Uvalde County Schools & Education
Uvalde County, Texas
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataSchool Score
37/100
Percentile-style score
Score Band
Lower Signal
Graduation Rate
85.0%
National avg 87.5%
Education Statistics
Graduation Rate
85.0%
National avg 87.5%
State avg 91.6%
Per-Pupil Spending
$7,373
National avg $13,239
State avg $7,498
School Score
37/100
Percentile-style score
State avg 56/100
State Score Position
#225
of 253 counties by score
Education Data Brief: Uvalde County
Measured School Summary
Uvalde County faces educational challenges with a school score of 37/100 and a graduation rate of 85.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.
Funding Context
At $7,373 per pupil, Uvalde County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.
Neighbor Context
Its school score is 35% below the Texas average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 6.6 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 2% lower than the state norm.
School Data Brief
How to read Uvalde 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
14 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
37/100
Lower measured signal. Ranks #225 of 253 Texas counties with school score data.
Completion
85.0%
6.6 pts below the state average
Funding context
$7,373
$125 below the state average
School coverage
14
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
Uvalde County has 14 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.
What Uvalde 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.
Dominant-district county
UVALDE CISD carries most of the listed public-school system, with 9 of 14 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.
State position
#225
of 253 Texas counties with school score data. The county score is 19 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.
UVALDE CISD
Elementary to high school visible
3,962 students
8 listed schools in this county slice.
SABINAL ISD
Elementary to high school visible
428 students
4 listed schools in this county slice.
KNIPPA ISD
Other grade structure
416 students
1 listed school in this county slice.
UTOPIA ISD
Other grade structure
194 students
1 listed school in this county slice.
District reality check
UVALDE CISD is the largest listed district slice, with 9 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 Uvalde County?
Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Uvalde 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?
Data Story
Uvalde County Graduation Rate Trails State Average by Over Six Percent
Education data brief for Uvalde County, Texas.
At 85.0%, the graduation rate in Uvalde County is lower than the Texas state average of 91.6% and the national average of 87%. The county’s public school system comprises 14 schools serving 5,000 students, with Uvalde CISD being the largest district with 4,071 students. One charter school, the Uvalde Dual Language Academy, serves 630 students. The per-pupil expenditure of $7,373 is nearly equivalent to the Texas average of $7,498 but is approximately 43% lower than the national average of $13,000. Uvalde County’s composite school score is 36.5, which is lower than the state average of 56.3 and the national median of 50. The school mix includes eight town locales and six rural locales, with Uvalde High School serving as the largest campus with 1,129 students. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS
School Overview
Total Schools
14
in Uvalde County
Reported Enrollment
5,000
14 schools reporting
School Districts
4
districts
Charter Schools
1
7% of total
School Level Breakdown
4 School Districts in Uvalde County
UVALDE CISD
GuideSABINAL ISD
KNIPPA ISD
UTOPIA ISD
14 Public Schools in Uvalde County
Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 1 high-enrollment school; every NCES public school remains listed here.
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataLevel
Showing 14 of 14 matching schools
| School Name | Profile | District | Location | Grades | Type / Flags | Reported Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UVALDE H S | Profile | UVALDE CISD | UVALDE, 78802Town: Remote | 9–12 | High | 1,129 |
| DALTON EL | Record | UVALDE CISD | UVALDE, 78802Town: Remote | PK–2 | Primary | 734 |
| UVALDE DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY | Record | UVALDE CISD | UVALDE, 78801Town: Remote | PK–6 | Charter | 630 |
| MORALES J H | Record | UVALDE CISD | UVALDE, 78802Town: Remote | 7–9 | Middle | 592 |
| KNIPPA SCHOOL | Record | KNIPPA ISD | KNIPPA, 78870Rural: Distant | PK–12 | Other | 416 |
| FLORES EL | Record | UVALDE CISD | UVALDE, 78802Town: Remote | 5–6 | Middle | 337 |
| UVALDE EL | Record | UVALDE CISD | UVALDE, 78802Town: Remote | 3–4 | Primary | 337 |
| SABINAL EL | Record | SABINAL ISD | SABINAL, 78881Rural: Remote | PK–6 | Primary | 234 |
| UTOPIA SCHOOL | Record | UTOPIA ISD | UTOPIA, 78884Rural: Remote | PK–12 | Other | 194 |
| UVALDE CISD VIRTUAL ACADEMY | Record | UVALDE CISD | UVALDE, 78802Town: Remote | KG–12 | Virtual | 164 |
| SABINAL SECONDARY | Record | SABINAL ISD | SABINAL, 78881Rural: Remote | 9–12 | High | 132 |
| SABINAL SECONDARY | Record | SABINAL ISD | SABINAL, 78881Rural: Remote | 7–8 | Middle | 62 |
| CROSSROADS ACADEMY | Record | UVALDE CISD | UVALDE, 78802Town: Remote | 9–12 | Alternative | 39 |
| CLUSTER V SP ED | Record | SABINAL ISD | SABINAL, 78881Rural: Remote | 12 | Alternative | 0 |
Education Funding Detail
Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure
$7,373
State avg $7,498
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Data Sources
Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.
Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.