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School districts in Hidalgo County, TX
Hidalgo County has 16 regular public school districts, enrolling 180,861 students in 2024–25. The largest is Edinburg CISD (33,343 students, 18% of the county), followed by Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and La Joya ISD. 15 of the 16 offer kindergarten. Texas's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by September 1.
The 16 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburg CISD 411 N 8TH ST, EDINBURG | Pre-K–12 | 47 | 33,343 | 2,206 | (956) 289-2300 |
| Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD 601 E KELLY, PHARR | Pre-K–12 | 44 | 29,613 | 1,784 | (956) 354-2000 |
| La Joya ISD 201 E EXPY 83, LA JOYA | Pre-K–12 | 35 | 22,942 | 1,331 | (956) 323-2006 |
| McAllen ISD 2000 N 23RD ST, MCALLEN | Pre-K–12 | 31 | 19,890 | 1,096 | (956) 618-6000 |
| Weslaco ISD 319 W 4TH ST, WESLACO | Pre-K–12 | 21 | 16,300 | 1,009 | (956) 969-6500 |
| Mission CISD 1201 BRYCE DR, MISSION | Pre-K–12 | 23 | 13,765 | 826 | (956) 323-5500 |
| Donna ISD 116 N 10TH ST, DONNA | Pre-K–12 | 19 | 12,937 | 784 | (956) 464-1600 |
| Sharyland ISD 1200 N SHARY RD, MISSION | Pre-K–12 | 13 | 9,844 | 500 | (956) 580-5200 |
| South Texas ISD 7001 E EXPY 83, MERCEDES | 6–12 | 7 | 4,639 | — | (956) 565-2454 |
| Edcouch-Elsa ISD 920 W SANTA ROSA AVE, EDCOUCH | Pre-K–12 | 9 | 4,349 | 263 | (956) 262-6000 |
| Mercedes ISD 206 W 6TH ST, MERCEDES | Pre-K–12 | 10 | 4,207 | 235 | (956) 514-2000 |
| Valley View ISD 9701 S JACKSON RD, PHARR | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 3,444 | 155 | (956) 340-1000 |
| Hidalgo ISD 324 E FLORA ST, HIDALGO | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 2,918 | 140 | (956) 843-4405 |
| Progreso ISD 600 N BUSINESS FM 1015, PROGRESO | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,339 | 89 | (956) 565-3002 |
| Monte Alto ISD 25149 1ST ST, MONTE ALTO | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 819 | 50 | (956) 567-3100 |
| La Villa ISD 500 E 9TH ST, LA VILLA | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 512 | 35 | (956) 262-4755 |
Hidalgo County at a glance
Together the 16 districts run 281 schools from offices in 13 towns. The smallest by enrollment is La Villa ISD, with 512 students; the median Hidalgo County district has 4,639. By grade span: 15 Pre-K–12 and 1 6–12. Without kindergarten: South Texas ISD (6–12).
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 15 districts that report a K grade: 10,503 children. The biggest kindergarten was Edinburg CISD's, with 2,206; Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD had 1,784, and the smallest, La Villa ISD, had 35.
Hidalgo County holds 16 of Texas's 1,022 regular districts (1.6%) and 3.5% of its 5,108,224 public school students, ranking 3rd of 253 counties by number of districts and 7th by enrollment. By size, 8 enroll 5,000 or more, 6 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 2 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 644 students.
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Edinburg CISD · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD · La Joya ISD · McAllen ISD · Weslaco ISD · Mission CISD · Donna ISD · Sharyland ISD · South Texas ISD · Edcouch-Elsa ISD · Mercedes ISD · Valley View ISD · Hidalgo ISD · Progreso ISD · Monte Alto ISD · La Villa ISD
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