Snapshot 2014: Tax Rate

Districts are grouped into four tax rate categories, or quartiles, with approximately equal numbers of districts in each. This category shows the 2012 tax rate. For information about the tax rate, contact the Office of School Finance at 512-463-9238. The 207 non-taxing districts (charters and the special statutory districts) are in a separate category because they do not collect property taxes and have no tax rates.

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

Tax Rate
Count of Districts
256
254
253
257
207
2. Total Number of Schools
730
1,641
2,757
2,842
604
Students
3. Total Students
250,505
901,942
1,747,425
2,025,719
210,289
4. % African American
4.7
12.2
13.5
12.3
20.6
5. % Hispanic
56.5
56.4
60.5
41.2
56.6
6. % White
36.3
27.3
20.9
38.2
17.3
7. % American Indian
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.3
8. % Asian
0.8
1.9
3.3
5.2
3.6
9. % Pacific Islander
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
10. % Two or More Races
1.3
1.7
1.3
2.5
1.6
11. % Economically Disadvantaged
64.7
67.0
69.5
47.6
69.3
12. % English Language Learners (ELL)
13.3
17.8
22.8
13.1
19.7
13. % Special Education
9.0
8.6
8.2
8.7
6.7
14. % Bilingual/ESL Education
13.0
17.0
22.1
13.1
19.1
15. % Career & Technical Education
25.9
22.0
22.1
23.1
11.0
16. % Gifted & Talented Education
7.0
9.0
7.2
8.0
2.0
17. Attendance Rate (2012-13)
95.8
95.6
95.6
96.0
95.8
18. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (2012-13)
1.1
1.9
1.9
1.1
5.1
19. 4-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2013)
92.6
88.9
89.4
93.1
63.1
20. 5-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2012)
93.7
91.1
91.5
94.7
72.1
21. Annual Graduate Count (Class of 2013)
14,739
51,232
100,494
124,547
9,319
22. Annual RHSP/DAP Graduate Count (Class of 2013)
11,971
42,034
83,167
101,373
6,870
STAAR % at Phase-in Satisfactory Standard
23. All Subjects
74
74
73
81
75
24. Reading/ELA
74
74
73
81
76
25. Writing
71
71
69
76
73
26. Mathematics
75
76
75
81
74
27. Science
74
76
76
83
75
28. Social Studies
71
73
73
81
74
29. African American
62
64
65
71
68
30. Hispanic
69
71
70
75
74
31. White
82
84
86
89
82
32. American Indian
75
75
75
80
79
33. Asian
88
88
91
94
94
34. Pacific Islander
75
79
78
81
84
35. Two or More Races
77
80
82
86
81
36. Economically Disadvantaged
69
69
68
71
71
College Admissions (Class of 2013)
37. Percent Tested
57.4
67.0
62.9
65.5
48.4
38. Percent At or Above Criterion
17.8
20.1
20.2
32.2
24.6
39. SAT - Average Score
1369
1365
1378
1478
1431
40. ACT - Average Score
19.8
20.1
19.5
21.8
20.2
Staff
41. Total Staff FTE
36,889.9
118,030.9
226,620.7
252,838.8
22,161.2
42. Total Teacher FTE
18,677.7
58,824.2
112,855.5
131,527.6
12,625.4
43. % Central Administrative
1.4
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
44. % School Administrative
3.0
2.7
2.8
2.9
5.5
45. % Professional Support Staff
6.8
9.0
9.6
9.4
11.2
46. % Teachers
50.6
49.8
49.8
52.0
57.0
47. % Educational Aides
11.5
10.0
9.3
9.3
6.6
48. % Auxiliary Staff
26.7
27.5
27.5
25.5
17.8
49. Average Central Administrative Salary
86,399
93,258
94,037
98,264
91,293
50. Average School Administrative Salary
67,529
72,801
74,284
73,931
62,330
51. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
54,771
58,005
59,863
58,746
51,348
52. Average Teacher Salary
46,053
48,618
50,198
50,786
44,159
53. % Minority
40.3
50.8
54.8
35.2
54.7
54. Number of Students Per Total Staff
6.8
7.6
7.7
8.0
9.5
55. Number of Students Per Teacher
13.4
15.3
15.5
15.4
16.7
Teachers
56. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
28.3
30.9
33.6
31.9
72.7
57. Average Years of Experience
13.1
12.2
11.3
11.1
4.6
58. % With Advanced Degrees
16.2
22.1
24.3
25.6
18.1
59. Teacher Turnover Rate
16.0
15.6
15.7
15.3
35.3
60. % African American
2.2
9.9
12.3
7.3
18.7
61. % Hispanic
26.0
30.0
31.8
17.3
26.3
62. % White
70.4
57.2
53.1
72.5
50.3
63. % Other
1.4
3.0
2.9
2.9
4.7
64. % Regular Education
76.0
73.0
71.2
71.9
86.8
65. % Special Education
8.9
8.6
9.1
9.6
6.9
66. % Compensatory Education
3.6
3.6
2.7
3.1
1.1
67. % Bilingual/ESL Education
3.2
5.0
7.8
5.3
2.0
68. % Career & Technical Education
5.6
4.4
4.1
4.1
2.1
69. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
2.7
5.4
5.2
5.9
1.2
Taxes and Actual Revenues
70. Taxable Value Per Pupil (2011 Tax Year)
482,553
386,137
323,808
332,907
0
71. Locally Adopted Tax Rate (2012 Tax Year)
1.054
1.179
1.295
1.461
0.000
72. Total Revenue (2012-13)
2,719,667,634
8,639,025,622
17,228,492,780
19,677,328,755
1,715,523,748
73. Total Revenue Per Pupil
10,923
9,675
9,922
9,900
9,463
74. % State
39.5
37.7
41.7
37.3
79.0
75. % Local and Other
48.4
49.4
45.2
54.4
7.7
76. % Federal
12.1
12.8
13.0
8.3
13.3
Fund Balance and Net Assets
77. Fund Balance (for ISDs)
754,808,925
1,699,782,339
3,328,138,839
3,716,069,320
40,306,823
78. Net Assets (Charter Schools)
0
0
0
0
251,617,850
Actual Expenditures
79. Total Expenditures (2012-13)
2,713,729,357
9,178,197,227
18,348,626,503
21,373,788,204
1,639,745,665
80. Total Operating Expenditures (2012-13)
2,344,712,821
7,574,683,269
14,656,489,756
15,874,901,779
1,567,854,933
81. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
9,417
8,483
8,441
7,987
8,648
82. % Instructional
55.1
56.9
57.1
58.2
51.3
83. % Central Administrative
8.2
6.0
5.8
5.6
12.7
84. % School Leadership
5.4
5.8
5.8
5.6
8.4
85. % Plant Services
11.2
11.0
11.2
10.8
14.0
86. % Other Operating
20.1
20.2
20.1
19.7
13.6
87. Total Instructional Expenditures
1,292,275,542
4,309,610,743
8,375,516,356
9,243,807,287
804,049,425
88. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
5,190
4,827
4,824
4,651
4,435
89. % Regular Education
57.7
57.1
55.4
61.6
67.3
90. % Special Education
15.2
14.4
15.0
17.0
10.0
91. % Accelerated Education
13.4
13.3
13.1
7.8
16.2
92. % Bilingual/ESL Education
1.1
3.5
4.3
2.3
2.0
93. % Career & Technical Education
4.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
2.0
94. % Gifted & Talented Education
0.8
0.9
1.4
1.5
0.2
95. % Athletics/Related Activities
4.1
2.7
2.3
2.7
0.8
96. % High School Allotment
0.8
1.1
1.2
1.2
0.5
97. % Prekindergarten
1.6
2.4
2.6
1.4
1.0
98. % Other Expenditures
0.9
1.0
1.2
1.0
0.0