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2023-24 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 179.1 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Professional Staff 168.5 94.1% 64.5% 63.9%
   Teachers 146.1 81.6% 48.2% 48.3%
   Professional Support 14.3 8.0% 12.3% 11.1%
   Campus Administration (School Leadership) 8.0 4.5% 3.4% 3.3%
Educational Aides 10.6 5.9% 9.8% 11.4%
Librarians and Counselors (Headcount)
Full-time Librarians 1.0 n/a 70.0 4,187.0
Part-time Librarians 0.0 n/a 4.0 651.0
Full-time Counselors 7.0 n/a 181.0 13,870.0
Part-time Counselors 0.0 n/a 2.0 1,172.0
Total Minority Staff 142.0 79.3% 69.7% 54.4%
Teachers by Ethnicity
African American 81.3 55.7% 34.6% 12.6%
Hispanic 25.5 17.5% 17.1% 30.1%
White 25.7 17.6% 37.3% 53.4%
American Indian 0.0 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Asian 7.4 5.0% 8.4% 2.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%
Two or More Races 6.2 4.2% 2.2% 1.3%
Teachers by Sex
Males 73.4 50.2% 24.8% 24.5%
Females 72.7 49.8% 75.2% 75.5%
Teachers by Highest Degree Held
No Degree 1.3 0.9% 1.0% 2.5%
Bachelors 81.5 55.8% 67.7% 71.7%
Masters 59.2 40.5% 29.4% 24.9%
Doctorate 4.2 2.8% 1.9% 0.8%
Teachers by Years of Experience
Beginning Teachers 13.1 9.0% 9.5% 8.7%
1-5 Years Experience 38.1 26.0% 24.4% 27.4%
6-10 Years Experience 32.9 22.5% 21.6% 20.2%
11-20 Years Experience 34.4 23.6% 27.9% 27.1%
21-30 Years Experience 20.5 14.0% 13.8% 13.7%
Over 30 Years Experience 7.2 4.9% 2.8% 3.0%
Number of Students per Teacher 17.0 n/a 16.3 14.7

Staff Information Campus District State
Experience of Campus Leadership
Average Years Experience of Principals 9.0 6.9 6.0
Average Years Experience of Principals with District 7.0 6.6 5.1
Average Years Experience of Assistant Principals 4.2 7.0 5.1
Average Years Experience of Assistant Principals with District 4.2 5.8 4.3
Average Years Experience of Teachers 11.2 11.1 11.1
Average Years Experience of Teachers with District 6.2 7.2 6.9
Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience (regular duties only)
Beginning Teachers $56,490 $54,430 $54,272
1-5 Years Experience $61,045 $61,234 $58,185
6-10 Years Experience $64,939 $64,802 $61,494
11-20 Years Experience $70,106 $68,556 $65,219
21-30 Years Experience $73,327 $72,889 $69,723
Over 30 Years Experience $80,478 $78,202 $74,014
Average Actual Salaries (regular duties only)
Teachers $66,319 $65,480 $62,474
Professional Support $77,817 $78,762 $73,783
Campus Administration (School Leadership) $90,757 $92,070 $86,738
Instructional Staff Percent n/a 64.5% 65.0%
Contracted Instructional Staff (not incl. above) 0.0 15.0 1,970.1

  Campus  
Program Information Count Percent District State
Teachers by Program (population served)
Bilingual/ESL Education 2.0 1.4% 5.2% 6.0%
Career and Technical Education 14.5 9.9% 3.5% 5.5%
Compensatory Education 0.0 0.0% 0.1% 3.1%
Gifted and Talented Education 0.0 0.0% 0.4% 1.6%
Regular Education 90.2 61.7% 69.1% 69.8%
Special Education 26.6 18.2% 13.5% 10.3%
Other 12.8 8.8% 8.2% 3.7%

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* 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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