | 2,570 | 5 | $11,830 | 16.0 | #294 |
| Brownsboro ISDBrownsboro | 2,560 | 6 | $10,840 | 14.1 | #295 |
| Gonzales ISDGonzales · this district | 2,557 | 5 | $10,791 | 16.0 | #296 |
| Krum ISDKrum | 2,542 | 5 | $10,510 | 14.9 | #297 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keppel Union ElementaryPearblossom, CA | 2,559 | $13,627 | 25.3 |
| Berwick Area School DistrictBerwick, PA | 2,559 | $15,958 | 13.0 |
| Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102Buffalo Grove, IL | 2,557 | $18,508 | 13.5 |
| Bourbon CountyParis, KY | 2,557 | $11,666 | 15.8 |
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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