Hondo ISD
Hondo ISD is a public school district based in Hondo, Texas, serving 1,727 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #369 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 28% of them. Its schools average 432 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Rose Mary Mares. It spends about $10,382 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Texas median. It has roughly 14.3 students per teacher.
How Hondo compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Hondo | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,382 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,580 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $20.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $22.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 121 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 218 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 432 | 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 →Rose Mary Mares
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy ISDTroy | 1,732 | 4 | $10,060 | 14.8 | #366 |
| Shallowater ISDShallowater | 1,731 | 5 | $11,383 | 12.8 | #367 |
| Vernon ISDVernon | 1,729 | 7 | $11,369 | 12.7 | #368 |
| Hondo ISDHondo · this district | 1,727 | 4 | $10,382 | 14.3 | #369 |
| Ponder ISDPonder | 1,719 | 3 | $10,026 | 13.8 | #370 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monomoy Regional School DistrictChatham, MA | 1,728 | $23,133 | 10.4 |
| Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1Gilcrest, CO | 1,727 | $13,274 | 13.5 |
| FairhavenFairhaven, MA | 1,727 | $16,042 | 12.0 |
| Chillicothe R-IIChillicothe, MO | 1,727 | $9,953 | 16.6 |
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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