Total enrollment
16,471
-1,411 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
32 schools in HARLINGEN CISD
Texas · 17,506 students · 2 cities
HARLINGEN CISD runs the local public-school system inside Texas: 32 K-12 schools serving roughly 17,506 students, with 19 elementary, 5 middle, and 7 high.
4-year change in HARLINGEN CISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How HARLINGEN CISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #342 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 17,506 | #79 of 760 | #465 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 31 | #63 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #432 of 758 | #4,848 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 76.8% | #168 of 750 | #1,420 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #516 of 557 | #6,542 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside HARLINGEN CISD
State test results across the district's 27 scored schools run from Harlingen Collegiate High School at 87.0% proficient to Jefferson Elementary School at 27.2%, a gap of 59.9 points. That is the 33rd widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 28 district schools that reported both years went from 17,079 to 16,215 students (down 5%) and from 1,161 to 1,135 full-time teachers (down 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About HARLINGEN CISD
HARLINGEN CISD is a thinly populated Texas school district running 32 schools with combined enrollment near 17,506.
Looking at the level breakdown, HARLINGEN CISD is built around 19 elementary, 5 middle, 7 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in HARLINGEN CISD is about 547, meaningfully below the Texas average of roughly 606.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in HARLINGEN CISD has decreased 8% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 17,882 students to 16,471.
On allk12, the community for HARLINGEN CISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.