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BROWNSVILLE ISD

BROWNSVILLE, CAMERON COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: DR ALDA T BENAVIDES

TEA Rating

B · 87

Enrollment

34,337

Avg Salary

$68,977

Open Jobs

0

2024–2025 TEA district staff

Salary by Experience

Average base salary by years of experience. Excludes stipends and benefits.

Teachers

ExperienceTeachersAvg salary
Beginning47$53,518
1–5 years391$57,676
6–10 years280$60,535
11–20 years872$63,746
21–30 years681$68,899
Over 30 years157$75,760

Some districts increased salaries for 2025–26. For the current pay scale, see the district’s website.

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor123$78,012
School Nurse44$65,156
Librarian49$77,270
Business Services11$96,841
Principal50$107,399
Superintendent1$375,000

Teacher Incentive Allotment · TIA

TIA Participation

The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) provides additional funding to reward and retain top-performing teachers.

Participation status

TIA Active
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LevelTeachers designated% designatedAvg payout
Recognized50520.8%$6,798
Exemplary67827.9%$13,581
Master29312.1%$24,488

1,476 of 2,427 teachers TIA-designated (60.8%) in 2024-25

TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

14.9 : 1

Teacher turnover

6.8%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

98.3%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

Grade-level and end-of-course results by performance level.

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
370%47%23%
475%56%29%
587%61%27%
678%41%12%
720%5%0%
878%49%13%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
373%49%22%
478%52%21%
580%59%32%
673%56%29%
773%54%31%
877%48%15%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
859%27%11%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I91%68%35%
Biology94%70%29%
English I73%58%12%
English II74%62%8%
U.S. History95%72%33%

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