Snapshot 2014: District Size

Districts are grouped by size into nine categories based on the number of students in membership. This is the total number of students in membership in the district on a day in late October. See Item Definitions, #3. Total Students, for a definition of students included in this table.

(Each column heading is a link to see the list of districts included in each category.)

District Size
Count of Districts
18
31
58
70
91
138
145
247
429
2. Total Number of Schools
1,852
1,403
1,313
766
629
650
547
716
698
Students
3. Total Students
1,478,689
1,132,588
910,902
491,904
352,187
299,546
181,894
176,732
111,438
4. % African American
16.2
11.9
10.7
15.4
8.4
10.1
7.1
11.3
9.4
5. % Hispanic
56.8
57.2
55.2
42.6
44.0
43.7
40.0
35.5
35.8
6. % White
19.1
23.7
28.6
37.7
43.5
42.7
49.2
49.6
51.5
7. % American Indian
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
8. % Asian
5.8
4.8
3.1
1.7
1.5
1.2
1.3
0.8
1.1
9. % Pacific Islander
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
10. % Two or More Races
1.7
1.9
1.9
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.9
2.1
1.7
11. % Economically Disadvantaged
63.4
59.1
59.3
56.9
58.2
61.6
58.9
58.2
59.4
12. % English Language Learners (ELL)
23.1
20.1
16.7
12.9
11.7
12.0
9.3
7.6
7.3
13. % Special Education
8.3
8.6
8.5
8.3
8.4
8.3
8.6
9.0
9.4
14. % Bilingual/ESL Education
21.8
20.4
16.6
12.7
11.4
11.5
9.0
7.4
7.2
15. % Career & Technical Education
19.9
22.9
22.5
22.9
23.6
23.2
24.5
24.5
25.3
16. % Gifted & Talented Education
9.2
8.0
7.6
7.2
6.0
5.2
5.2
5.3
4.2
17. Attendance Rate (2012-13)
95.8
95.8
95.8
95.8
95.6
95.8
95.7
95.9
95.7
18. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (2012-13)
2.0
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.6
1.0
1.9
1.6
3.0
19. 4-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2013)
88.0
91.1
91.1
93.0
87.6
93.7
89.0
90.8
82.6
20. 5-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2012)
90.4
92.8
93.1
94.5
92.7
94.8
91.7
92.2
86.1
21. Annual Graduate Count (Class of 2013)
83,121
66,560
52,923
29,625
22,351
16,737
11,063
10,459
7,492
22. Annual RHSP/DAP Graduate Count (Class of 2013)
67,348
55,453
43,845
24,622
17,902
13,555
8,727
8,208
5,755
STAAR % at Phase-in Satisfactory Standard
23. All Subjects
77
78
76
77
76
75
77
76
76
24. Reading/ELA
76
77
76
77
76
75
78
77
78
25. Writing
72
74
72
73
71
70
73
73
73
26. Mathematics
77
79
77
78
77
76
77
76
75
27. Science
79
79
79
79
78
76
77
77
75
28. Social Studies
78
77
76
76
75
74
75
74
74
29. African American
67
71
68
66
66
65
65
61
65
30. Hispanic
73
73
71
73
70
69
70
70
69
31. White
91
89
87
87
83
83
83
83
82
32. American Indian
78
76
79
77
76
77
79
77
80
33. Asian
93
92
93
92
90
92
93
90
90
34. Pacific Islander
83
77
80
75
85
86
83
72
89
35. Two or More Races
87
85
84
83
80
78
82
77
77
36. Economically Disadvantaged
69
70
69
69
69
68
70
70
70
College Admissions (Class of 2013)
37. Percent Tested
71.5
66.7
60.9
60.9
53.3
57.5
57.6
57.6
52.9
38. Percent At or Above Criterion
27.3
24.2
24.8
29.4
25.4
21.4
20.4
20.0
18.2
39. SAT - Average Score
1420
1411
1426
1460
1439
1403
1412
1402
1383
40. ACT - Average Score
20.9
20.5
20.5
21.1
20.7
20.1
20.0
20.1
19.7
Staff
41. Total Staff FTE
179,684.1
142,385.9
114,987.2
62,260.8
45,727.4
40,947.7
25,966.1
26,443.4
18,138.9
42. Total Teacher FTE
91,729.9
72,395.1
57,357.4
31,236.7
23,587.4
20,710.8
13,388.0
14,200.3
9,904.9
43. % Central Administrative
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.6
2.0
3.0
44. % School Administrative
2.8
2.8
2.7
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.4
45. % Professional Support Staff
10.6
9.9
9.8
9.1
7.9
7.7
6.2
6.6
4.9
46. % Teachers
51.1
50.8
49.9
50.2
51.6
50.6
51.6
53.7
54.6
47. % Educational Aides
8.5
8.7
9.2
10.0
10.9
11.7
11.9
11.0
10.5
48. % Auxiliary Staff
26.5
27.0
27.4
26.4
25.0
25.4
25.4
23.3
23.5
49. Average Central Administrative Salary
103,759
95,588
96,741
99,742
96,289
92,345
88,401
85,129
79,198
50. Average School Administrative Salary
76,605
75,478
73,279
71,485
68,160
68,337
67,245
66,376
63,728
51. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
62,096
59,611
58,145
57,211
54,442
52,498
52,536
49,668
45,526
52. Average Teacher Salary
52,400
51,312
50,366
48,820
46,867
45,586
44,662
43,711
42,311
53. % Minority
54.3
54.0
48.6
37.8
30.8
32.4
28.7
26.0
25.8
54. Number of Students Per Total Staff
8.2
8.0
7.9
7.9
7.7
7.3
7.0
6.7
6.1
55. Number of Students Per Teacher
16.1
15.6
15.9
15.7
14.9
14.5
13.6
12.4
11.3
Teachers
56. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
33.7
32.4
33.1
33.7
35.7
36.3
31.8
34.5
35.9
57. Average Years of Experience
11.0
11.0
11.2
11.2
11.3
11.5
12.3
12.1
11.6
58. % With Advanced Degrees
28.7
25.2
23.5
23.2
19.4
16.8
16.6
16.4
15.7
59. Teacher Turnover Rate
15.1
13.4
15.1
17.4
18.3
20.5
19.3
22.4
23.5
60. % African American
17.0
7.8
6.2
10.4
4.0
5.3
4.1
7.0
5.7
61. % Hispanic
25.5
35.4
31.3
17.1
17.1
16.7
15.2
10.0
11.2
62. % White
53.5
53.8
60.2
69.9
76.6
76.2
78.9
81.5
81.2
63. % Other
4.0
3.0
2.3
2.6
2.3
1.9
1.9
1.5
2.0
64. % Regular Education
70.0
71.1
72.1
72.7
73.9
76.9
78.3
80.4
82.1
65. % Special Education
10.1
9.4
8.8
9.1
8.7
8.5
8.0
7.3
6.2
66. % Compensatory Education
2.7
2.0
3.1
3.7
4.1
4.1
3.9
3.8
3.6
67. % Bilingual/ESL Education
6.8
8.3
6.3
5.2
4.2
2.6
1.9
0.9
0.6
68. % Career & Technical Education
3.3
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.7
4.8
5.3
5.9
6.7
69. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
7.1
5.2
5.6
5.1
4.4
3.0
2.6
1.7
0.8
Taxes and Actual Revenues
70. Taxable Value Per Pupil (2011 Tax Year)
385,546
272,042
295,986
387,204
338,759
399,099
363,057
437,621
675,289
71. Locally Adopted Tax Rate (2012 Tax Year)
1.337
1.350
1.382
1.358
1.329
1.280
1.266
1.238
1.152
72. Total Revenue (2012-13)
13,990,232,042
10,706,616,985
8,773,552,971
4,746,105,496
3,416,555,943
3,020,602,934
1,930,429,310
1,994,454,702
1,401,488,156
73. Total Revenue Per Pupil
9,576
9,589
9,826
9,895
9,867
10,416
10,802
11,567
12,759
74. % State
32.6
45.2
42.9
36.2
43.5
43.3
47.5
48.7
46.7
75. % Local and Other
55.9
43.5
46.1
53.1
45.7
45.7
41.6
40.6
43.7
76. % Federal
11.5
11.3
11.0
10.8
10.8
11.0
10.9
10.7
9.6
Fund Balance and Net Assets
77. Fund Balance (for ISDs)
2,572,209,824
1,925,149,550
1,529,491,905
943,311,305
710,775,803
592,034,703
454,321,229
431,599,558
380,212,369
78. Net Assets (Charter Schools)
0
0
2,369,653
70,103,578
12,975,227
50,560,012
21,138,291
39,164,177
55,306,912
Actual Expenditures
79. Total Expenditures (2012-13)
15,337,058,215
11,393,311,815
9,327,501,889
4,979,194,631
3,626,176,585
3,139,704,518
2,014,566,073
2,030,722,109
1,405,851,121
80. Total Operating Expenditures (2012-13)
11,787,552,840
9,009,926,592
7,382,008,042
3,928,766,095
2,883,045,366
2,529,325,398
1,617,847,326
1,697,314,684
1,182,856,215
81. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
8,069
8,070
8,268
8,191
8,326
8,722
9,053
9,844
10,769
82. % Instructional
59.2
58.8
56.6
55.8
54.9
54.3
54.3
53.9
53.1
83. % Central Administrative
5.0
5.0
6.1
7.0
7.1
7.5
7.9
9.7
12.0
84. % School Leadership
6.0
5.8
5.6
5.6
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.9
6.2
85. % Plant Services
10.5
10.2
11.5
11.5
12.1
12.2
12.5
12.1
12.3
86. % Other Operating
19.3
20.1
20.2
20.1
20.1
20.2
19.6
18.4
16.4
87. Total Instructional Expenditures
6,982,563,941
5,298,942,275
4,175,127,239
2,193,075,397
1,581,928,716
1,373,141,232
877,713,015
914,347,699
628,419,839
88. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
4,780
4,746
4,676
4,572
4,569
4,735
4,911
5,303
5,721
89. % Regular Education
55.8
60.2
61.5
59.9
59.4
56.2
57.2
56.9
59.1
90. % Special Education
15.9
16.2
14.8
15.3
15.0
16.0
15.8
15.1
11.9
91. % Accelerated Education
11.4
10.0
10.4
10.5
11.3
13.6
13.1
14.2
15.8
92. % Bilingual/ESL Education
6.3
2.3
2.2
2.1
1.6
1.4
1.0
0.9
0.7
93. % Career & Technical Education
2.7
3.4
3.4
3.6
4.2
4.2
4.6
4.9
5.4
94. % Gifted & Talented Education
1.4
1.6
1.0
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.7
0.6
0.4
95. % Athletics/Related Activities
1.5
2.2
2.7
3.2
3.5
4.1
4.6
4.6
4.1
96. % High School Allotment
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.0
0.9
97. % Prekindergarten
2.8
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.6
1.4
1.5
1.4
98. % Other Expenditures
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.1
0.7
0.6
0.3
0.3