Can I use Kleberg County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Kleberg County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Kleberg County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Kleberg County?

Start with the 13 listed public schools and 4 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Kleberg County Schools & Education

Name: Kleberg County, Texas Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Kleberg County, Texas

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

25/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

83.1%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

83.1%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 91.6%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,747

National avg $13,239

State avg $7,498

School Score

25/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 56/100

State Score Position

#247

of 253 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Kleberg County

Measured School Summary

Kleberg County faces educational challenges with a school score of 25/100 and a graduation rate of 83.1%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $6,747 per pupil, Kleberg County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 56% below the Texas average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 8.5 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 10% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Kleberg County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

13 public schools and 4 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

25/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #247 of 253 Texas counties with school score data.

Completion

83.1%

8.5 pts below the state average

Funding context

$6,747

$751 below the state average

School coverage

4 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Kleberg County has 13 public schools across 4 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Kleberg County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Review-carefully county

Kleberg County has a lower measured county-level school signal. Use the school table to look for specific districts or grade bands that may differ from the county average.

State position

#247

of 253 Texas counties with school score data. The county score is 31 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

KINGSVILLE ISD

Elementary to high school visible

2,694 students

Elementary 3Middle 1High 1Other 0

5 listed schools in this county slice.

SANTA GERTRUDIS ISD

Elementary and high visible

823 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 1Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

RICARDO ISD

Elementary and middle visible

655 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 0Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

RIVIERA ISD

Elementary to high school visible

478 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

KINGSVILLE ISD is the largest listed district slice, with 5 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Kleberg County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Kleberg County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Education Overview

About Schools in Kleberg County, Texas

This context is screened for neutral school-data wording and should be read alongside the current metrics on this page. It is not school advice.

A Growing Network of Local Schools

Kleberg County operates a network of 13 public schools across four specialized districts, serving 5,000 total students. The infrastructure includes six elementary, three middle, and three high schools. This system provides a clear educational path from primary grades through graduation.

Kingsville ISD Leads the County

Kingsville ISD is the region's largest provider, educating 2,694 students across five different campuses. One charter school operates within the county, representing 7.7% of the total school inventory. Ricardo ISD and Riviera ISD also play vital roles, serving over 1,100 students combined.

Town and Rural Learning Environments

Education here is evenly split between town and rural locales, with seven schools in town settings and six in rural areas. Schools maintain an average size of 385 students, though H M King High School stands out as the largest with 892 students. This mix offers families a choice between larger campus environments and smaller community settings.

School Overview

Total Schools

in Kleberg County

Reported Enrollment

5,000

13 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

8% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary6

Middle3

High3

Other1

4 School Districts in Kleberg County

KINGSVILLE ISD

5 schools

2,694 students

SANTA GERTRUDIS ISD

2 schools

823 students

RICARDO ISD

2 schools

655 students

RIVIERA ISD

3 schools

478 students

13 Public Schools in Kleberg County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Kleberg County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
H M KING H S	Record	KINGSVILLE ISD	KINGSVILLE, 78364Town: Distant	9–12	High	892
HARVEY EL	Record	KINGSVILLE ISD	KINGSVILLE, 78364Town: Distant	PK–5	Primary	530
GILLETT MIDDLE	Record	KINGSVILLE ISD	KINGSVILLE, 78364Town: Distant	6–8	Middle	521
SANTA GERTRUDIS SCHOOL	Record	SANTA GERTRUDIS ISD	KINGSVILLE, 78364Town: Distant	PK–8	Primary	438
PEREZ EL	Record	KINGSVILLE ISD	KINGSVILLE, 78364Town: Distant	PK–5	Primary	422
SANTA GERTRUDIS ACADEMY H S	Record	SANTA GERTRUDIS ISD	KINGSVILLE, 78363Town: Distant	9–12	High	385
RICARDO EL	Record	RICARDO ISD	KINGSVILLE, 78363Rural: Distant	PK–4	Primary	380
JUBILEE KINGSVILLE	Record	JUBILEE ACADEMIES	SAN ANTONIO, 78222Town: Distant	PK–9	Charter	350
HARREL EL	Record	KINGSVILLE ISD	KINGSVILLE, 78364Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	329
RICARDO MIDDLE	Record	RICARDO ISD	KINGSVILLE, 78363Rural: Distant	5–8	Middle	275
KAUFER H S	Record	RIVIERA ISD	RIVIERA, 78379Rural: Remote	9–12	High	194
NANNY EL	Record	RIVIERA ISD	RIVIERA, 78379Rural: Remote	PK–5	Primary	176
DE LA PAZ MIDDLE	Record	RIVIERA ISD	RIVIERA, 78379Rural: Remote	6–8	Middle	108

H M KING H S

KINGSVILLE ISD