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Corpus Christi Independent School District
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 33,387 (2022-2023)
Schools: 58 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Corpus Christi Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Nueces County). During the 2023 school year, 33,387 students attended one of the district's 58 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Corpus Christi Independent School District At-large

General election

General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Steve Barrera (Nonpartisan)	24.0	27,823
✔	Submit photo	Alice Upshaw-Hawkins (Nonpartisan)	17.8	20,587
✔	Submit photo	Don Clark (Nonpartisan)	14.9	17,226
	Submit photo	Augustin De La Garza (Nonpartisan)	14.4	16,725
	Submit photo	Pooja Bindingnavele (Nonpartisan)	13.1	15,194
	Submit photo	Michael Bergsma (Nonpartisan)	9.7	11,211
		Samuel Fryer (Nonpartisan)	6.2	7,209

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 115,975
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Corpus Christi Independent School District District 2

General election

General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 2

Incumbent S. Jaime Arredondo defeated Penny Kaminski in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	S. Jaime Arredondo (Nonpartisan)	53.9	7,759
	Submit photo	Penny Kaminski (Nonpartisan)	46.1	6,639

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,398
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Corpus Christi Independent School District District 1

General election

General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 1

Eric Villarreal defeated Amanda Rose in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Eric Villarreal (Nonpartisan)	51.1	3,856
		Amanda Rose (Nonpartisan)	48.9	3,695

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,551
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Corpus Christi Independent School District District 3

General election

General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 3

Marty Bell defeated Tony Elizondo in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marty Bell (Nonpartisan)	53.6	7,229
	Submit photo	Tony Elizondo (Nonpartisan)	46.4	6,250

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,479
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Corpus Christi Independent School District District 4

General election

General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 4

Incumbent Dolly Gonzales Trolley won election in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dolly Gonzales Trolley (Nonpartisan)	100.0	10,998

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,998
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Corpus Christi Independent School District At-large

General election

General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Alice Upshaw-Hawkins, Don Clark, and incumbent Jane Bell defeated incumbent Marty Bell in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District At-large on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Alice Upshaw-Hawkins (Nonpartisan)	28.3	27,097
✔	Submit photo	Don Clark (Nonpartisan)	25.9	24,809
✔	Submit photo	Jane Bell (Nonpartisan)	25.2	24,118
	Submit photo	Marty Bell (Nonpartisan)	20.7	19,856

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,880
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Corpus Christi Independent School District District 2

General election

General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 2

Incumbent S. Jaime Arredondo won election in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	S. Jaime Arredondo (Nonpartisan)	100.0	11,492

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,492
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Corpus Christi Independent School District District 1

General election

General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 1

Incumbent John Longoria defeated Lamont Taylor and Paul David Escamilla in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Longoria (Nonpartisan)	61.1	4,309
	Submit photo	Lamont Taylor (Nonpartisan)	24.4	1,724
	Submit photo	Paul David Escamilla (Nonpartisan)	14.5	1,022

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,055
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Corpus Christi Independent School District District 2

General election

General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 2

S. Jaime Arredondo won election in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	S. Jaime Arredondo (Nonpartisan)	100.0	7,534

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,534
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Corpus Christi Independent School District District 3

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General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 3

Incumbent Tony Diaz defeated Don Clark and Curtis Clark in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tony Diaz (Nonpartisan)	50.2	7,092
	Submit photo	Don Clark (Nonpartisan)	27.0	3,808
	Submit photo	Curtis Clark (Nonpartisan)	22.8	3,227

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,127
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Corpus Christi Independent School District District 4

General election

General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 4

Incumbent Catherine Susser won election in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Catherine Susser (Nonpartisan)	100.0	11,195

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Corpus Christi Independent School District At-large

General election

General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District At-large

Incumbent Jane Bell won election in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District At-large on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Jane Bell (Nonpartisan)

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Corpus Christi Independent School District District 2

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General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 2

Incumbent Tony Elizondo won election in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 2 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Tony Elizondo (Nonpartisan)

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Corpus Christi Independent School District District 1

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General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 1

Incumbent John Longoria won election in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 1 on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		John Longoria (Nonpartisan)

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Corpus Christi Independent School District District 3

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General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 3

Incumbent Tony Diaz won election in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 3 on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Tony Diaz (Nonpartisan)

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Corpus Christi Independent School District District 4

General election

General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 4

Incumbent Catherine Susser won election in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District District 4 on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Catherine Susser (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Corpus Christi Independent School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Steve Barrera	At Large	2024	2028
Don Clark	At Large	2021	2028
S. Jaime Arredondo	District 2	2019	2028
Alice Upshaw-Hawkins	At Large	2017	2028
Marty Bell	District 3	2022	2026
Eric Villarreal	District 1	2022	2026
Dolly Gonzales Trolley	District 4	2021	2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Corpus Christi Independent School District

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 32	Todd Hunter	Republican Party	62%	10%
Texas House of Representatives District 34	Denise Villalobos	Republican Party	38%	10%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$68,079,000	$1,973	16%
Local:	$218,170,000	$6,322	51%
State:	$139,985,000	$4,056	33%
Total:	$426,234,000	$12,351

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$472,145,000	$13,681
Total Current Expenditures:	$361,015,000	$10,460
Instructional Expenditures:	$210,841,000	$6,109	45%
Student and Staff Support:	$40,836,000	$1,183	9%
Administration:	$39,395,000	$1,141	8%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$69,943,000	$2,026	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$76,174,000	$2,207
Construction:	$71,795,000	$2,080
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$3,355,000	$97
Interest on Debt:	$30,486,000	$883

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	31	75	24	28	21-39	40-59	47
2018-2019	49	86	45	46	40-59	60-64	60
2017-2018	46	83	41	44	40-49	50-54	57
2016-2017	77	97	70	75	70-79	85-89	85
2015-2016	72	95	66	70	70-79	80-84	81
2014-2015	65	91	60	63	70-79	70-74	78
2013-2014	66	91	59	64	60-69	80-84	78
2012-2013	66	92	60	64	50-59	75-79	79
2011-2012	75	94	69	73	70-79	85-89	85
2010-2011	79	94	74	77	70-79		89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	35	73	32	31	40-49	60-79	51
2018-2019	42	76	38	39	40-49	50-54	56
2017-2018	40	74	36	37	40-49	45-49	54
2016-2017	68	89	63	66	70-79	75-79	79
2015-2016	67	89	61	65	70-79	80-84	78
2014-2015	68	87	63	66	60-69	80-84	79
2013-2014	69	87	63	67	50-59	80-84	81
2012-2013	73	89	67	70	60-69	80-84	85
2011-2012	86	95	82	85	70-79	90-94	91
2010-2011	87	94	83	86	80-89		93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	89	>=95	85-89	89	>=50	>=80	91
2017-2018	89	>=90	85-89	88	PS	>=80	90
2016-2017	89	>=95	90-94	89	PS	>=80	87
2015-2016	85	>=90	75-79	84	>=50	>=50	85-89
2014-2015	84	>=90	85-89	83	>=50	>=80	86
2013-2014	82	>=90	80-84	80	>=50	>=80	87
2012-2013	84	>=90	85-89	83	>=50	80-89	87
2011-2012	85	>=90	80-84	84	>=50	>=90	86
2010-2011	81	>=90	75-79	80	PS	>=80	87

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	33,387	0.6
2021-2022	33,175	-4.0
2020-2021	34,511	-6.1
2019-2020	36,618	-1.9
2018-2019	37,318	-1.9
2017-2018	38,014	-0.8
2016-2017	38,327	-0.7
2015-2016	38,614	-0.4
2014-2015	38,772	-1.7
2013-2014	39,414	0.5
2012-2013	39,213	1.4
2011-2012	38,678	0.7
2010-2011	38,409	0.6
2009-2010	38,196	-0.7
2008-2009	38,474	-0.6
2007-2008	38,693	-0.6
2006-2007	38,930	-0.7
2005-2006	39,213	0.1
2004-2005	39,189	-0.3
2003-2004	39,310	-0.1
2002-2003	39,355	-0.2
2001-2002	39,450	0.8
2000-2001	39,138	-1.2
1999-2000	39,618	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Corpus Christi Independent School District (%)	Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	2.0	5.1
Black	3.3	12.8
Hispanic	81.2	52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	1.4	3.0
White	11.9	25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Corpus Christi Independent School District had 2,103.46 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.87.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	66.18
Kindergarten:	117.85
Elementary:	878.87
Secondary:	914.47
Total:	2,103.46

Corpus Christi Independent School District employed 55.98 district administrators and 143.80 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	55.98
District Administrative Support:	115.81
School Administrators:	143.80
School Administrative Support:	154.46

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	540.72
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	19.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	98.15
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	50.42
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	222.01
Other Support Services:	1,035.36

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Corpus Christi Independent School District operates 58 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Adkins Middle	956	6-8
Allen El	219	PK-5
Baker Middle	880	6-8
Barnes El	658	PK-5
Browne Middle	577	6-8
Calk-Wilson El	693	PK-5
Carroll H S	1,851	9-12
Club Estates	369	KG-5
Coles H S And Educational Center	145	7-12
Collegiate H S	398	9-12
Creekside El	0
Crockett El	302	PK-5
Cunningham Middle At South Park	783	6-8
Dawson El	480	PK-5
Driscoll Middle	661	6-8
Early Childhood Development Ctr	137	PK-PK
Evans Ses	220	PK-5
Fannin El	361	PK-5
Faye Webb El	711	PK-5
Galvan El	512	PK-5
Garcia El	548	PK-5
Gibson El	393	PK-5
Grant Middle	789	6-8
Haas Middle	646	6-8
Hamlin Middle	481	6-8
Harold T Branch Academy For Career & Technical Ed	256	9-12
Hicks El	547	PK-5
Houston El	307	PK-5
Jones El	553	PK-5
Kaffie Middle	762	6-8
King H S	1,400	9-12
Kolda El	879	PK-5
Kostoryz El	384	PK-5
Los Encinos Ses	280	PK-5
Martin Middle	441	6-8
Mary Helen Berlanga El	499	PK-5
Meadowbrook El	333	PK-5
Menger El	273	PK-5
Mireles El	611	PK-5
Montclair El	323	PK-5
Moody H S	1,382	9-12
Moore El	503	PK-5
Nueces Co J J A E P	7	8-12
Oak Park Special Emphasis School	518	PK-5
Ray H S	1,640	9-12
Roy Miller H S And Metro School Of Design	1,538	7-12
Sanders El	313	PK-5
Schanen Estates El	402	PK-5
Shaw Ses	359	PK-5
Smith El	423	PK-5
Student Support Center	96	4-12
Travis El	406	PK-5
Veterans Memorial H S	1,949	9-12
Windsor Park G/T	609	1-5
Woodlawn El	317	PK-5
Wynn Seale Metropolitan School Of Design	592	PK-6
Yeager El	285	PK-5
Zavala El	430	PK-5

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