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C+

Refugio Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Refugio.

Refugio’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Texas school districts

Students
656
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,879
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$21M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Refugio Independent School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Texas districts
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 55% more per student than the TX average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21M, about $31,959 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% 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+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Refugio 2,752

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Refugio. Grade by grade →

PK–5Refugio ElThis district
6–8Refugio J HThis district
9–12Refugio H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 40.9% · 370 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 51.1% · 385 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.3% · 46 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$19,879 per student · 55% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 45%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 50%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
682’20
689’21
654’22
685’23
656’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 70%White 21%Black 8%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Refugio El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Refugio
B−
300 students14:1
Refugio J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Refugio
B−
134 students9:1
Refugio H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Refugio
B+
222 students11:1

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.