📍 1414 N Alamo, Edinburg, Hidalgo County, 78539
Economedes H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Edinburg, Hidalgo County. The school has 2,762 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Evangelina Leon. It is part of the Edinburg Cisd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 177.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The school offers 75 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Economedes H S enrolls 2,762 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 177.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,755 | 100% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,554 of the school's 2,762 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,529 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Economedes H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 40.
Economedes H S is one of 46 schools in EDINBURG CISD, based in EDINBURG, Texas. The district serves 33,343 students district-wide and employs 2,305 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,762 students, Economedes H S is larger than the district average of about 725 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe