Snapshot 2015: 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
30
60
75
88
140
147
243
418
2. Total Number of Schools
1,868
1,381
1,390
803
610
661
552
699
682
Students
3. Total Students
1,493,875
1,120,785
963,540
524,511
339,691
304,402
183,836
174,138
110,504
4. % African American
16.1
12.3
10.8
14.4
8.0
10.1
7.2
11.2
9.8
5. % Hispanic
56.9
56.3
56.1
42.9
46.5
45.0
39.5
34.9
36.7
6. % White
18.7
23.8
27.5
38.0
41.1
41.2
49.4
50.3
50.4
7. % American Indian
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
8. % Asian
6.0
5.1
3.2
1.8
1.8
1.5
1.3
0.9
0.7
9. % Pacific Islander
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
10. % Two or More Races
1.8
2.0
1.9
2.2
2.0
1.8
2.1
2.2
1.8
11. % Economically Disadvantaged
61.6
58.0
58.1
54.7
58.5
60.5
56.4
57.3
59.5
12. % English Language Learners (ELL)
23.9
20.7
17.7
12.8
12.9
12.5
9.5
8.3
7.5
13. % Special Education
8.3
8.6
8.5
8.3
8.6
8.4
8.6
8.9
9.4
14. % Bilingual/ESL Education
22.9
20.9
17.7
12.7
12.4
12.1
9.1
8.0
7.4
15. % Career & Technical Education
20.9
24.3
23.3
23.5
24.2
24.7
25.4
25.7
25.6
16. % Gifted & Talented Education
9.2
7.9
7.7
7.1
6.0
5.0
5.0
5.4
4.2
17. Attendance Rate (2013-14)
95.9
95.9
95.9
95.8
95.6
95.9
95.9
96.0
95.9
18. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (2013-14)
1.9
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.8
1.2
2.2
1.3
2.2
19. 4-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2014)
88.5
91.6
90.9
92.9
87.3
93.0
88.9
92.0
86.2
20. 5-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2013)
90.5
93.4
93.0
94.7
90.7
94.4
91.2
93.5
89.1
21. Annual Graduate Count (Class of 2014)
83,738
66,160
55,036
31,399
21,847
16,772
10,568
9,849
6,983
22. Annual RHSP/DAP Graduate Count (Class of 2014)
69,091
55,245
46,474
26,502
17,798
13,748
8,449
7,975
5,525
STAAR % at Phase-in Satisfactory Standard
23. All Subjects
76
78
77
78
76
75
78
77
76
24. Reading/ELA
76
78
77
78
76
76
79
78
78
25. Writing
71
73
72
73
70
69
72
72
71
26. Mathematics
81
82
80
82
79
81
83
82
81
27. Science
78
80
79
79
77
75
77
76
74
28. Social Studies
79
79
78
78
76
75
76
75
73
29. African American
67
72
69
67
66
65
66
62
66
30. Hispanic
72
73
72
72
70
68
71
71
69
31. White
91
90
88
88
83
84
84
84
82
32. American Indian
78
76
78
77
75
77
82
79
77
33. Asian
93
92
93
93
89
92
92
91
88
34. Pacific Islander
83
78
82
74
83
76
93
66
83
35. Two or More Races
88
86
85
84
81
80
84
79
78
36. Economically Disadvantaged
69
71
69
69
68
68
70
70
70
College Admissions (Class of 2014)
37. Percent Tested
74.1
70.6
63.2
63.2
54.1
57.8
57.4
61.1
54.2
38. Percent At or Above Criterion
26.9
23.9
24.1
29.4
23.4
21.8
19.9
19.5
19.1
39. SAT - Average Score
1414
1400
1419
1454
1427
1407
1414
1402
1393
40. ACT - Average Score
20.9
20.6
20.3
21.3
20.4
20.2
19.9
20.0
19.8
Staff
41. Total Staff FTE
185,050.7
141,969.4
121,800.6
66,765.0
45,380.3
41,711.7
26,219.9
26,095.0
18,146.0
42. Total Teacher FTE
93,993.8
72,277.4
60,839.0
33,812.1
22,829.0
20,980.2
13,568.5
13,974.4
9,917.5
43. % Central Administrative
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.6
2.1
3.0
44. % School Administrative
2.7
2.8
2.8
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.5
3.5
45. % Professional Support Staff
10.9
10.4
10.2
9.1
8.8
8.1
6.3
6.6
4.8
46. % Teachers
50.8
50.9
49.9
50.6
50.3
50.3
51.7
53.6
54.7
47. % Educational Aides
8.6
8.8
9.3
10.2
11.3
11.8
11.9
11.3
10.9
48. % Auxiliary Staff
26.4
26.4
26.7
25.7
25.0
25.1
24.9
23.1
23.2
49. Average Central Administrative Salary
106,389
99,407
99,657
101,456
96,043
93,808
90,503
85,732
80,815
50. Average School Administrative Salary
79,134
77,636
74,973
71,255
69,420
69,216
67,887
66,434
64,081
51. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
63,572
61,410
59,413
58,076
53,775
53,882
52,041
49,912
46,385
52. Average Teacher Salary
53,625
52,526
51,429
49,526
47,492
46,365
45,169
44,377
42,738
53. % Minority
55.0
53.5
49.8
38.1
33.3
32.9
28.7
26.1
26.3
54. Number of Students Per Total Staff
8.1
7.9
7.9
7.9
7.5
7.3
7.0
6.7
6.1
55. Number of Students Per Teacher
15.9
15.5
15.8
15.5
14.9
14.5
13.5
12.5
11.1
Teachers
56. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
34.4
33.8
33.9
35.8
37.0
36.8
32.7
33.9
36.5
57. Average Years of Experience
10.9
10.7
11.0
10.9
11.0
11.3
12.1
12.1
11.6
58. % With Advanced Degrees
28.6
25.5
23.4
24.0
19.6
17.4
16.5
17.1
15.9
59. Teacher Turnover Rate
15.3
13.5
15.8
17.6
19.4
20.6
20.7
23.2
24.2
60. % African American
17.3
8.3
6.3
9.8
4.1
5.9
4.2
6.9
6.5
61. % Hispanic
25.9
34.6
32.5
17.9
19.3
17.0
15.3
10.2
11.1
62. % White
52.6
53.3
58.6
69.9
74.2
75.2
78.6
81.4
80.5
63. % Other
4.2
3.7
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.0
1.9
1.5
1.9
64. % Regular Education
70.6
70.4
71.9
72.7
74.1
77.1
78.2
80.2
82.2
65. % Special Education
9.8
9.5
8.9
8.9
8.4
8.0
8.1
6.6
5.9
66. % Compensatory Education
3.0
1.9
3.1
3.6
4.1
3.9
4.1
4.0
3.4
67. % Bilingual/ESL Education
6.2
8.9
6.5
5.2
4.5
2.9
1.5
1.1
0.7
68. % Career & Technical Education
3.4
4.0
4.2
4.4
4.8
5.0
5.5
6.2
7.1
69. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
7.0
5.3
5.5
5.2
4.1
3.1
2.6
1.8
0.7
Taxes and Actual Revenues
70. Taxable Value Per Pupil (2012 Tax Year)
393,604
276,972
302,632
389,684
347,713
429,901
394,060
486,988
790,766
71. Locally Adopted Tax Rate (2013 Tax Year)
1.343
1.359
1.385
1.368
1.332
1.289
1.277
1.249
1.156
72. Total Revenue (2013-14)
15,100,166,776
11,108,780,353
9,715,934,124
5,243,379,005
3,437,097,047
3,221,463,806
2,056,950,682
2,028,681,119
1,457,679,356
73. Total Revenue Per Pupil
10,212
10,031
10,272
10,272
10,388
10,880
11,372
11,982
13,441
74. % State
32.9
46.3
44.5
37.8
45.8
44.1
47.5
49.0
46.1
75. % Local and Other
55.6
43.4
45.0
52.0
44.0
45.5
42.4
41.3
45.3
76. % Federal
11.5
10.4
10.5
10.2
10.2
10.4
10.1
9.7
8.5
Fund Balance and Net Assets
77. Fund Balance (for ISDs)
2,581,175,453
1,965,981,124
1,744,387,910
1,024,850,659
699,416,966
640,730,782
520,019,471
470,405,644
432,283,566
78. Net Assets (Charter Schools)
0
0
24,598,032
51,472,892
43,098,997
44,384,354
24,295,484
35,867,028
47,153,780
Actual Expenditures
79. Total Expenditures (2013-14)
15,903,304,315
11,809,782,546
10,325,084,258
5,527,834,240
3,663,040,721
3,351,805,010
2,099,663,295
2,115,760,890
1,481,734,041
80. Total Operating Expenditures (2013-14)
12,564,797,238
9,318,469,461
8,114,869,896
4,335,577,333
2,894,506,289
2,706,607,253
1,714,370,414
1,706,464,349
1,224,254,709
81. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
8,497
8,414
8,579
8,494
8,748
9,141
9,478
10,079
11,288
82. % Instructional
59.1
58.8
56.5
55.8
54.9
53.6
53.3
53.8
52.2
83. % Central Administrative
5.2
5.2
6.2
7.4
7.1
8.4
9.5
9.7
13.0
84. % School Leadership
5.9
5.8
5.6
5.5
5.9
5.7
5.7
5.7
6.1
85. % Plant Services
10.4
10.1
11.6
11.4
11.9
12.3
12.4
12.3
12.3
86. % Other Operating
19.4
20.1
20.1
19.8
20.2
19.9
19.1
18.5
16.4
87. Total Instructional Expenditures
7,421,451,524
5,483,906,260
4,582,738,322
2,419,242,033
1,588,911,282
1,452,018,732
913,485,870
918,091,010
638,604,175
88. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
5,019
4,952
4,845
4,739
4,802
4,904
5,050
5,423
5,888
89. % Regular Education
57.9
61.0
62.0
60.3
59.6
57.0
58.0
57.7
59.0
90. % Special Education
15.6
15.8
14.5
15.1
14.8
15.6
15.3
14.6
11.8
91. % Accelerated Education
11.0
9.3
9.9
9.8
11.0
12.8
12.3
13.3
15.3
92. % Bilingual/ESL Education
4.7
2.1
2.1
1.9
1.5
1.4
1.0
0.9
0.7
93. % Career & Technical Education
2.7
3.5
3.5
3.7
4.4
4.3
4.7
5.0
5.5
94. % Gifted & Talented Education
1.3
1.5
1.0
1.3
1.1
1.0
0.7
0.6
0.4
95. % Athletics/Related Activities
1.5
2.1
2.6
3.2
3.5
4.1
4.7
4.7
4.3
96. % High School Allotment
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
97. % Prekindergarten
3.1
2.2
2.0
2.2
1.9
2.0
1.7
1.7
1.8
98. % Other Expenditures
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.3
0.4