Snapshot 2018: 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
31
65
80
85
139
152
234
394
2. Total Number of Schools
2,005
1,442
1,450
867
537
631
540
674
613
Students
3. Total Students
1,604,633
1,122,293
1,019,272
555,663
323,569
300,796
191,730
164,744
102,312
4. % African American
15.9
12.4
11.4
14.5
7.7
9.5
7.5
8.6
7.8
5. % Hispanic
54.6
60.0
55.2
44.1
49.0
43.0
39.6
37.8
37.5
6. % White
19.5
20.4
26.8
36.3
38.6
42.9
48.6
49.7
51.4
7. % American Indian
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
8. % Asian
7.4
4.5
3.7
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.3
1.0
0.7
9. % Pacific Islander
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
10. % Two or More Races
2.2
2.1
2.4
2.6
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.1
11. % Economically Disadvantaged
58.7
60.9
57.1
55.5
61.2
59.5
58.2
58.7
60.8
12. % English Learners (EL)
23.6
22.3
18.0
14.2
14.8
11.1
10.3
9.4
7.6
13. % Special Education
8.9
9.1
9.1
9.1
9.0
9.2
9.3
9.5
9.8
14. % Bilingual/ESL Education
23.5
22.6
18.1
14.3
14.7
10.8
9.9
9.0
7.5
15. % Career & Technical Education
23.9
26.4
26.1
26.6
27.7
27.1
27.7
28.1
27.7
16. % Gifted & Talented Education
9.9
7.9
7.8
7.0
6.4
5.1
5.5
5.5
4.4
17. Attendance Rate (2016-17)
95.7
95.7
95.7
95.5
95.7
95.6
95.9
96.0
95.9
18. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (2016-17)
1.9
1.3
1.2
1.6
0.9
1.8
1.1
1.5
2.3
19. 4-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2017)
90.2
92.3
93.3
88.2
94.2
90.8
92.8
92.2
88.3
20. 5-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2016)
92.2
94.2
94.5
92.5
95.7
92.5
94.3
93.3
91.5
21. 6-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2015)
92.5
94.4
94.4
92.9
95.8
94.0
94.3
94.1
91.6
22. Annual Graduate Count (2016-17)
97,825
69,321
63,098
37,472
20,173
17,769
11,700
10,102
6,657
23. Annual RHSP/DAP/FHSP-E/FHSP-DLA Graduate Count (2016-17)
82,098
58,367
53,833
31,140
17,035
14,557
9,656
8,548
5,385
STAAR % At Performance Level Standards
24. All Subjects
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
77
77
77
76
75
74
76
76
75
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
50
49
49
47
45
44
45
45
43
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
24
22
22
21
19
18
18
18
17
25. ELA/Reading
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
74
74
74
73
72
72
74
75
74
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
48
47
47
45
43
43
45
45
44
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
22
19
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
26. Writing
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
66
67
66
65
63
61
66
66
65
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
43
42
42
40
38
36
39
40
39
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
15
13
13
12
10
9
10
10
10
27. Mathematics
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
81
82
81
81
80
79
81
80
79
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
51
51
50
48
47
45
46
45
43
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
26
25
25
23
22
20
20
19
18
28. Science
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
80
81
81
79
78
78
79
78
77
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
52
52
52
49
47
46
48
46
43
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
25
23
24
21
19
18
19
17
15
29. Social Studies
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
80
79
79
78
76
75
75
76
73
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
57
54
54
51
48
47
46
47
43
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
35
31
32
28
26
24
23
23
20
30. African American
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
67
69
67
64
65
61
63
61
65
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
36
37
36
31
33
28
29
28
32
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
13
14
13
10
12
9
9
9
11
31. Hispanic
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
73
75
73
72
72
69
71
72
70
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
42
44
42
40
39
36
37
38
35
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
17
18
17
15
15
13
13
13
12
32. White
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
90
87
87
85
81
82
82
82
80
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
71
65
64
61
54
54
53
53
50
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
40
34
33
30
25
24
23
22
21
33. American Indian
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
76
72
78
77
76
78
76
79
77
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
49
43
48
46
45
46
45
47
46
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
22
18
21
18
19
21
17
20
18
34. Asian
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
94
91
94
92
91
92
94
90
88
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
81
75
80
76
73
75
76
69
65
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
56
48
54
50
46
47
46
39
37
35. Pacific Islander
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
83
77
80
77
79
76
68
88
77
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
56
47
53
47
48
47
33
54
39
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
26
20
23
19
21
23
12
20
10
36. Two or More Races
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
86
84
84
80
77
78
79
77
75
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
64
59
58
53
49
47
49
44
45
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
35
30
29
25
22
20
21
18
18
37. Economically Disadvantaged
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
69
72
70
68
69
67
69
70
69
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
38
40
38
35
37
34
35
36
35
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
14
16
14
12
13
12
12
12
12
College Admissions (Class of 2017)
38. SAT/ACT - % Tested
85.7
79.6
71.4
61.1
60.1
55.8
59.8
62.5
55.4
39. SAT/ACT - % At or Above Criterion
24.5
19.8
22.7
24.6
21.2
18.7
18.4
18.0
15.6
40. SAT - Average Score
1017
1006
1023
1033
1033
1028
1032
1035
1011
41. ACT - Average Score
20.8
19.7
20.4
20.9
20.5
19.7
19.7
19.6
19.3
Staff
42. Total Staff FTE
208,179.3
145,279.3
132,746.0
71,156.0
43,333.8
41,634.9
27,513.7
24,949.5
16,977.6
43. Total Teacher FTE
103,892.5
72,691.5
65,752.5
35,303.7
21,881.4
20,885.2
14,016.2
13,294.0
9,122.0
44. % Central Administration
0.7
0.9
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.7
1.9
2.3
3.0
45. % Campus Administration
2.8
2.9
2.8
3.2
3.2
3.4
3.5
3.8
3.8
46. % Professional Support Staff
10.8
10.6
10.4
9.7
8.7
7.5
6.1
6.4
5.0
47. % Teachers
49.9
50.0
49.5
49.6
50.5
50.2
50.9
53.3
53.7
48. % Educational Aides
8.5
9.5
10.0
10.7
12.2
12.8
13.1
12.5
12.1
49. % Auxiliary Staff
27.2
26.0
26.1
25.5
24.0
24.6
24.4
21.7
22.5
50. Average Central Administrative Salary
112,401
104,363
105,563
105,017
103,055
99,114
93,396
87,603
84,113
51. Average Campus Administrative Salary
82,374
80,763
78,137
75,431
73,756
72,293
69,929
68,573
66,027
52. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
67,163
64,339
63,468
60,722
56,314
55,404
54,473
51,358
48,399
53. Average Teacher Salary
56,417
54,875
54,107
51,952
50,157
48,193
47,120
46,384
44,797
54. % Minority
57.9
59.7
51.8
41.2
36.4
33.5
30.6
27.3
27.3
55. Number of Students Per Total Staff
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.8
7.5
7.2
7.0
6.6
6.0
56. Number of Students Per Teacher
15.4
15.4
15.5
15.7
14.8
14.4
13.7
12.4
11.2
Teachers
57. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
37.1
38.0
38.4
38.1
37.7
36.7
33.7
34.1
34.8
58. Average Years of Experience
10.8
10.4
10.5
10.8
11.0
11.6
12.1
12.3
12.1
59. % With Advanced Degrees
27.7
25.9
25.0
24.3
20.0
19.0
18.2
17.6
17.2
60. Teacher Turnover Rate
15.0
13.8
15.9
19.4
19.3
20.3
20.9
21.4
23.4
61. % African American
16.9
9.0
8.0
11.0
4.2
5.4
4.7
5.6
4.6
62. % Hispanic
26.9
38.6
32.3
18.8
21.7
17.3
15.2
11.9
12.9
63. % White
51.7
48.4
56.6
67.4
71.5
75.4
78.1
80.9
80.5
64. % Other
4.5
4.0
3.1
2.8
2.6
1.9
1.9
1.6
2.0
65. % Regular Education
68.5
72.3
71.5
73.8
73.8
76.2
78.1
79.9
81.8
66. % Special Education
10.4
9.0
8.8
8.9
8.1
8.0
7.1
6.1
5.3
67. % Compensatory Education
2.4
2.1
2.4
3.2
4.2
3.9
3.8
4.1
3.6
68. % Bilingual/ESL Education
7.4
7.6
6.9
5.0
4.6
3.1
2.2
1.1
0.6
69. % Career & Technical Education
3.9
4.4
4.6
4.7
5.5
5.7
6.2
7.2
8.0
70. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
7.5
4.7
5.9
4.3
3.9
3.2
2.5
1.8
0.8
Taxes and Actual Revenues
71. Taxable Value Per Pupil (2015 Tax Year)
484,058
336,401
341,604
432,841
357,606
463,241
460,053
483,099
868,071
72. Locally Adopted Tax Rate (2016 Tax Year)
1.369
1.362
1.411
1.399
1.376
1.340
1.305
1.291
1.210
73. Total Revenue (2016-17)
18,003,777,100
12,172,061,491
11,255,926,291
6,123,397,103
3,519,048,110
3,348,671,949
2,218,970,796
2,004,892,039
1,422,898,914
74. Total Revenue Per Pupil
11,181
10,950
11,220
11,192
11,020
11,321
11,710
12,308
14,044
75. % State
27.6
43.3
42.9
38.1
47.4
45.5
50.1
53.6
47.8
76. % Local and Other
62.2
45.9
47.4
52.3
42.6
44.2
39.4
37.1
44.3
77. % Federal
10.2
10.9
9.7
9.6
10.0
10.3
10.4
9.4
7.9
Fund Balance and Net Assets
78. Fund Balance (for ISDs)
3,319,471,127
2,090,954,339
2,097,712,834
1,240,936,587
707,290,835
751,929,312
596,948,759
493,112,064
497,551,943
79. Net Assets (Charter Schools)
0
1,360,428
92,064,184
60,804,776
22,864,004
40,549,152
39,858,879
28,481,435
53,167,878
Actual Expenditures
80. Total Expenditures (2016-17)
21,712,144,571
13,262,776,763
12,556,483,197
7,252,248,132
3,862,816,373
3,682,718,167
2,294,616,680
2,155,106,688
1,518,810,809
81. Total Operating Expenditures (2016-17)
15,249,517,149
10,432,359,532
9,378,751,525
5,020,826,186
3,023,507,133
2,847,486,946
1,873,458,313
1,730,766,615
1,197,666,824
82. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
9,471
9,385
9,348
9,177
9,468
9,626
9,887
10,625
11,821
83. % Instructional
57.4
57.2
56.0
55.3
54.8
54.1
53.9
53.7
52.1
84. % Central Administration
5.8
5.6
6.8
7.8
7.3
7.7
8.1
9.1
12.7
85. % School Leadership
5.9
5.9
5.7
5.8
5.6
5.9
5.9
6.0
6.2
86. % Plant Services
10.5
10.7
10.9
11.3
12.2
12.3
12.5
12.5
12.5
87. % Other Operating
19.7
20.2
20.2
19.5
19.7
19.7
19.3
18.4
16.4
88. Total Instructional Expenditures
8,755,985,133
5,966,564,712
5,249,405,864
2,777,410,640
1,658,278,346
1,541,889,295
1,010,244,171
928,893,107
624,207,743
89. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
5,438
5,368
5,232
5,076
5,193
5,213
5,331
5,703
6,161
90. % Regular Education
60.6
60.3
61.6
60.5
59.7
56.6
57.0
56.5
58.2
91. % Special Education
16.1
16.1
14.9
15.4
14.7
16.5
15.3
14.7
12.4
92. % Accelerated Education
9.2
9.6
9.2
8.9
10.2
11.3
11.9
13.1
13.4
93. % Bilingual/ESL Education
2.3
1.7
1.8
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.0
0.9
0.7
94. % Career & Technical Education
3.0
3.9
3.9
4.3
5.0
4.8
5.4
5.7
6.1
95. % Gifted & Talented Education
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.3
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.4
96. % Athletics/Related Activities
1.6
2.2
2.9
3.2
3.6
4.4
4.9
5.1
4.8
97. % High School Allotment
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
98. % Prekindergarten
3.3
2.6
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.1
2.0
2.4
99. % Other Expenditures
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.3
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.3
0.5