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2022-23 Staff Information
HIGHTOWER H S (079907008) - FORT BEND ISD - FORT BEND COUNTY

2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25

  Campus  
Staff Information Count/Average Percent District State
Total Staff 182.4 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Professional Staff 166.8 91.4% 64.1% 64.1%
   Teachers 145.3 79.7% 46.9% 48.7%
   Professional Support 15.5 8.5% 13.4% 10.9%
   Campus Administration (School Leadership) 6.0 3.3% 3.3% 3.3%
Educational Aides 15.6 8.6% 10.1% 11.3%
Librarians and Counselors (Headcount)
Full-time Librarians 1.0 n/a 74.0 4,258.0
Part-time Librarians 0.0 n/a 2.0 646.0
Full-time Counselors 7.0 n/a 192.0 13,815.0
Part-time Counselors 1.0 n/a 1.0 1,240.0
Total Minority Staff 144.7 79.3% 68.1% 53.2%
Teachers by Ethnicity
African American 84.2 57.9% 33.3% 11.8%
Hispanic 20.1 13.8% 16.8% 29.6%
White 25.4 17.5% 39.0% 54.9%
American Indian 0.0 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Asian 8.8 6.0% 8.1% 2.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%
Two or More Races 6.9 4.7% 2.3% 1.2%
Teachers by Sex
Males 66.2 45.5% 24.2% 24.4%
Females 79.2 54.5% 75.8% 75.6%
Teachers by Highest Degree Held
No Degree 1.3 0.9% 0.5% 2.0%
Bachelors 88.4 60.8% 68.6% 72.2%
Masters 53.1 36.5% 29.3% 25.0%
Doctorate 2.6 1.8% 1.6% 0.8%
Teachers by Years of Experience
Beginning Teachers 9.4 6.5% 6.5% 9.7%
1-5 Years Experience 37.7 26.0% 26.5% 26.3%
6-10 Years Experience 33.8 23.2% 22.2% 20.5%
11-20 Years Experience 38.5 26.5% 29.5% 27.2%
21-30 Years Experience 17.9 12.3% 12.9% 13.3%
Over 30 Years Experience 8.0 5.5% 2.4% 2.9%
Number of Students per Teacher 17.3 n/a 16.6 14.8

Staff Information Campus District State
Experience of Campus Leadership
Average Years Experience of Principals 8.0 6.7 6.1
Average Years Experience of Principals with District 6.0 6.3 5.3
Average Years Experience of Assistant Principals 4.4 6.6 5.2
Average Years Experience of Assistant Principals with District 4.2 5.7 4.4
Average Years Experience of Teachers 11.4 11.2 11.0
Average Years Experience of Teachers with District 6.5 7.3 6.9
Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience (regular duties only)
Beginning Teachers $58,369 $49,884 $53,300
1-5 Years Experience $56,169 $60,617 $56,516
6-10 Years Experience $65,244 $65,310 $59,732
11-20 Years Experience $69,801 $68,795 $63,389
21-30 Years Experience $74,535 $73,547 $67,876
Over 30 Years Experience $80,785 $78,989 $72,560
Average Actual Salaries (regular duties only)
Teachers $65,652 $65,493 $60,717
Professional Support $77,376 $78,991 $72,022
Campus Administration (School Leadership) $100,119 $91,975 $85,167
Instructional Staff Percent n/a 64.3% 65.1%
Contracted Instructional Staff (not incl. above) 0.0 16.7 2,105.4

  Campus  
Program Information Count Percent District State
Teachers by Program (population served)
Bilingual/ESL Education 1.0 0.7% 4.5% 5.9%
Career and Technical Education 15.0 10.3% 3.4% 5.4%
Compensatory Education 0.0 0.0% 0.4% 3.2%
Gifted and Talented Education 0.0 0.0% 0.8% 1.7%
Regular Education 84.6 58.2% 74.6% 70.6%
Special Education 32.3 22.2% 10.7% 9.7%
Other 12.4 8.5% 5.7% 3.5%

- Indicates there is no data for the item.
* Indicates results are masked due to small numbers.
n/a Indicates data reporting is not applicable for this group.
? Indicates that the data for this item were statistically improbable or were reported outside a reasonable range.

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