Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

Last updated

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District
Address
411 North 8th Street
Edinburg
, Texas , 78541
United States
District information
GradesPK–12 [1]
Schools46 [1]
NCES District ID 4818180 [1]
Students and staff
Students33,810 (2023–2024) [1]
Teachers2,302.12 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.69:1 [1]
Other information
Website www.ecisd.us OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District (ECISD) is a school district headquartered in the city of Edinburg, Texas, United States, est. 1909.

Contents

The district has approximately 4,540 employees, including over 2,600 certified professionals, 900 paraprofessionals, 80 counselors, 40 librarians, 45 nurses, 870 Food Service/Maintenance & Facilities Workers, and 200 bus drivers. The superintendent is Rene Gutierrez. As for students, the peak enrollment for the 2013/2014 school year was 33,412, and the district continues to grow at a rate of approximately 5% annually.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [2]

The school district's police force of 78 sworn police officers, 30 security officers, and three K9 officers includes a SWAT team equipped with military surplus gear acquired under the Department of Defense Excess Property Program. [3] [4]

Territorial limits

The district encompasses 945 square miles (2,450 km2) of land extending north of the city to the end of Hidalgo County.

Almost all of the city of Edinburg is served by ECISD. In addition, small portions of the city of McAllen and several census-designated places in unincorporated Hidalgo County communities are served by ECISD. The unincorporated Hidalgo County communities served by ECISD include: [5]

It also includes Faysville, which was formerly a CDP, [6] but became a part of Edinburg in 2015. [7]

Schools

The physical campuses of the ECISD include 4 High Schools, 7 Middle Schools, 31 Elementary Schools, and 3 Alternative Campus.

High schools

Middle schools

-Barrientes Middle School is the only school named after a living veteran.

Elementary schools

Alternative schools

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for EDINBURG CISD". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Valley school district gets SWAT team for added school safety". KVEO News Center 23.
  4. ↑ "Report: School Districts Are Receiving Free Military Gear From The Pentagon". Talking Points Memo.
  5. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hidalgo County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ "School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Hidalgo County, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  7. ↑ Ortiz, Analise (July 2, 2015). "After annexation, drainage remains concern for new Edinburg neighborhood". KVEO-TV .
  8. 1 2 3 "National Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools" (PDF). United States Department of Education. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.