2025 Census government inventory

Santa Maria ISD

Independent school district in Texas. Browse the source-reported information below.

Census ID 203724 · Census county field: Cameron · Functioning in the 2025 inventory
School system at a glance

Students, schools, and public money.

Election.org connected this entity to its fiscal year 2024 Census finance record by exact government ID and to its 2024–25 NCES district and school directory by exact agency ID.

540students in the finance record
3operating schools connected
$21,848current spending per pupil
Who governs this school system

7 published board members.

These are the current board-role records published by the Texas Education Agency for Santa Maria ISD. Election.org joined them by exact state agency ID—not by name.

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Board President

Mr Javier E Jimenez Jr

Term dates not published

javierjimenez@smisd.net
Board Vice President

Mr Luis A Cantu

Term dates not published

luiscantu@smisd.net
Board Secretary

Mr Pablo Ibarra

Term dates not published

pibarra@smisd.net
Board Member

Dr Yvette Cantu

Term dates not published

yvettecantu@smisd.net
Board Member

Michelle Garcia

Term dates not published

michellegarcia@smisd.net
Board Member

Mr Andrew De La Rosa

Term dates not published

andrewdelarosa@smisd.net
Board Member

Mr Miguel Zavala

Term dates not published

mzavala@smisd.net

Source checked2026-08-30

TEA organization031913

CountyCameron County

Region01

AskTED is updated daily. It does not establish election method, trustee-seat geography, vacancies, candidates, or meeting votes; blank term and email fields remain visibly unpublished.

Six years of enrollment and school finance

See what changed—not just one year.

Exact federal identifiers connect 6 annual Census records for this system. Source dollars stay visible, while spending changes are also converted to constant 2024 dollars.

Census annual tables ↗
Enrollment54015.1% lower than 2019
Current spending / pupil$21,84830.2% higher than 2019 after inflation · 59.8% higher than 2019 nominal
Total expenditure$14.1M10.2% lower than 2019 · nominal
Debt outstanding$12.2M11.7% higher than 2019 · nominal
Enrollment reported by Census
2019: 636; 2020: 649; 2021: 604; 2022: 544; 2023: 567; 2024: 540664595525201920202021202220232024
Current spending per pupil (2024 dollars)
2019: $16,779; 2020: $16,657; 2021: $18,779; 2022: $21,870; 2023: $20,918; 2024: $21,848$22,600$19,264$15,927201920202021202220232024
Funding mix over time

Federal, state, and local shares

201918.9% F70.0% S11.1% L
202019.6% F70.5% S9.9% L
202122.2% F68.6% S9.2% L
202228.2% F62.4% S9.4% L
202322.0% F64.3% S13.6% L
202412.7% F68.1% S19.3% L
View the 2019–2024 values as a table
YearEnrollmentSpending / pupilTotal revenueTotal expenditureDebt
2019636$13,675$11,150,000$15,686,000$10,930,000
2020649$13,743$11,284,000$11,521,000$10,585,000
2021604$16,222$12,131,000$11,618,000$13,505,000
2022544$20,404$13,826,000$15,881,000$13,095,000
2023567$20,319$13,323,000$13,528,000$12,660,000
2024540$21,848$12,524,000$14,093,000$12,205,000

Source-reported nominal dollars. Amount fields are converted from source thousands to dollars. No inflation adjustment is applied. An exact identifier links published source rows; it does not erase consolidations, closures, reorganizations, or other real institutional changes between years. Constant-dollar comparisons use BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average; this is not a local cost-of-living index. Joined by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID; names are never used.

Where the money comes from

$12.5M in reported revenue.

Census finance source ↗
Federal12.7%$1.59M
State68.1%$8.52M
Local19.3%$2.41M
Total expenditures$14.1M
Current spending$12.4M
Instruction$6.30M
Support services$4.83M
Capital outlay$1.13M
Debt outstanding$12.2M

Fiscal year 2024. Census source amounts are published in thousands of dollars and converted here to dollars; per-pupil fields are published as dollar amounts. Revenue percentages are reproduced from the source.

District contact

SANTA MARIA ISD

Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

GradesPK–12
StatusOpen
Address11119 MILITARY HWY 281, SANTA MARIA, TX, 78592
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About this school data

Census and NCES records describe this system’s enrollment, finances and schools for the years shown. Board, election and meeting information, when available, has separate sources and dates. An unlisted item means it is not covered here—not that it does not exist. Check the district’s official notices for current meetings and officeholders.

The source record

Listed as functioning in 2025.

The Census ACTIVE field is Y for this record.

Census ID
203724
Record type
Independent school district
Classification
School district
School level
Elementary and Secondary
Status
Functioning
2025 Census snapshot

Reported contact and location fields

Reported mailing addressPO BOX 448 · SANTA MARIA, TX · 78592-0448
Reported contact roleSuperintendent's Office

A role label, not a verified person’s name.

Census county fieldCameron
Reported websiteOpen listed website ↗

These are inventory fields, not newly verified office contacts. A county field or mailing address does not establish the exact service boundary.

Published context

Scale and parent relationship

Estimated enrollment5672023

About these sources and their limits
Evidence boundary

What each source proves—and what it does not.

Established by the published records

  • The entity or system appears in the 2025 Census listing.
  • Its Census category, identifier, and functioning/dormant field.
  • Only the location, function, population, enrollment, and contact fields actually published.
  • The dated AskTED export reports the board names, roles, public emails, and term fields shown above.

Not established by these records

  • Whether each governing or administrative role is elected, appointed, or mixed.
  • The exact geographic service boundary or that a reported website remains current.