Snapshot 2016: 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 the list of districts included in each category.)

District Size
Count of Districts
20
28
63
77
89
139
143
240
408
2. Total Number of Schools
1,985
1,293
1,460
836
583
644
524
694
654
Students
3. Total Students
1,603,572
1,029,872
1,013,335
538,934
342,163
297,194
179,658
171,392
108,132
4. % African American
15.8
12.4
10.9
14.6
8.1
9.7
7.7
9.5
9.6
5. % Hispanic
54.9
59.1
56.7
42.4
47.5
44.3
39.7
35.6
37.3
6. % White
20.0
21.4
26.5
38.1
39.9
42.3
48.5
51.2
50.1
7. % American Indian
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
8. % Asian
6.8
4.3
3.4
2.0
2.0
1.2
1.3
1.0
0.7
9. % Pacific Islander
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
10. % Two or More Races
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.4
2.1
2.0
2.1
2.3
1.8
11. % Economically Disadvantaged
59.8
60.7
58.8
54.0
58.8
60.1
58.0
57.1
60.5
12. % English Language Learners (ELL)
23.3
22.1
18.4
13.1
13.5
12.0
9.9
8.3
7.5
13. % Special Education
8.4
8.8
8.6
8.3
8.7
8.6
8.7
9.0
9.4
14. % Bilingual/ESL Education
22.7
22.3
18.5
13.0
13.1
11.8
9.5
8.0
7.5
15. % Career & Technical Education
22.5
25.8
24.3
24.5
25.6
25.0
25.4
26.8
25.8
16. % Gifted & Talented Education
9.2
8.1
7.6
7.1
6.0
5.1
5.0
5.6
4.3
17. Attendance Rate (2014-15)
95.8
95.7
95.7
95.7
95.6
95.6
95.8
95.9
95.8
18. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (2014-15)
1.9
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.5
1.6
1.3
1.2
2.4
19. 4-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2015)
89.6
91.5
91.8
91.2
89.0
91.8
91.2
93.9
85.4
20. 5-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2014)
91.1
93.1
92.8
93.6
91.9
94.3
92.3
94.4
87.7
21. Annual Graduate Count (2014-15)
92,253
62,146
59,191
32,667
21,900
17,168
10,188
10,691
6,544
22. Annual RHSP/DAP/FHSP-E/FHSP-DLA Graduate Count (2014-15)
76,102
51,807
49,724
27,210
17,610
13,652
8,013
8,252
4,946
STAAR % at Level II Satisfactory Standard
23. All Subjects
75
76
75
76
73
71
75
74
72
24. ELA/Reading
73
73
73
74
71
70
74
74
72
25. Writing
69
70
69
71
68
65
70
71
69
26. Mathematics
77
78
76
78
76
73
76
75
73
27. Science
79
80
79
80
77
75
78
77
75
28. Social Studies
79
78
78
78
74
72
75
74
72
29. African American
64
68
65
63
63
57
60
57
60
30. Hispanic
71
72
71
71
69
66
69
68
66
31. White
90
87
85
86
80
80
81
81
78
32. American Indian
76
72
75
75
72
72
75
80
73
33. Asian
93
91
93
92
90
89
93
91
89
34. Pacific Islander
81
75
81
75
80
64
70
83
73
35. Two or More Races
85
83
82
81
77
74
79
75
74
36. Economically Disadvantaged
67
69
67
67
66
64
67
67
66
College Admissions (Class of 2015)
37. Percent Tested
78.3
72.9
64.4
62.0
54.6
55.7
58.6
60.3
55.0
38. Percent At or Above Criterion
26.2
21.7
24.3
28.7
23.6
20.7
19.6
20.2
17.6
39. SAT - Average Score
1385
1373
1404
1440
1418
1394
1404
1405
1373
40. ACT - Average Score
20.8
20.3
20.6
21.2
20.6
20.1
19.9
20.1
19.7
Staff
41. Total Staff FTE
201,887.1
133,153.4
129,522.7
67,157.2
46,048.6
40,989.6
25,419.3
26,143.5
17,821.5
42. Total Teacher FTE
102,524.6
66,430.3
64,086.5
33,945.2
23,057.4
20,562.3
13,048.4
13,936.6
9,680.8
43. % Central Administrative
0.6
0.9
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.7
2.1
3.0
44. % School Administrative
2.7
2.8
2.8
3.1
3.3
3.2
3.5
3.5
3.7
45. % Professional Support Staff
11.0
10.6
10.6
9.4
8.7
7.7
6.4
6.7
4.6
46. % Teachers
50.8
49.9
49.5
50.5
50.1
50.2
51.3
53.3
54.3
47. % Educational Aides
8.3
8.9
9.5
10.0
11.1
11.9
12.0
11.6
11.3
48. % Auxiliary Staff
26.5
27.0
26.6
25.7
25.4
25.4
25.1
22.9
23.1
49. Average Central Administrative Salary
107,840
100,469
101,113
104,397
97,695
97,238
93,560
87,246
81,918
50. Average School Administrative Salary
80,337
78,783
76,402
73,866
69,671
70,561
68,488
67,634
64,848
51. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
64,828
62,340
60,714
60,547
54,601
54,512
53,695
51,129
46,706
52. Average Teacher Salary
54,918
53,446
52,482
51,360
48,357
46,972
45,823
45,313
43,640
53. % Minority
55.8
58.3
51.3
38.6
34.4
33.7
29.8
25.8
27.7
54. Number of Students Per Total Staff
7.9
7.7
7.8
8.0
7.4
7.3
7.1
6.6
6.1
55. Number of Students Per Teacher
15.6
15.5
15.8
15.9
14.8
14.5
13.8
12.3
11.2
Teachers
56. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
35.6
34.2
35.8
36.3
36.7
35.3
34.2
32.5
36.6
57. Average Years of Experience
10.7
10.7
10.7
10.7
11.1
11.6
11.9
12.4
11.6
58. % With Advanced Degrees
28.4
25.5
24.0
24.2
19.5
18.1
17.1
17.8
16.4
59. Teacher Turnover Rate
14.9
13.8
15.6
17.1
19.0
20.4
20.5
21.4
24.1
60. % African American
16.8
8.8
6.8
9.9
4.3
5.8
4.3
5.7
6.2
61. % Hispanic
25.1
37.7
32.7
17.2
19.3
17.3
15.4
10.5
11.9
62. % White
53.7
50.4
57.8
69.7
74.0
75.2
78.3
82.3
80.0
63. % Other
4.3
3.2
2.7
3.3
2.4
1.7
1.9
1.5
1.9
64. % Regular Education
69.8
69.8
72.7
74.2
74.5
76.8
78.9
80.0
82.4
65. % Special Education
9.9
9.0
8.8
8.7
8.2
7.8
7.5
6.4
5.5
66. % Compensatory Education
2.8
2.2
2.3
3.2
4.2
4.0
3.9
4.0
3.6
67. % Bilingual/ESL Education
6.3
9.9
6.3
4.4
4.3
3.0
1.7
1.1
0.6
68. % Career & Technical Education
3.6
4.3
4.2
4.6
5.0
5.2
5.6
6.5
7.0
69. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
7.7
4.8
5.7
4.9
3.8
3.2
2.5
1.9
0.8
Taxes and Actual Revenues
70. Taxable Value Per Pupil (2013 Tax Year)
411,827
285,743
313,246
406,188
349,593
450,650
436,897
502,965
859,925
71. Locally Adopted Tax Rate (2014 Tax Year)
1.353
1.349
1.391
1.378
1.348
1.304
1.287
1.252
1.168
72. Total Revenue (2014-15)
16,963,625,012
10,674,852,555
10,484,453,361
5,585,473,743
3,579,325,358
3,220,006,434
2,017,289,396
2,053,963,727
1,440,975,969
73. Total Revenue Per Pupil
10,652
10,444
10,634
10,687
10,636
11,168
11,549
12,114
13,597
74. % State
32.1
46.0
44.1
37.9
46.2
41.9
48.3
48.6
44.7
75. % Local and Other
57.0
43.0
45.7
52.5
43.7
48.0
41.5
42.0
47.0
76. % Federal
10.9
11.1
10.2
9.6
10.2
10.1
10.2
9.4
8.2
Fund Balance and Net Assets
77. Fund Balance (for ISDs)
2,908,229,136
1,904,826,977
1,903,903,866
1,040,494,298
724,115,800
708,171,615
524,660,314
508,422,697
444,238,241
78. Net Assets (Charter Schools)
0
0
14,477,892
55,748,520
56,033,664
32,537,375
31,531,829
33,676,874
35,069,908
Actual Expenditures
79. Total Expenditures (2014-15)
19,064,641,117
11,393,136,590
11,466,800,035
6,003,659,592
3,697,358,980
3,429,782,485
2,091,571,555
2,200,407,879
1,520,547,834
80. Total Operating Expenditures (2014-15)
14,182,403,146
9,089,451,048
8,887,889,523
4,602,877,616
3,030,261,868
2,694,358,830
1,685,076,715
1,739,113,931
1,215,864,184
81. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
8,906
8,893
9,014
8,807
9,005
9,345
9,647
10,257
11,473
82. % Instructional
58.7
58.5
56.2
55.8
54.6
54.0
54.3
54.3
52.8
83. % Central Administrative
5.5
5.2
6.4
7.5
7.1
7.6
8.1
8.8
11.6
84. % School Leadership
5.9
5.7
5.6
5.6
5.8
5.8
5.9
5.9
6.1
85. % Plant Services
9.8
10.1
11.3
11.3
12.0
12.2
12.3
12.1
12.6
86. % Other Operating
19.5
20.0
19.9
19.5
20.1
20.2
19.2
18.8
16.7
87. Total Instructional Expenditures
8,323,934,020
5,319,831,967
4,998,806,452
2,566,385,870
1,655,472,419
1,454,312,339
914,363,288
944,145,711
641,899,597
88. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
5,227
5,205
5,070
4,910
4,919
5,044
5,235
5,568
6,057
89. % Regular Education
59.6
60.8
61.8
61.3
59.1
56.1
58.3
57.4
59.6
90. % Special Education
15.5
15.8
14.6
14.7
15.1
16.0
15.0
14.6
11.5
91. % Accelerated Education
10.0
9.6
9.7
9.6
11.1
12.4
12.2
13.1
14.5
92. % Bilingual/ESL Education
4.0
2.0
2.2
1.8
1.5
1.4
1.1
0.8
0.7
93. % Career & Technical Education
2.8
3.7
3.6
3.9
4.7
4.7
4.7
5.4
5.5
94. % Gifted & Talented Education
1.2
1.4
1.1
1.2
1.0
0.9
0.6
0.6
0.4
95. % Athletics/Related Activities
1.6
2.1
2.7
3.2
3.5
4.3
4.7
4.9
4.5
96. % High School Allotment
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.1
0.8
97. % Prekindergarten
3.0
2.2
2.0
2.0
1.9
2.3
1.8
1.8
2.0
98. % Other Expenditures
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.5