"It's owned, operated and paid for by the La Joya Independent School District, a half hour west of McAllen.
The water park is the only state-owned facility of its kind.
The park was built from the school's main education fund, commonly called the general fund. It wasn't paid for through bonds or any other credit. The district had the money available."
"La Joya is considered a "poor" district by state standards. In one index that puts a number of how expensive it is to teach kids, it's at the top.
This town of just 4,209 educates nearly 30,000 students from in and mostly around the city limits.
Class sizes are small. On average, there are 15 students in a first-grade class, according to TEA data.
Most of the teachers have between 11 and 20 years of experience. Principals average 24 years of experience.
The district's budget is mostly state money, including some of the nearly $200 million Houston ISD sent to the state as a part of the "Robin Hood" program.
Nearly 94 percent of the students in La Joya are considered economically disadvantaged."
https://abc13.com/education/a-texas-school-district-opened-a-water-park-and-you-paid-for-it/4162905/
The water park is the only state-owned facility of its kind.
The park was built from the school's main education fund, commonly called the general fund. It wasn't paid for through bonds or any other credit. The district had the money available."
"La Joya is considered a "poor" district by state standards. In one index that puts a number of how expensive it is to teach kids, it's at the top.
This town of just 4,209 educates nearly 30,000 students from in and mostly around the city limits.
Class sizes are small. On average, there are 15 students in a first-grade class, according to TEA data.
Most of the teachers have between 11 and 20 years of experience. Principals average 24 years of experience.
The district's budget is mostly state money, including some of the nearly $200 million Houston ISD sent to the state as a part of the "Robin Hood" program.
Nearly 94 percent of the students in La Joya are considered economically disadvantaged."
https://abc13.com/education/a-texas-school-district-opened-a-water-park-and-you-paid-for-it/4162905/