INSTR/GUID CENTER

Located at 2604 GALVESTON AVE, in MCALLEN, Texas, INSTR/GUID CENTER is a tiny high school that serves 60 students (grades 6 through 11), overseen by MCALLEN ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 92% below typical.

MCALLEN ISD comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 19,890 students; INSTR/GUID CENTER is among them.

In terms of who attends, INSTR/GUID CENTER reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%).

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting INSTR/GUID CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) records that median household earnings sit near $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), INSTR/GUID CENTER is one campus in the mix.

THIGPEN-ZAVALA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

INSTR/GUID CENTER operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. INSTR/GUID CENTER's enrollment has climbed 20% since 2018, when it stood at 50 (now 60). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 6% to 2%. Class-load math has grew: from 3.3:1 in 2018 to 5.5:1 in 2025.

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