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Weslaco High School

1005 W Pike Ave

Tel: (956)969-6700

Weslaco High School serves 2,454 students in grades 8-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the TX average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 71%.
Weslaco High School operates within the Weslaco Independent School District.
Weslaco Independent School District's 75% graduation rate is lower than the TX state average of 83%.

The student population of 2454 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 159 teachers has grown by 6% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has decreased from 16:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.04 is less than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(TX) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	4%

Hispanic	98%	52%

White	2%	29%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.04	0.41

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	67%	52%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	6%

Weslaco Independent School District's student population of 17,409 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 75% has decreased from 95% over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,801 in this district is less than the state average of $12,126. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,675 is less than the state average of $11,704. The district spending/student has declined by 13% over four years.

School District Name	Weslaco Independent School District
Number of Schools Managed	23	3
Number of Students Managed	17,409	825

Graduation Rate	75%	83%

District Total Revenue	$174 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$172 MM	$10 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,801	$12,126

District Spending / Student	$9,675	$11,704

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