Snapshot 2018: Tax Rate

Districts are grouped into four tax rate categories, or quartiles, with approximately equal numbers of districts in each. This category shows the 2016 tax rate. For information about the tax rate, contact the Office of School Finance at 512-463-9238. The 182 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
228
283
255
252
182
2. Total Number of Schools
847
2,153
2,471
2,567
721
Students
3. Total Students
393,312
1,242,701
1,631,274
1,812,858
304,867
4. % African American
7.7
11.4
12.5
13.8
17.5
5. % Hispanic
59.5
60.2
52.9
43.9
59.6
6. % White
28.7
24.1
26.8
33.1
16.0
7. % American Indian
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.3
8. % Asian
1.3
2.1
5.1
5.8
4.5
9. % Pacific Islander
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
10. % Two or More Races
2.1
1.7
2.3
2.7
2.0
11. % Economically Disadvantaged
64.0
68.0
58.3
50.3
66.7
12. % English Learners (EL)
16.3
22.5
19.7
15.3
24.2
13. % Special Education
9.7
8.9
9.1
9.4
6.8
14. % Bilingual/ESL Education
15.9
22.8
19.7
15.2
23.9
15. % Career & Technical Education
26.9
26.1
26.1
27.1
14.8
16. % Gifted & Talented Education
6.8
9.5
7.9
8.0
2.8
17. Attendance Rate (2016-17)
95.5
95.6
95.6
95.8
96.0
18. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (2016-17)
1.3
1.8
1.5
1.0
4.2
19. 4-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2017)
92.2
90.5
92.6
93.4
70.1
20. 5-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2016)
94.2
92.3
94.0
95.3
77.9
21. 6-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2015)
94.2
92.5
94.0
95.5
79.7
22. Annual Graduate Count (2016-17)
24,302
73,997
104,765
117,361
13,692
23. Annual RHSP/DAP/FHSP-E/FHSP-DLA Graduate Count (2016-17)
20,621
63,611
87,460
97,915
11,012
STAAR % At Performance Level Standards
24. All Subjects
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
74
75
76
79
76
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
44
45
48
51
45
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
18
20
22
24
20
25. ELA/Reading
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
71
71
74
76
74
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
42
43
47
50
45
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
16
18
20
21
19
26. Writing
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
63
64
65
68
67
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
38
39
41
44
41
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
10
12
13
14
12
27. Mathematics
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
79
80
81
83
79
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
46
48
49
52
45
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
21
23
24
26
21
28. Science
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
78
78
80
82
78
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
46
47
51
54
46
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
18
20
23
26
19
29. Social Studies
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
75
76
79
80
76
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
47
50
54
56
47
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
25
28
32
34
25
30. African American
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
63
63
65
70
68
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
30
31
34
38
35
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
10
11
12
14
13
31. Hispanic
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
72
73
72
74
75
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
41
42
41
42
43
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
16
17
16
16
17
32. White
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
81
84
87
87
83
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
53
59
63
63
56
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
24
29
33
32
27
33. American Indian
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
74
75
75
77
74
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
42
45
46
48
40
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
16
18
20
22
17
34. Asian
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
88
90
92
94
93
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
68
75
78
81
76
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
41
51
51
56
48
35. Pacific Islander
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
76
82
79
78
82
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
45
51
51
50
53
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
19
22
23
21
21
36. Two or More Races
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
77
81
84
84
80
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
48
54
59
59
52
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
21
27
31
30
25
37. Economically Disadvantaged
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
70
70
69
70
72
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
37
38
37
38
40
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
14
14
14
14
16
College Admissions (Class of 2017)
38. SAT/ACT - % Tested
65.1
76.6
74.0
75.2
56.6
39. SAT/ACT - % At or Above Criterion
16.3
17.9
23.7
24.8
22.5
40. SAT - Average Score
998
986
1025
1035
1038
41. ACT - Average Score
19.4
19.4
20.9
20.6
20.3
Staff
42. Total Staff FTE
55,791.4
167,705.9
219,213.8
236,779.5
32,279.5
43. Total Teacher FTE
27,487.0
81,991.3
108,500.0
120,476.5
18,384.2
44. % Central Administration
1.3
1.0
1.1
1.1
2.0
45. % Campus Administration
3.0
3.0
2.8
2.9
5.4
46. % Professional Support Staff
8.0
9.2
10.1
10.1
11.2
47. % Teachers
49.3
48.9
49.5
50.9
57.0
48. % Educational Aides
11.6
10.0
10.0
10.1
8.8
49. % Auxiliary Staff
26.8
27.9
26.4
25.0
15.6
50. Average Central Administrative Salary
95,276
100,526
102,401
106,949
94,958
51. Average Campus Administrative Salary
73,673
76,805
79,282
79,791
70,479
52. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
59,858
63,162
63,993
64,140
55,657
53. Average Teacher Salary
50,121
52,287
54,192
54,699
48,806
54. % Minority
51.6
57.3
50.8
42.0
60.8
55. Number of Students Per Total Staff
7.0
7.4
7.4
7.7
9.4
56. Number of Students Per Teacher
14.3
15.2
15.0
15.0
16.6
Teachers
57. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
32.0
35.7
37.1
35.0
69.2
58. Average Years of Experience
12.5
11.4
10.9
10.9
5.2
59. % With Advanced Degrees
20.5
22.6
25.4
26.5
20.8
60. Teacher Turnover Rate
16.1
15.8
16.2
16.0
29.1
61. % African American
4.1
12.1
10.4
9.5
18.4
62. % Hispanic
36.0
33.2
27.7
20.1
31.0
63. % White
58.0
51.6
58.6
66.6
44.3
64. % Other
1.9
3.1
3.2
3.8
6.4
65. % Regular Education
74.4
71.8
71.3
71.0
84.8
66. % Special Education
8.2
8.8
9.1
9.6
6.1
67. % Compensatory Education
3.3
3.0
2.4
3.1
0.9
68. % Bilingual/ESL Education
4.6
5.6
7.6
5.6
4.5
69. % Career & Technical Education
5.6
5.0
4.5
4.8
2.5
70. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
4.0
5.8
5.1
5.9
1.2
Taxes and Actual Revenues
71. Taxable Value Per Pupil (2015 Tax Year)
527,285
509,789
395,898
350,586
0
72. Locally Adopted Tax Rate (2016 Tax Year)
1.077
1.225
1.359
1.519
0.000
73. Total Revenue (2016-17)
4,306,480,409
13,873,058,737
18,385,296,007
20,636,005,816
2,868,802,824
74. Total Revenue Per Pupil
10,927
11,114
11,279
11,525
10,320
75. % State
44.4
31.7
36.6
39.0
82.1
76. % Local and Other
42.9
55.9
53.8
52.8
6.5
77. % Federal
12.8
12.4
9.7
8.2
11.5
Fund Balance and Net Assets
78. Fund Balance (for ISDs)
1,109,754,063
2,764,023,195
3,476,793,586
4,387,698,844
57,638,112
79. Net Assets (Charter Schools)
0
0
0
0
339,150,736
Actual Expenditures
80. Total Expenditures (2016-17)
4,492,288,289
15,832,877,847
21,017,155,185
24,197,799,717
2,757,600,342
81. Total Operating Expenditures (2016-17)
3,874,336,477
11,960,088,500
15,580,722,408
16,726,321,751
2,612,871,087
82. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
9,831
9,581
9,558
9,342
9,400
83. % Instructional
54.8
55.3
56.7
57.2
52.4
84. % Central Administration
7.3
6.7
6.2
6.3
10.8
85. % School Leadership
5.4
6.0
5.7
5.6
8.2
86. % Plant Services
11.1
11.2
11.1
10.5
13.9
87. % Other Operating
21.0
20.2
19.9
19.8
14.3
88. Total Instructional Expenditures
2,123,153,640
6,617,983,380
8,832,073,116
9,570,588,650
1,369,080,225
89. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
5,387
5,302
5,418
5,345
4,925
90. % Regular Education
59.1
58.5
59.5
60.9
69.3
91. % Special Education
14.5
15.1
15.9
16.7
9.6
92. % Accelerated Education
10.9
12.0
9.4
7.7
13.7
93. % Bilingual/ESL Education
1.1
1.7
2.0
1.7
2.1
94. % Career & Technical Education
4.7
3.9
3.9
4.1
2.2
95. % Gifted & Talented Education
0.7
0.8
1.4
1.1
0.1
96. % Athletics/Related Activities
3.8
2.7
2.6
2.8
0.9
97. % High School Allotment
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.5
0.8
98. % Prekindergarten
3.0
3.2
2.7
2.4
1.2
99. % Other Expenditures
1.1
0.9
1.3
1.2
0.0