Point Isabel ISD
Point Isabel ISD is a public school district based in Port Isabel, Texas, serving 1,786 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #360 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 29% of them. Its schools average 357 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Theresa A Alarcon. It spends about $12,073 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.
How Point Isabel compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Point Isabel | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,073 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,345 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $44.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $30.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 132 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 315 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 255 | 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 →Theresa A Alarcon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perryton ISDPerryton | 1,802 | 6 | $10,836 | 12.4 | #358 |
| Point Isabel ISDPort Isabel · this district | 1,786 | 5 | $12,073 | 13.5 | #360 |
| Orangefield ISDOrangefield | 1,781 | 3 | $10,517 | 13.5 | #361 |
| West Oso ISDCorpus Christi | 1,778 | 5 | $11,819 | 13.5 | #362 |
| Peaster ISDWeatherford | 1,776 | 4 | $10,978 | 14.7 | #363 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville School DistrictNashville, AR | 1,786 | $10,627 | 11.8 |
| Mount Airy City SchoolsMount Airy, NC | 1,786 | $11,205 | 14.6 |
| Perquimans County SchoolsHertford, NC | 1,786 | $11,954 | 15.1 |
| Madeira CityCincinnati, OH | 1,786 | $13,742 | 18.0 |
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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