Kingsville ISD
Kingsville ISD is a public school district based in Kingsville, Texas, serving 2,534 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #298 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 42% of them. Its schools average 507 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Luz Martinez. It spends about $11,816 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher.
How Kingsville compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Kingsville | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,816 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,570 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $36.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $41.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 173 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 422 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 362 | 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 Luz Martinez
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robstown ISDRobstown | 2,570 | 5 | $11,830 | 16.0 | #294 |
| Brownsboro ISDBrownsboro | 2,560 | 6 | $10,840 | 14.1 | #295 |
| Gonzales ISDGonzales | 2,557 | 5 | $10,791 | 16.0 | #296 |
| Krum ISDKrum | 2,542 | 5 | $10,510 | 14.9 | #297 |
| Kingsville ISDKingsville · this district | 2,534 | 5 | $11,816 | 14.6 | #298 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner SpringsBonner Springs, KS | 2,535 | $12,508 | 12.5 |
| Elgin Public SchoolsElgin, OK | 2,534 | $9,251 | 18.0 |
| Prosser School DistrictProsser, WA | 2,534 | $14,649 | 16.9 |
| Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126Zion, IL | 2,533 | $19,797 | 15.5 |
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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