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Brownsville Independent School District

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.

About this district

Brownsville Independent School District is a public school district in Texas. They serve 43,355 students across 55 schools, and its teachers have had 3,649 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 55
    Schools
  • 43,355
    Students
  • 2,956
    Teachers

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Brownsville Independent School District Demographics

92%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
100%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Brownsville Independent School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Brownsville Independent School District had a total revenue of $528.0 million in the 2016-17 school year. 14.4% came from local sources, 68.7% from state sources, and 17.0% from federal sources.

Brownsville Independent School District had a per-pupil revenue of $12,178 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 14.4% came from local sources, 68.7% from state sources, and 17.0% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Brownsville Independent School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Jun 7, 2025

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Brownsville Independent School District

$1.5 million
raised using DonorsChoose
3,649
projects funded
550
teachers funded
5,443
donors
379
projects for basic supplies
975
projects for technology
363
projects for books
376
projects for art supplies

Brownsville Independent School District has received support from 3,256 individuals from Texas and 2,187 individuals out-of-state.

Brownsville Independent School District Schools

Ben L Brite Elementary School Benavides Elementary School Besteiro Middle School Breeden Elementary School Brownsville Academic Center Brownsville Early College High School Brownsville Learning Academy High School Bruce Aiken Elementary School Burns Elementary School Canales Elementary School Champion Elementary School Cromack Elementary School Del Castillo Elementary School Egly Elementary School El Jardin Elementary School Faulk Middle School Filemon B Vela Middle School Gallegos Elementary School Garden Park Elementary School Garza Elementary School Gladys Porter Early College High School Gonzalez Elementary School Homer Hanna Early College High School Hudson Elementary School James Pace Early College High School Josephine Castaneda Elementary School Julia Garcia Middle School Keller Elementary School Lincoln Park School Lopez Early College High School Lucio Middle School Manzano Middle School Mary & Frank Yturria Elementary School Morningside Elementary School Oliveira Middle School Ortiz Elementary School Palm Grove Elementary School Paredes Elementary School Pena Elementary School Perez Elementary School Perkins Middle School Pullam Elementary School Putegnat Elementary School R.L. Martin Elementary School Regional School for the Deaf Russell Elementary School Sharp Elementary School Simon Rivera Early College High School Skinner Elementary School Southmost Elementary School Stell Middle School Stillman Middle School Vermillion Road Elementary School Veterans Memorial Early College High School Villa Nueva Elementary School
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