Lamesa ISD
Lamesa ISD is a public school district based in Lamesa, Texas, serving 1,484 students in 1 schools. By enrollment it ranks #401 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 21% of them. Its schools average 1,484 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Yvonne Bernadette Avey. It spends about $12,735 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.
How Lamesa compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Lamesa | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,735 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,281 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $37.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $31.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 112 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 294 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 495 | 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 Yvonne Bernadette Avey
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
0 stories matchedWe haven't matched any stories to Lamesa ISD yet. Recent Texas coverage is on the Texas page.
Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron ISDCameron | 1,488 | 4 | $10,121 | 13.7 | #400 |
| Lamesa ISDLamesa · this district | 1,484 | 1 | $12,735 | 13.2 | #401 |
| Rockdale ISDRockdale | 1,482 | 4 | $12,401 | 11.9 | #402 |
| Buna ISDBuna | 1,474 | 3 | $11,622 | 12.8 | #403 |
| Denver City ISDDenver City | 1,474 | 4 | $12,508 | 14.6 | #404 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Ridge School District 127-5Chicago Ridge, IL | 1,485 | $13,359 | 12.9 |
| Seward Public SchoolsSeward, NE | 1,485 | $12,123 | 14.0 |
| Kane DistrictKanab, UT | 1,484 | $12,201 | 20.6 |
| Castle Rock School DistrictCastle Rock, WA | 1,484 | $14,178 | 18.6 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tx-lamesa-isd