County / FIPS 48061
Cameron County
Texas
Cameron County runs 183 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 6 Medicare-certified hospitals reporting to CMS, of which 4 carry an overall star rating.
At a glance
Public schools
183
Hospitals
6
With a star rating
4
Land area
892
Federal money
Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Cameron County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.
Obligations, FY2025
$2.5B
Per resident
$5,891
Change since FY2021
+19%
Fiscal years covered
5
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| Period | Obligations |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $2B |
| 2022 | $2B |
| 2023 | $2B |
| 2024 | $2B |
| 2025 | $2B |
Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. Cameron County ranks 266th of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.
Hospitals in Cameron County
| Hospital | City | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|
| Harlingen Medical Center | Harlingen | |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville | Brownsville | |
| Valley Regional Medical Center | Brownsville | |
| Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc | Harlingen | |
| Palms Behavioral Health | Harlingen | Not rated |
| Rio Grande State Center | Harlingen | Not rated |
Public schools in Cameron County
The 40 most complete records of 183. Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.
| School | District | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 570 |
| Angela Gerusa Leal El | San Benito Cisd | San Benito | 384 |
| Austin El | Harlingen Cisd | Harlingen | 308 |
| Ben Milam El | Harlingen Cisd | Harlingen | 405 |
| Benavides El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 882 |
| Berta Cabaza Middle | San Benito Cisd | San Benito | 823 |
| Besteiro Middle | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 575 |
| Bonham El | Harlingen Cisd | Harlingen | 572 |
| Bowie El | Harlingen Cisd | Harlingen | 337 |
| Breeden El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 569 |
| Brite El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 545 |
| Brownsville Early College H S | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 348 |
| Bryss Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | Brownsville | 508 |
| Burns El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 604 |
| C E Vail El | La Feria ISD | La Feria | 366 |
| Canales El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 654 |
| Cash El | San Benito Cisd | San Benito | 623 |
| Castaneda El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 474 |
| Champion El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 655 |
| Coakley Middle | Harlingen Cisd | Harlingen | 660 |
| Crockett El | Harlingen Cisd | Harlingen | 278 |
| Cromack El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 501 |
| David G Sanchez El | La Feria ISD | La Feria | 337 |
| Del Castillo El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 228 |
| Derry El | Point Isabel ISD | Port Isabel | 446 |
| Dishman El | Harlingen Cisd | Harlingen | 320 |
| Dora Romero El | Los Fresnos Cisd | Los Fresnos | 587 |
| Downs Fine Arts Academy | San Benito Cisd | San Benito | 367 |
| Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman Academy | Harlingen Cisd | Harlingen | 1,188 |
| Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez El | Harlingen Cisd | Harlingen | 610 |
| Egly El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 546 |
| El Jardin El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 360 |
| Elma E Barrera El | Santa Rosa ISD | Santa Rosa | 402 |
| Faulk Middle | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 976 |
| Fred Booth | San Benito Cisd | San Benito | 450 |
| Gallegos El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 396 |
| Garcia Middle | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 893 |
| Garden Park El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 398 |
| Garriga El | Point Isabel ISD | Port Isabel | 443 |
| Garza El | Brownsville ISD | Brownsville | 238 |