Total enrollment
19,890
-3,831 (-16%) vs SY 2017-18
31 schools in MCALLEN ISD
Texas · 19,890 students · 2 cities
MCALLEN ISD runs 31 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 19,890 and an average school size of 642.
7-year change in MCALLEN ISD
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
31
-4 (-11%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
4%
was 4%
% Hispanic
94%
was 94%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About MCALLEN ISD
Across 31 schools, MCALLEN ISD hosts about 19,890 students in Texas. By footprint it is a small district.
On the school-mix side, MCALLEN ISD is built around 18 elementary, 6 middle, and 7 high schools.
Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 19,890 students, fell 16% from the 23,721 reported in SY 2017-18. MCALLEN ISD now counts 31 public schools, down from 35 in SY 2017-18.
In the discussion threads here, the community for MCALLEN ISD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.