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C+

Cameron Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cameron.

Cameron’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Texas school districts

Students
1,488
Schools
4
Spent per student
$13,749
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$25.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cameron Independent School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of Texas districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% more per student than the TX average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $25.9M, about $17,399 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cameron. Grade by grade →

PK–2Ben Milam ElThis district
3–5Cameron ElThis district
6–8Cameron MiddleThis district
9–12Cameron Yoe H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 40.9% · 840 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 51.1% · 870 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 90.3% · 119 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,749 per student · 7% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 58%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,631’20
1,569’21
1,554’22
1,517’23
1,488’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 53%White 30%Black 15%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.