Congressman Gonzalez Announces $17.7 Million in Final Title I Allocations for South & Central Texas School Districts

Press Release

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced $17,713,384 in final federal funds for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Title I allocations for Local Education Agencies (LEA) in the 15th District of Texas. The U.S. Department of Education has released the final formula allocations for these funds, which were preliminarily announced in January.

Title I funding provides for the expansion and development of educational programs that are fair, equitable, and support schools in the creation of opportunities for their students' success.

Of the $16.5 billion appropriated for Title I, approximately $5.7 billion will become available on July 1, 2021, and the remainder will become available on October 1, 2021.

"We must continue to fight for teacher development practices to ensure our students receive the best education possible," said Congressman Gonzalez. "This grant will support teacher development and retention, which will have a direct and positive impact on student achievement. I am proud to support education initiatives that will create a higher quality of education for both students and teachers."

The following final allocations have been provided to LEA's in the 15th District:

Benavides ISD: $207,460
Brooks County ISD: $1,202,288
Comal ISD: $2,306,186*
Falls City ISD: $93,605
Floresville ISD: $768,792
Freer ISD: $236,249
George West ISD: $326,947
Jim Hogg County ISD: $608,766
Karnes City ISD: $275,484
Kenedy ISD: $362,308
La Vernia ISD: $271,358
Luling ISD: $504,509*
Marion ISD: $156,739
Mathis ISD: $1,066,143*
Navarro ISD: $150,298
New Braunfels ISD: $1,151,572*
Nixon-Smiley Consolidated ISD: $334,825
Nordheim ISD: $25,030*
Pawnee ISD: $16,410*
Pettus ISD: $184,931*
Prairie Lea: $57,448*
Premont: $408,463*
Poth ISD: $56,793
Ramirez CSD: $17,901
Runge ISD: $97,197
San Diego ISD: $762,159
San Marcos Consolidated ISD: $2,521,683*
Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD: $1,099,208*
Seguin ISD: $2,069,891
Stockdale ISD: $219,947
Three Rivers ISD: $152,794

*Schools are only partially in the 15th District of Texas represented by Congressman Gonzalez

The final allocations differ from the preliminary allocations due to the availability of updated annual 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 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.

Congressman Gonzalez continues to fight for every child in the 15th District of Texas and will work to bring additional funding to improve schools across South and Central Texas.

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