Rio Grande City High School
Fort Ringgold, Rio Grande City, TX, 78582-4799 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Rio Grande City High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Starr County, TX
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2444 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 173 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 840 students
Grade 10 - 647 students
Grade 11 - 458 students
Grade 12 - 499 students
This School
(TX) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(TX) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 2%
% Hispanic 99% 37%
% Black n/a 13%
% White n/a 46%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(TX) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 81% 32%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 29% 1%
School Performance:
(TX) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Rio Grande City Cisd School District
This School's Agency
(TX) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 13 5
Number of Students Managed 9,779 students 1,220 students
District Total Revenue $96,981,000 $11,313,000
District Expenditure $106,782,000 $11,189,000
District Revenue / Student $9,917 $9,273
District Expenditure / Student $10,920 $9,171
District Graduation Rates 67% 97%
In the News:
  • New Rio Grande City high school gets football coach (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)
    posted on January 14, 2010 at 03:34:43 pm
    Former Rio Grande Valley Dorados player Abel Gonzalez is taking the helm to coach football at Rio Grande City's new high school.
  • Head Football Coach Named for New RGC School (KRGV Rio Grande Valley)
    posted on January 14, 2010 at 06:24:30 am
    RIO GRANDE CITY - A source within the Rio Grande City CISD has told CHANNEL 5 NEWS Rio Grande City native and former Texas A&M-Kingsville record-setting quarterback Abel Gonzalez will be the head football coach for the new yet-to-be-named Rio Grande City high school. Gonzalez was most recently the offensive coordinator at Rio Grande City High School from 2006-2009.  Before that, he was the ...
  • BREAKING NEWS: New Rio Grande City HS Has Head Football Coach (KRGV Rio Grande Valley)
    posted on January 13, 2010 at 10:09:30 pm
      A source within the Rio Grande City ISD has told CHANNEL 5 NEWS that Rio Grande City native and former Texas A&M-Kingsville record-setting quarterback Abel Gonzalez will be the new yet-to-be-named Rio Grande City high school's first-ever head football coach.  Gonzalez was most recently the offensive coordinator at Rio Grande City HS from 2006-2009, and before that, quarterbacks & running backs ...
  • Valley high schools make magazine's list of best in nation (The Monitor)
    posted on December 11, 2009 at 12:36:18 am
    McALLEN — IDEA College Preparatory, the South Texas High School for Health Professions (Med High) and Hidalgo Early College High School remain among the top 100 high schools in the country, according to a national news magazine. U.S. News & World...
  • Church notes 10.16 (The Monitor)
    posted on October 15, 2009 at 09:20:43 pm
    EDINBURG — An eight-week class titled, “Growing Together, Building a Marriage that Lasts,” is being offered at First Lutheran Church. These sessions will cover topics including, Looking at Your Spouse in Reality; Forgiveness in the Marriage...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (78582)
School Zip (78582)
(TX) State Average
Population (Approximate) 33,406 people 19,677,938 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 9% 23%
Population Average Age 26 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 3.7 persons 2.7 persons
Median Household Income $17,238 $42,049
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.5 rooms 5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 26 years old 33 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (78582)


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% Owning / % Renting 81% / 19% 63% / 37%
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