CONGRESSMAN GONZALEZ ANNOUNCES OVER $159.1 MILLION IN PRELIMINARY TITLE I ALLOCATIONS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND RIO GRANDE VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that school districts in the 34th Congressional District of Texas are expected to receive a total of $159,124,326 in Fiscal Year (FY23) Title I formula funds for Local Educational Agencies (LEA). While these amounts are preliminary, final allocation totals will be released by the U.S. Department of Education in June of 2023.
Title I funding allows schools to provide students with access to fair and equal educational opportunities in order to obtain a high-quality education.
"The American Dream starts with access to a high-quality education," stated Congressman Gonzalez. "This funding allows South Texas students unequivocal access to an education that ensures they are prepared to meet the challenges of tomorrow. An education can do wonders for a child, a family, and a community by allowing an individual the ability to have the necessary skills to contribute to society and break the cycle of poverty for generations."
The following preliminary allocations have been provided to LEA's in the Rio Grande Valley:
· Brownsville ISD: $32,478,930
· Donna ISD: $16,671,164
· Edcouch Elsa ISD: $3,499,479
· Edinburg Consolidated ISD: $26,425,232
· Harlingen Consolidated ISD: $9,641,402
· Kenedy County-Wide Consolidated School District: $1,639
· Kingsville ISD: $2,630,810
· La Feria ISD: $1,298,265
· Lasara ISD: $166,100
· Los Fresnos Consolidated ISD: $4,372,100
· Lyford Consolidated ISD: $793,108
· McAllen ISD: $13,294,074
· Mercedes ISD: $4,050,261
· Point Isabel ISD: $1,382,822
· Progreso ISD: $1,073,863
· Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $20,801,822
· Raymondville ISD: $1,409,370
· Ricardo ISD: $226,634
· Rio Hondo ISD: $873,922
· Riviera ISD: $107,130
· San Benito Consolidated ISD: $6,894,649
· San Perlita ISD: $107,047
· Santa Maria ISD: $405,045
· Santa Rosa ISD: $529,452
· Weslaco ISD: $9,990,006
The U.S. Department of Education expects to release final allocations in June of this year. Final numbers will differ from the preliminary allocations due to updates to the annually collected counts of children in locally operated institutions for neglected or delinquent children, in foster homes, and in families above the Census poverty line that receive assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (non-Census formula children's data) and to LEA finance data used in the Education Finance Incentive Grants formula. There may be additional differences if a State were to report revisions to its State Per-Pupil Expenditure (SPPE) data.
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