Snapshot 2019: Community Type

Districts are grouped into eight subcategories, ranging from major urban to rural, based on factors such as enrollment, growth in enrollment, economic status, and proximity to urban areas. Charter school districts make up a ninth subcategory. The subcategories are as follows.

  • Major Urban A district is classified as major urban if: (a) it is located in a county with a population of at least 1,020,000; (b) its enrollment is the largest in the county or at least 70 percent of the largest district enrollment in the county; and (c) at least 35 percent of enrolled students are economically disadvantaged. A student is reported as economically disadvantaged if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Program.

  • Major Suburban A district is classified as major suburban if: (a) it does not meet the criteria for classification as major urban; (b) it is contiguous to a major urban district; and (c) its enrollment is at least 3 percent that of the largest contiguous major urban district or at least 4,500 students. A district also is classified as major suburban if: (a) it does not meet the criteria for classification as major urban; (b) it is not contiguous to a major urban district; (c) it is located in the same county as a major urban district; and (d) its enrollment is at least 15 percent that of the largest major urban district in the county or at least 4,500 students.

  • Other Central City A district is classified as other central city if: (a) it does not meet the criteria for classification in either of the previous subcategories; (b) it is not contiguous to a major urban district; (c) it is located in a county with a population of between 100,000 and 1,019,999; and (d) its enrollment is the largest in the county or at least 75 percent of the largest district enrollment in the county.

  • Other Central City Suburban A district is classified as other central city suburban if: (a) it does not meet the criteria for classification in any of the previous subcategories; (b) it is located in a county with a population of between 100,000 and 1,019,999; and (c) its enrollment is at least 15 percent of the largest district enrollment in the county. A district also is other central city suburban if: (a) it does not meet the criteria for classification in any of the previous subcategories; (b) it is contiguous to an other central city district; (c) its enrollment is at least 3 percent that of the largest contiguous other central city district; and (d) its enrollment is equal to or greater than the median district enrollment for the state of 897 students.

  • Independent Town A district is classified as independent town if: (a) it does not meet the criteria for classification in any of the previous subcategories; (b) it is located in a county with a population of 25,000 to 99,999; and (c) its enrollment is the largest in the county or is at least 75 percent of the largest district enrollment in the county.

  • Non-Metro: Fast Growing A district is classified as non-metropolitan: fast growing if: (a) it does not meet the criteria for classification in any of the previous subcategories; (b) it has an enrollment of at least 300 students; and (c) its enrollment has increased by at least 20 percent over the past five years.

  • Non-Metro: Stable A district is classified as non-metropolitan: stable if: (a) it does not meet the criteria for classification in any of the previous subcategories; and (b) its enrollment is equal to or greater than the median district enrollment for the state.

  • Rural A district is classified as rural if it does not meet the criteria for classification in any of the previous subcategories. A rural district has either: (a) an enrollment of between 300 and the median district enrollment for the state and an enrollment growth rate over the past five years of less than 20 percent; or (b) an enrollment of less than 300 students.

  • Charter School Districts 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. Established by the Texas Legislature in 1995 to promote local initiative, charter school districts are subject to fewer regulations than other public school districts. Generally, charter school districts are subject to laws and rules that ensure fiscal and academic accountability but that do not unduly regulate instructional methods or pedagogical innovation. Like other public school districts, charter school districts are monitored and accredited under the statewide testing and accountability system.

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

Community Type
Count of Districts
11
79
38
164
67
31
166
466
179
2. Total Number of Schools
1,357
2,113
1,165
1,275
444
92
711
934
747
Students
3. Total Students
952,171
1,754,933
840,231
795,231
250,757
41,969
280,975
183,358
316,775
4. % African American
14.8
16.0
11.4
6.6
11.2
5.7
6.8
4.8
18.0
5. % Hispanic
68.0
46.1
55.4
49.7
50.7
40.9
44.9
35.9
61.5
6. % White
12.4
26.4
26.1
38.5
34.5
47.1
44.4
56.1
13.7
7. % American Indian
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
8. % Asian
2.8
8.2
4.1
2.1
0.7
2.8
1.0
0.4
4.5
9. % Pacific Islander
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
10. % Two or More Races
1.7
2.8
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.9
2.4
2.4
1.9
11. % Economically Disadvantaged
73.2
53.5
59.8
56.8
67.8
43.5
61.6
60.4
69.9
12. % English Learners (EL)
28.3
19.3
17.7
16.4
15.1
8.8
10.3
6.8
26.8
13. % Special Education
9.7
9.7
9.7
9.8
10.1
9.0
10.4
10.7
7.1
14. % Bilingual/ESL Education
28.6
19.4
17.8
16.4
15.1
8.2
9.9
6.6
29.0
15. % Career & Technical Education
25.6
26.5
26.5
28.1
28.3
34.3
30.0
31.0
13.8
16. % Gifted & Talented Education
11.4
8.4
8.0
7.4
6.2
7.6
6.1
5.9
2.6
17. Attendance Rate (2017-18)
95.1
95.5
95.3
95.4
95.1
96.0
95.4
95.8
95.7
18. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (2017-18)
2.4
1.2
1.4
0.9
1.2
0.5
0.7
0.6
4.8
19. 4-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2018)
87.9
93.4
92.1
94.6
93.2
97.3
95.6
96.6
68.8
20. 5-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2017)
90.5
94.6
94.3
96.0
94.6
97.6
96.5
97.3
77.4
21. 6-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2016)
90.6
95.2
94.3
95.7
94.1
98.3
95.9
96.9
78.4
22. Annual Graduate Count (2017-18)
57,333
120,200
53,187
52,041
16,212
2,766
19,341
12,157
13,558
23. Annual RHSP/DAP/FHSP-E/FHSP-DLA Graduate Count (2017-18)
49,677
98,267
45,762
44,301
13,742
2,612
16,509
10,663
10,269
STAAR % At Performance Level Standards
24. All Subjects
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
75
80
78
79
72
85
76
78
77
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
46
53
50
51
42
58
46
46
46
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
21
27
24
24
17
28
20
19
21
25. ELA/Reading
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
71
77
74
76
69
82
73
76
75
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
45
52
48
49
40
57
44
46
46
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
19
23
21
21
15
25
17
18
20
26. Writing
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
65
70
69
70
61
76
65
68
69
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
36
41
39
39
30
47
34
36
38
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
13
16
14
14
10
19
11
12
13
27. Mathematics
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
79
83
82
84
77
88
81
82
80
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
49
55
53
54
44
59
48
48
47
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
24
29
28
27
20
31
22
22
24
28. Science
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
78
83
82
83
77
88
81
80
80
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
49
58
55
56
47
63
51
50
49
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
21
29
25
25
18
30
20
19
21
29. Social Studies
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
78
83
80
81
74
87
78
78
79
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
52
60
54
56
46
64
50
48
48
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
31
38
33
33
25
39
27
25
26
30. African American
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
64
71
66
69
59
79
61
62
69
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
34
40
35
38
27
50
29
28
37
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
13
16
13
15
9
22
9
9
15
31. Hispanic
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
74
75
75
75
69
81
72
73
76
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
44
44
44
44
37
52
39
38
44
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
18
18
19
19
14
23
14
14
19
32. White
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
89
89
86
85
80
88
83
82
85
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
69
69
63
60
53
63
55
53
59
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
41
39
34
31
25
32
26
23
30
33. American Indian
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
73
78
77
76
74
87
77
79
78
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
43
49
50
47
45
61
44
47
47
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
20
22
24
21
18
28
18
19
21
34. Asian
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
90
94
94
94
90
97
91
91
94
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
75
81
82
80
71
85
71
71
78
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
51
56
59
55
43
59
45
42
51
35. Pacific Islander
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
82
81
76
76
72
84
67
85
73
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
57
53
48
49
42
61
33
59
44
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
28
24
20
22
20
31
13
21
18
36. Two or More Races
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
85
86
82
82
75
87
78
76
81
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
62
63
56
56
44
61
48
44
54
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
34
35
29
28
19
29
21
19
28
37. Economically Disadvantaged
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
70
72
71
72
67
77
70
72
73
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
39
40
40
41
34
47
37
38
41
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
15
16
16
16
13
19
13
14
17
College Admissions (2017-18)
38. SAT/ACT - % Tested
92.6
80.4
71.6
63.5
55.3
71.5
61.4
65.2
64.4
39. SAT/ACT - % At or Above Criterion
29.6
44.1
36.3
39.7
31.8
49.0
32.2
29.1
39.3
40. SAT - Average Score
980
1061
1042
1054
1033
1092
1040
1035
1048
41. ACT - Average Score
19.4
21.7
20.1
20.4
19.5
22.0
19.9
19.7
20.8
Staff
42. Total Staff FTE
124,439.0
227,516.5
110,893.0
106,782.7
35,427.2
5,743.1
42,390.0
31,153.9
35,155.1
43. Total Teacher FTE
60,605.3
114,427.4
54,839.3
52,853.8
17,044.1
2,928.5
20,756.1
16,403.5
18,591.8
44. % Central Administration
0.7
1.0
0.9
1.2
1.4
1.8
1.6
2.5
2.1
45. % Campus Administration
2.9
2.8
2.9
2.8
3.2
3.1
3.2
3.5
5.3
46. % Professional Support Staff
11.6
10.8
10.1
9.2
8.8
7.5
7.2
5.4
12.8
47. % Teachers
48.7
50.3
49.5
49.5
48.1
51.0
49.0
52.7
52.9
48. % Educational Aides
7.9
9.6
10.5
11.1
13.8
11.0
13.4
12.9
10.7
49. % Auxiliary Staff
28.2
25.4
26.2
26.2
24.6
25.6
25.6
23.0
16.2
50. Average Central Administrative Salary
107,404
110,806
106,674
106,152
99,492
102,059
99,074
86,381
90,948
51. Average Campus Administrative Salary
80,802
84,098
79,936
78,196
71,685
76,050
73,053
68,190
72,633
52. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
65,997
67,395
64,127
62,843
56,932
61,681
56,343
50,361
57,690
53. Average Teacher Salary
55,579
57,498
54,262
53,178
48,433
52,405
48,415
46,126
49,778
54. % Minority
71.2
48.0
53.3
43.9
38.1
32.0
34.2
23.5
62.4
55. Number of Students Per Total Staff
7.7
7.7
7.6
7.4
7.1
7.3
6.6
5.9
9.0
56. Number of Students Per Teacher
15.7
15.3
15.3
15.0
14.7
14.3
13.5
11.2
17.0
Teachers
57. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
36.6
35.3
33.7
31.1
36.4
33.1
31.8
29.5
67.9
58. Average Years of Experience
11.0
10.8
11.4
12.0
11.6
11.8
12.6
13.3
5.3
59. % With Advanced Degrees
28.1
28.7
24.5
21.1
20.5
24.0
18.5
16.5
23.1
60. Teacher Turnover Rate
15.4
15.3
14.6
14.8
19.7
17.7
19.4
20.9
28.8
61. % African American
17.5
14.0
6.6
3.4
5.9
2.3
3.2
2.2
19.9
62. % Hispanic
41.1
20.6
34.8
30.6
20.3
18.5
18.7
11.2
31.4
63. % White
37.3
61.0
55.9
64.1
72.2
76.1
76.7
85.4
42.6
64. % Other
4.1
4.4
2.6
1.9
1.6
3.1
1.4
1.2
6.2
65. % Regular Education
67.1
69.0
70.4
73.9
71.1
73.3
75.1
78.9
85.1
66. % Special Education
8.9
10.5
9.5
8.2
9.0
7.1
8.5
5.8
5.7
67. % Compensatory Education
1.7
2.4
2.7
2.9
5.1
3.9
4.4
4.3
0.7
68. % Bilingual/ESL Education
11.0
6.6
7.0
5.0
4.4
1.6
2.2
0.6
5.5
69. % Career & Technical Education
3.9
4.5
4.7
5.4
5.9
7.8
6.6
8.8
2.4
70. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
7.4
7.0
5.7
4.6
4.4
6.3
3.2
1.6
0.6
Taxes and Actual Revenues
71. Taxable Value Per Pupil (2016 Tax Year)
567,104
441,141
372,449
348,495
334,818
409,444
410,745
567,204
0
72. Locally Adopted Tax Rate (2017 Tax Year)
1.338
1.445
1.350
1.383
1.326
1.389
1.312
1.240
0.000
73. Total Operating and Other Revenue (2017-18)
11,155,254,316
19,869,632,908
9,199,318,149
9,201,938,624
2,744,298,267
511,763,300
3,421,962,776
2,642,445,901
2,882,564,935
74. Total Operating and Other Revenue Per Pupil
11,537
11,367
11,019
11,778
10,924
12,865
12,137
14,324
10,444
75. Total Operating Revenue (2017-18)
9,507,848,028
16,638,466,085
8,001,953,324
7,918,348,456
2,482,114,506
448,832,990
3,053,974,455
2,357,336,059
2,850,929,511
76. % State
25.7
35.1
39.5
43.8
43.7
46.3
42.3
44.8
84.2
77. % Local and Other
59.1
54.6
47.7
44.9
42.3
45.8
45.2
45.7
5.3
78. % Federal
15.2
10.3
12.8
11.3
13.9
7.9
12.5
9.5
10.5
79. Total Other Revenue (2017-18)
1,647,406,288
3,231,166,823
1,197,364,825
1,283,590,168
262,183,761
62,930,310
367,988,321
285,109,842
31,635,424
Fund Balance and Net Assets
80. Fund Balance (for ISDs)
1,923,657,774
4,071,285,582
1,736,582,385
2,236,262,090
596,223,684
140,913,654
909,481,617
960,865,196
0
81. Net Assets (Charter Schools)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
371,747,666
Actual Expenditures
82. Total Actual Expenditures (2017-18)
12,653,606,264
23,308,309,483
9,975,390,920
10,361,210,393
2,980,733,399
641,326,084
3,675,373,189
2,737,929,248
2,692,204,455
83. Total Actual Operating Expenditures (2017-18)
9,598,753,153
16,640,907,965
7,830,982,239
7,603,191,520
2,500,165,321
407,928,696
2,912,483,083
2,180,880,070
2,545,262,604
84. Total Actual Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
9,927
9,519
9,380
9,732
9,952
10,255
10,330
11,822
9,222
85. % Instructional
56.1
58.2
57.1
55.0
52.3
55.8
53.8
52.9
53.0
86. % Central Administration
5.9
5.9
5.6
6.6
10.7
7.8
7.6
10.0
10.9
87. % School Leadership
6.2
5.8
5.7
5.4
5.3
5.6
5.6
5.6
8.4
88. % Plant Services
10.7
10.1
10.5
11.7
11.5
11.5
12.3
12.8
13.4
89. % Other Operating
21.1
20.1
21.0
21.3
20.2
19.3
20.6
18.8
14.3
90. Total Actual Instructional Expenditures (2017-18)
5,387,096,089
9,684,149,705
4,471,983,970
4,181,804,071
1,307,654,360
227,762,397
1,567,961,214
1,153,205,778
1,348,926,064
91. Total Actual Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
5,571
5,540
5,356
5,352
5,205
5,726
5,561
6,251
4,887
92. % Basic Education Services
43.8
46.7
45.4
43.6
39.4
45.3
39.7
39.2
48.1
93. % Special Education
12.3
13.4
12.4
11.1
11.3
9.7
11.3
8.5
7.0
94. % State Compensatory Education
10.7
7.0
9.1
8.2
9.4
6.0
9.6
9.5
10.5
95. % Bilingual/ESL Education
2.5
1.4
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.4
1.8
96. % Career & Technical Education
2.3
2.9
3.0
3.6
3.5
5.8
4.0
4.8
1.5
97. % Gifted & Talented Education
0.8
1.0
0.6
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.3
0.1
98. % Athletics/Related Activities
1.3
1.6
2.1
2.8
2.7
3.2
3.6
4.1
0.6
99. % High School Allotment
1.0
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.6
100. % Prekindergarten
1.4
0.9
1.4
0.9
1.2
0.9
1.0
1.1
0.5
101. % Un-Allocated
23.8
23.9
23.9
27.0
30.0
27.0
28.3
31.3
29.2