District profile / Texas
Orange Grove ISD
1,648
Students
2024-25 school year
4
Schools
2024-25 school year
$10,778
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Texas median
15.4
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Texas median 14.4
Orange Grove ISD is a public school district based in Orange Grove, Texas, serving 1,648 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #375 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 27% of them. Its schools average 412 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Eddie Hesseltine. It spends about $10,778 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.4 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Orange Grove compares
Orange GroveTexas median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$22.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 22%State 55%Local 23%
| Measure | Orange Grove | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,778 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,706 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $19.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $22.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 107 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 222 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 330 | 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 Eddie Hesseltine
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus ISDColumbus | 1,659 | 4 | $11,189 | 14.2 | #374 |
| Orange Grove ISDOrange Grove · this district | 1,648 | 4 | $10,778 | 15.4 | #375 |
| Crystal City ISDCrystal City | 1,643 | 5 | $12,067 | 15.4 | #376 |
| Jim Ned CISDTuscola | 1,639 | 5 | $11,120 | 13.2 | #377 |
| Gladewater ISDGladewater | 1,636 | 4 | $11,067 | 13.2 | #378 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale ESD 95Carbondale, IL | 1,648 | $22,499 | 13.7 |
| West Essex Regional School DistrictNorth Caldwell, NJ | 1,648 | $25,001 | 10.8 |
| East Feliciana ParishClinton, LA | 1,647 | $14,058 | 15.0 |
| Northridge LocalDayton, OH | 1,647 | $16,197 | 17.2 |
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-orange-grove-isd