Snapshot 2016: Tax Rate

Districts are grouped into four tax rate categories, or quartiles, with approximately equal numbers of districts in each. This category shows the 2014 tax rate. For information about the tax rate, contact the Office of School Finance at 512-463-9238. The 188 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
255
254
259
251
188
2. Total Number of Schools
824
1,844
2,558
2,801
646
Students
3. Total Students
329,063
1,047,616
1,637,322
2,015,245
255,006
4. % African American
9.2
10.6
14.0
12.3
19.1
5. % Hispanic
53.1
60.5
57.2
43.0
58.7
6. % White
33.5
24.4
22.8
36.1
15.5
7. % American Indian
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.3
8. % Asian
1.3
2.4
3.8
5.5
4.6
9. % Pacific Islander
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
10. % Two or More Races
2.3
1.6
1.7
2.6
1.7
11. % Economically Disadvantaged
63.1
66.1
65.3
48.4
68.2
12. % English Language Learners (ELL)
13.8
20.2
22.3
14.9
22.4
13. % Special Education
9.4
8.6
8.3
8.9
6.5
14. % Bilingual/ESL Education
13.3
20.3
21.7
14.9
22.1
15. % Career & Technical Education
26.3
24.2
24.8
25.2
12.1
16. % Gifted & Talented Education
6.3
8.7
7.8
7.9
2.3
17. Attendance Rate (2014-15)
95.6
95.5
95.6
95.9
96.0
18. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (2014-15)
1.2
1.9
1.6
1.1
4.5
19. 4-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2015)
92.9
89.4
90.9
93.3
67.2
20. 5-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2014)
93.6
90.9
92.4
94.5
74.9
21. Annual Graduate Count (2014-15)
19,434
60,114
96,595
125,828
10,777
22. Annual RHSP/DAP/FHSP-E/FHSP-DLA Graduate Count (2014-15)
15,661
49,447
81,342
102,559
8,307
STAAR % at Level II Satisfactory Standard
23. All Subjects
73
72
73
78
74
24. ELA/Reading
71
70
70
77
73
25. Writing
67
67
67
72
69
26. Mathematics
75
74
75
79
74
27. Science
76
76
77
82
76
28. Social Studies
74
74
77
80
74
29. African American
62
61
61
69
64
30. Hispanic
69
70
70
72
73
31. White
81
82
84
87
81
32. American Indian
73
72
72
77
70
33. Asian
86
90
91
94
93
34. Pacific Islander
76
79
77
79
76
35. Two or More Races
76
80
81
84
81
36. Economically Disadvantaged
67
67
66
68
69
College Admissions (Class of 2015)
37. Percent Tested
61.0
70.7
70.8
67.4
54.1
38. Percent At or Above Criterion
20.0
19.2
20.2
30.6
24.4
39. SAT - Average Score
1380
1340
1357
1448
1420
40. ACT - Average Score
19.9
20.2
19.5
21.7
20.5
Staff
41. Total Staff FTE
48,359.8
139,310.5
218,840.5
254,899.5
26,732.6
42. Total Teacher FTE
24,149.8
68,664.3
108,467.1
131,134.2
14,856.7
43. % Central Administrative
1.3
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.2
44. % School Administrative
2.9
2.7
2.8
2.9
5.4
45. % Professional Support Staff
7.5
9.5
10.2
9.8
13.3
46. % Teachers
49.9
49.3
49.6
51.4
55.6
47. % Educational Aides
11.5
9.4
9.6
9.5
7.7
48. % Auxiliary Staff
26.7
28.2
26.9
25.3
15.8
49. Average Central Administrative Salary
90,823
97,818
99,791
102,783
91,971
50. Average School Administrative Salary
71,266
76,068
76,884
77,366
64,829
51. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
58,269
60,481
62,114
62,190
53,063
52. Average Teacher Salary
48,661
50,417
52,594
53,231
47,010
53. % Minority
44.6
55.1
54.6
38.5
58.6
54. Number of Students Per Total Staff
6.8
7.5
7.5
7.9
9.5
55. Number of Students Per Teacher
13.6
15.3
15.1
15.4
17.2
Teachers
56. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
31.3
33.0
35.4
33.2
71.5
57. Average Years of Experience
12.4
11.8
10.9
11.0
4.8
58. % With Advanced Degrees
18.9
23.3
24.5
25.8
21.9
59. Teacher Turnover Rate
16.1
15.9
16.2
15.2
32.5
60. % African American
4.5
9.6
13.0
7.9
18.5
61. % Hispanic
27.6
33.4
29.6
18.7
27.2
62. % White
65.9
54.1
54.4
70.2
47.5
63. % Other
1.9
2.9
3.0
3.2
6.8
64. % Regular Education
76.9
69.6
71.6
72.6
86.4
65. % Special Education
8.3
8.5
8.6
9.5
6.3
66. % Compensatory Education
3.6
3.6
2.7
2.8
1.2
67. % Bilingual/ESL Education
2.5
7.8
7.5
4.7
2.7
68. % Career & Technical Education
5.4
4.7
4.4
4.3
2.3
69. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
3.3
5.9
5.2
6.1
1.1
Taxes and Actual Revenues
70. Taxable Value Per Pupil (2013 Tax Year)
548,362
443,395
342,611
338,667
0
71. Locally Adopted Tax Rate (2014 Tax Year)
1.066
1.197
1.316
1.482
0.000
72. Total Revenue (2014-15)
3,645,461,752
11,212,256,858
17,374,644,214
21,610,114,971
2,177,487,760
73. Total Revenue Per Pupil
11,123
10,697
10,688
10,922
9,978
74. % State
41.7
34.8
41.3
38.7
81.0
75. % Local and Other
45.5
52.3
47.5
53.3
7.3
76. % Federal
12.8
12.9
11.2
8.0
11.7
Fund Balance and Net Assets
77. Fund Balance (for ISDs)
962,632,701
2,265,736,817
3,203,506,991
4,179,149,591
56,036,844
78. Net Assets (Charter Schools)
0
0
0
0
259,076,062
Actual Expenditures
79. Total Expenditures (2014-15)
3,811,869,428
12,492,338,116
18,549,257,405
23,933,099,511
2,081,341,607
80. Total Operating Expenditures (2014-15)
3,234,144,072
9,598,149,389
14,890,700,893
17,456,049,140
1,948,253,367
81. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
9,868
9,157
9,160
8,823
8,927
82. % Instructional
55.4
56.4
56.9
58.1
51.5
83. % Central Administrative
7.2
6.5
6.1
6.0
11.3
84. % School Leadership
5.3
5.9
5.7
5.5
8.4
85. % Plant Services
11.3
10.9
10.6
10.5
14.1
86. % Other Operating
20.5
19.8
20.3
19.4
14.4
87. Total Instructional Expenditures
1,790,628,420
5,412,496,369
8,475,387,587
10,137,808,709
1,002,830,578
88. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
5,463
5,164
5,213
5,124
4,595
89. % Regular Education
59.6
57.3
58.4
62.3
67.7
90. % Special Education
14.5
14.6
14.9
16.4
9.3
91. % Accelerated Education
11.5
12.6
11.3
7.5
16.2
92. % Bilingual/ESL Education
1.1
3.6
2.8
1.9
1.8
93. % Career & Technical Education
4.4
3.7
3.7
3.7
1.9
94. % Gifted & Talented Education
0.6
0.9
1.4
1.2
0.1
95. % Athletics/Related Activities
3.9
2.7
2.5
2.6
0.9
96. % High School Allotment
0.9
1.0
1.3
1.3
0.6
97. % Prekindergarten
2.4
2.7
2.7
2.0
1.4
98. % Other Expenditures
1.1
1.0
1.2
1.1
0.0