Snapshot 2017: Community Type

Districts are classified on a scale ranging from major urban to rural. Factors such as size, growth rates, student economic status, and proximity to urban areas are used to determine the appropriate group. All the charters are grouped together as one community type. The community types are as follows:

  • Major Urban The largest school districts in the state that serve the six metropolitan areas of Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Austin, and El Paso. Major urban districts are the districts with the greatest membership in counties with populations of 960,000 or more, and more than 35 percent of the students are identified as economically disadvantaged. In some cases, other size threshold criteria may apply.

  • Major Suburban Other school districts in and around the major urban areas. Generally, major suburban districts are contiguous to major urban districts. If the suburban district is not contiguous, it must have a student population that is at least 15 percent of the size of the district designated as major urban. In some cases, other size threshold criteria may apply.

  • Other Central City The major school districts in other large, but not major, Texas cities. Other central city districts are the largest districts in counties with populations between 100,000 and 959,999 and are not contiguous to any major urban districts. In some cases, other size threshold criteria may apply.

  • Other Central City Suburban Other school districts in and around the other large, but not major, Texas cities. Generally, other central city suburban districts are contiguous to other central city districts. If the suburban district is not contiguous, it must have a student population that is at least 15 percent of the largest district enrollment in the county. Its enrollment is greater than 3 percent of the contiguous other central city district. In some cases, other size threshold criteria may apply.

  • Independent Town The largest school districts in counties with populations of 25,000 to 99,999. In some cases, other size threshold criteria may apply.

  • Non-Metro: Fast Growing School districts that are not in any of the above categories and that exhibit a five-year growth rate of at least 20 percent. These districts must have at least 300 students in membership.

  • Non-Metro: Stable School districts that are not in any of the above categories, yet have a number of students in membership that exceeds the state median.

  • Rural School districts that do not meet the criteria for placement into any of the above categories. These districts either have a growth rate over the past five years of less than 20 percent and the number of students in membership is between 300 and the state median, or the number of students in membership is less than 300.

  • Charter School Districts are open-enrollment school districts chartered by the commissioner of education with final approval for operation provided by the State Board of Education.

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

Community Type
Count of Districts
11
79
38
164
68
28
174
461
180
2. Total Number of Schools
1,364
2,066
1,161
1,262
462
78
741
948
675
Students
3. Total Students
977,032
1,738,870
828,178
771,128
255,493
30,146
290,387
179,915
272,685
4. % African American
15.1
15.7
11.2
6.4
11.4
6.0
7.0
4.9
18.8
5. % Hispanic
68.0
45.9
55.6
49.7
49.7
31.2
45.3
35.4
59.9
6. % White
12.3
27.4
27.0
39.3
35.5
56.0
44.0
56.8
14.6
7. % American Indian
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
8. % Asian
2.7
7.8
3.5
1.8
0.7
2.2
1.1
0.3
4.6
9. % Pacific Islander
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.1
10. % Two or More Races
1.6
2.5
2.2
2.2
2.1
3.3
2.1
2.1
1.7
11. % Economically Disadvantaged
71.3
51.4
59.1
55.3
66.1
40.3
60.4
58.5
68.6
12. % English Language Learners (ELL)
27.5
18.8
17.5
16.2
14.3
9.0
9.4
6.5
24.3
13. % Special Education
8.8
8.7
8.7
8.8
9.2
8.6
9.4
9.6
6.7
14. % Bilingual/ESL Education
27.3
18.7
17.6
16.2
14.1
8.2
9.1
6.3
23.9
15. % Career & Technical Education
23.6
25.4
24.8
27.3
26.3
25.4
29.1
30.0
12.6
16. % Gifted & Talented Education
10.4
8.1
7.7
7.2
6.2
6.3
6.1
5.9
2.4
17. Attendance Rate (2015-16)
95.6
95.9
95.6
95.8
95.5
96.5
95.8
96.2
96.0
18. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (2015-16)
2.4
1.3
1.4
1.0
1.4
0.4
0.8
0.6
4.8
19. 4-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2016)
87.2
93.0
91.7
93.9
92.0
96.9
94.8
96.0
66.2
20. 5-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2015)
90.0
94.8
93.6
94.8
94.1
97.1
96.0
97.4
75.3
21. 6-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2014)
89.6
94.7
93.2
94.7
93.9
96.9
95.6
96.2
75.2
22. Annual Graduate Count (2015-16)
54,596
112,473
48,375
48,548
15,592
1,661
19,228
11,838
11,580
23. Annual RHSP/DAP/FHSP-E/FHSP-DLA Graduate Count (2015-16)
46,561
92,532
40,829
41,097
12,548
1,482
15,892
9,942
8,974
STAAR % at Approaches Grade Level Standard
24. All Subjects
72
78
75
77
69
82
73
75
74
25. ELA/Reading
68
75
71
73
66
80
71
73
72
26. Writing
64
69
67
69
60
72
64
67
67
27. Mathematics
76
82
80
81
74
85
78
79
76
28. Science
76
82
79
80
74
85
77
77
76
29. Social Studies
75
81
76
78
71
82
75
73
75
30. African American
60
69
64
66
55
75
58
58
65
31. Hispanic
70
72
71
72
66
76
68
69
73
32. White
88
89
85
84
79
85
81
80
82
33. American Indian
71
75
76
76
70
82
76
77
73
34. Asian
88
93
93
93
88
95
89
90
93
35. Pacific Islander
79
78
79
76
71
58
76
78
78
36. Two or More Races
83
85
80
82
73
84
75
74
80
37. Economically Disadvantaged
66
69
68
69
63
72
66
68
70
College Admissions (Class of 2016)
38. SAT/ACT - % Tested
91.1
76.2
67.4
61.1
54.2
62.3
60.1
61.1
52.4
39. SAT/ACT - % At or Above Criterion
14.9
28.1
21.6
23.0
18.2
28.1
20.1
17.0
20.6
40. SAT - Average Score
1279
1416
1384
1408
1382
1468
1396
1377
1381
41. ACT - Average Score
18.6
21.3
20.0
20.4
19.6
21.4
19.9
19.6
19.9
Staff
42. Total Staff FTE
127,719.7
221,416.0
109,246.6
104,016.4
36,283.2
4,032.3
43,574.2
30,439.6
28,280.6
43. Total Teacher FTE
61,492.5
112,719.2
54,043.1
51,306.4
17,631.3
2,097.7
21,599.3
16,211.9
15,655.1
44. % Central Administration
0.5
1.0
0.8
1.2
1.3
2.2
1.5
2.6
1.9
45. % Campus Administration
2.6
2.8
2.8
2.8
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.4
4.9
46. % Professional Support Staff
11.6
10.6
9.9
8.9
8.5
6.5
7.0
4.8
14.5
47. % Teachers
48.1
50.9
49.5
49.3
48.6
52.0
49.6
53.3
55.4
48. % Educational Aides
7.7
8.9
10.0
10.8
13.1
10.2
12.2
11.9
7.9
49. % Auxiliary Staff
29.4
25.8
27.1
27.0
25.3
25.7
26.4
24.0
15.5
50. Average Central Administrative Salary
109,409
106,791
103,029
100,455
94,863
96,720
95,671
83,290
94,103
51. Average Campus Administrative Salary
80,303
81,542
77,797
74,681
69,485
73,711
69,975
67,224
64,934
52. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
63,835
65,204
61,702
60,590
54,922
57,914
55,577
50,760
50,692
53. Average Teacher Salary
54,405
55,770
52,576
51,007
47,249
48,887
47,531
44,968
47,717
54. % Minority
69.5
46.0
53.0
43.8
36.4
20.9
34.0
22.4
58.8
55. Number of Students Per Total Staff
7.6
7.9
7.6
7.4
7.0
7.5
6.7
5.9
9.6
56. Number of Students Per Teacher
15.9
15.4
15.3
15.0
14.5
14.4
13.4
11.1
17.4
Teachers
57. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
36.1
35.6
33.3
30.9
36.0
35.2
31.2
29.3
73.5
58. Average Years of Experience
10.9
10.5
11.3
11.9
11.5
11.1
12.6
13.2
4.4
59. % With Advanced Degrees
28.4
27.5
23.7
20.6
20.1
20.3
18.2
16.1
21.7
60. Teacher Turnover Rate
15.4
15.6
13.9
14.9
18.8
17.6
18.7
20.2
30.2
61. % African American
17.7
13.3
6.2
3.2
5.8
2.6
3.2
2.3
19.0
62. % Hispanic
39.0
19.6
34.0
30.7
18.7
9.9
18.6
9.9
27.8
63. % White
39.4
62.8
56.0
64.4
73.8
85.5
76.7
86.6
46.9
64. % Other
3.9
4.3
3.7
1.8
1.6
2.1
1.5
1.2
6.3
65. % Regular Education
70.1
70.8
71.2
74.8
72.3
78.7
75.3
79.5
87.6
66. % Special Education
8.5
9.8
9.2
7.8
8.6
6.4
8.0
6.0
5.1
67. % Compensatory Education
2.6
2.3
2.4
2.9
5.1
3.6
4.5
4.5
0.7
68. % Bilingual/ESL Education
8.3
6.7
7.2
5.0
4.1
1.9
2.3
0.6
3.8
69. % Career & Technical Education
3.7
4.1
4.5
5.2
5.4
5.7
6.2
7.9
2.3
70. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
6.9
6.4
5.5
4.3
4.4
3.6
3.7
1.5
0.5
Taxes and Actual Revenues
71. Taxable Value Per Pupil (2014 Tax Year)
458,207
371,476
333,862
334,625
329,551
279,484
471,356
741,382
0
72. Locally Adopted Tax Rate (2015 Tax Year)
1.317
1.424
1.340
1.365
1.307
1.349
1.285
1.212
0.000
73. Total Revenue (2015-16)
10,902,450,273
19,110,563,683
8,770,983,650
8,571,734,620
2,735,607,195
339,256,996
3,446,191,057
2,470,563,351
2,415,594,940
74. Total Revenue Per Pupil
11,139
11,095
10,694
11,274
10,757
12,033
11,850
13,756
9,900
75. % State
30.2
37.9
41.3
45.3
42.9
52.5
42.9
43.3
84.6
76. % Local and Other
57.0
54.0
47.3
44.9
44.4
39.5
46.4
48.2
5.3
77. % Federal
12.8
8.1
11.5
9.8
12.7
8.0
10.7
8.5
10.1
Fund Balance and Net Assets
78. Fund Balance (for ISDs)
1,738,086,223
3,805,722,048
1,550,632,909
1,882,112,007
547,355,310
72,635,409
913,694,844
815,610,878
0
79. Net Assets (Charter Schools)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
330,791,999
Actual Expenditures
80. Total Expenditures (2015-16)
12,177,864,351
21,354,239,119
9,701,979,889
9,259,569,862
3,038,707,615
397,402,740
3,769,276,440
2,741,351,856
2,293,812,112
81. Total Operating Expenditures (2015-16)
9,366,291,600
15,732,431,142
7,444,443,699
7,095,331,718
2,362,276,181
264,364,324
2,936,741,284
2,077,448,565
2,190,898,980
82. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
9,569
9,134
9,076
9,332
9,289
9,376
10,099
11,567
8,979
83. % Instructional
57.2
58.6
57.0
55.6
55.1
56.1
54.3
53.7
52.1
84. % Central Administration
5.9
6.2
5.6
6.6
6.9
8.1
7.7
9.8
10.8
85. % School Leadership
6.0
5.7
5.7
5.4
5.4
6.1
5.6
5.6
8.6
86. % Plant Services
10.4
10.0
10.7
11.4
11.4
11.2
11.8
12.1
13.7
87. % Other Operating
19.9
19.1
20.6
20.7
20.9
18.4
20.4
18.7
14.3
88. Total Instructional Expenditures
5,356,204,373
9,223,408,725
4,240,991,491
3,942,157,491
1,300,778,551
148,418,018
1,595,204,407
1,115,465,915
1,141,878,335
89. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
5,472
5,355
5,171
5,185
5,115
5,264
5,485
6,211
4,680
90. % Regular Education
57.2
62.3
60.4
59.8
56.0
63.8
55.6
56.8
70.4
91. % Special Education
15.0
16.3
15.1
14.8
15.9
12.2
16.2
13.9
8.7
92. % Accelerated Education
12.0
7.4
10.4
10.0
12.1
7.8
12.0
12.9
14.8
93. % Bilingual/ESL Education
4.3
2.2
1.7
1.6
1.8
1.2
1.0
0.6
1.9
94. % Career & Technical Education
2.8
3.6
3.7
4.6
4.6
4.8
5.5
6.2
1.6
95. % Gifted & Talented Education
1.0
1.5
0.8
1.2
0.9
0.7
1.0
0.5
0.1
96. % Athletics/Related Activities
1.6
2.0
2.7
3.8
3.7
5.4
4.7
5.6
0.9
97. % High School Allotment
1.1
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.6
1.1
1.0
0.5
98. % Prekindergarten
3.9
2.0
2.5
2.0
2.7
1.5
2.0
2.0
1.0
99. % Other Expenditures
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.4
0.0