Snapshot 2019: 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 header is a link to the list of districts included in each category.)

District Size
Count of Districts
20
33
64
76
91
137
154
231
395
2. Total Number of Schools
1,973
1,579
1,431
832
568
626
547
663
619
Students
3. Total Students
1,594,292
1,182,861
999,392
539,590
349,115
293,493
194,176
161,930
101,551
4. % African American
15.8
12.8
10.9
15.2
7.4
9.2
7.5
8.3
8.6
5. % Hispanic
52.7
62.4
55.1
43.9
50.0
43.7
40.8
37.6
37.6
6. % White
20.4
18.3
27.1
35.3
37.7
42.4
47.3
50.1
50.4
7. % American Indian
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
8. % Asian
8.2
3.9
3.8
2.1
1.9
1.7
1.2
1.0
0.7
9. % Pacific Islander
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
10. % Two or More Races
2.4
2.0
2.5
2.8
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.5
2.2
11. % Economically Disadvantaged
59.8
65.3
58.5
57.1
61.3
60.1
59.0
59.9
62.0
12. % English Learners (EL)
23.8
23.7
18.2
14.9
14.9
12.1
11.3
9.2
8.1
13. % Special Education
9.4
9.7
9.7
9.6
9.6
9.9
9.9
10.0
10.3
14. % Bilingual/ESL Education
23.8
24.0
19.2
15.1
14.6
11.8
10.9
8.9
8.0
15. % Career & Technical Education
24.9
26.0
26.5
27.1
28.5
27.4
27.7
28.7
27.6
16. % Gifted & Talented Education
10.3
7.7
8.0
7.3
6.4
5.1
5.5
5.8
4.3
17. Attendance Rate (2017-18)
95.4
95.3
95.4
95.1
95.4
95.2
95.6
95.7
95.5
18. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (2017-18)
1.8
1.4
1.1
2.0
1.0
1.7
0.9
1.1
2.5
19. 4-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2018)
90.8
92.1
93.4
88.0
94.5
90.9
93.6
92.9
87.8
20. 5-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2017)
92.8
94.0
95.1
91.5
95.9
92.5
94.8
93.6
91.7
21. 6-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2016)
93.0
94.1
94.7
93.2
95.7
92.8
94.6
93.6
92.2
22. Annual Graduate Count (2017-18)
102,380
73,077
64,707
36,704
22,333
18,529
11,979
10,447
6,639
23. Annual RHSP/DAP/FHSP-E/FHSP-DLA Graduate Count (2017-18)
86,809
62,413
52,855
30,328
19,350
15,519
10,137
9,006
5,385
STAAR % At Performance Level Standards
24. All Subjects
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
79
77
78
77
76
75
78
78
77
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
52
49
51
48
47
45
47
47
45
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
27
23
24
22
21
19
20
20
19
25. ELA/Reading
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
76
74
75
74
73
72
75
76
75
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
51
47
49
47
45
43
46
47
45
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
23
19
21
20
19
17
18
19
18
26. Writing
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
70
68
69
67
66
64
68
69
68
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
41
38
39
37
36
33
36
37
35
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
17
14
14
14
12
11
12
12
11
27. Mathematics
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
83
82
82
81
81
80
82
82
80
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
54
52
53
50
50
47
48
48
46
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
29
26
28
25
24
22
22
22
21
28. Science
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
82
81
83
81
80
79
81
81
78
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
56
54
56
52
51
49
51
50
46
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
28
24
27
23
22
20
20
19
17
29. Social Studies
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
82
80
81
80
79
77
79
78
77
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
59
54
57
53
52
48
49
49
46
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
38
32
35
31
29
26
26
26
23
30. African American
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
69
70
68
66
67
62
65
64
66
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
38
39
37
34
35
29
31
30
33
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
15
15
14
12
14
10
11
11
12
31. Hispanic
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
75
75
75
73
73
70
73
73
73
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
45
45
44
41
41
37
39
39
38
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
19
19
19
16
16
14
14
14
14
32. White
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
90
87
87
86
82
82
83
84
81
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
71
65
65
61
56
54
55
55
51
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
42
35
36
32
28
25
25
25
23
33. American Indian
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
79
74
78
75
77
77
76
80
77
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
51
45
50
45
49
47
45
48
46
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
25
19
23
19
21
21
19
20
17
34. Asian
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
94
90
94
93
92
93
94
91
92
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
82
74
81
78
74
77
76
71
70
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
59
47
57
53
47
51
50
41
39
35. Pacific Islander
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
83
75
83
72
76
78
67
79
82
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
57
47
56
43
48
49
32
50
51
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
28
19
25
19
24
19
13
16
26
36. Two or More Races
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
87
84
84
80
80
78
80
78
76
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
65
59
60
53
52
48
50
46
43
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
37
30
32
27
25
21
22
20
19
37. Economically Disadvantaged
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
71
73
71
69
70
68
71
72
71
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
40
42
40
37
38
35
37
38
37
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
16
17
16
14
15
13
14
14
13
College Admissions (2017-18)
38. SAT/ACT - % Tested
87.3
80.6
71.0
65.1
62.7
57.3
60.3
64.6
54.2
39. SAT/ACT - % At or Above Criterion
41.9
32.5
39.7
38.9
38.3
34.2
31.7
32.5
27.5
40. SAT - Average Score
1046
1006
1048
1041
1049
1041
1031
1051
1023
41. ACT - Average Score
21.4
20.1
20.3
21.2
20.4
20.0
20.1
20.0
19.5
Staff
42. Total Staff FTE
206,272.8
153,992.0
130,955.8
70,079.9
47,348.4
40,719.9
28,193.6
24,880.9
17,057.2
43. Total Teacher FTE
103,025.5
75,843.6
64,711.0
34,683.0
23,436.9
20,306.1
14,268.7
13,155.1
9,019.9
44. % Central Administration
0.7
1.0
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.7
1.9
2.3
3.0
45. % Campus Administration
2.8
3.0
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.4
3.4
3.8
3.8
46. % Professional Support Staff
11.1
11.0
10.6
10.4
9.2
7.6
6.8
6.2
5.6
47. % Teachers
49.9
49.3
49.4
49.5
49.5
49.9
50.6
52.9
52.9
48. % Educational Aides
8.7
10.0
10.0
10.6
12.7
13.2
13.5
12.9
12.6
49. % Auxiliary Staff
26.8
25.9
26.0
25.0
24.0
24.3
23.8
22.0
22.1
50. Average Central Administrative Salary
111,724
105,387
106,618
107,392
104,585
100,134
95,762
89,156
84,891
51. Average Campus Administrative Salary
83,129
82,463
79,310
76,906
75,658
73,109
71,209
69,412
66,646
52. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
67,426
65,813
64,565
62,058
58,412
56,335
54,705
52,542
49,236
53. Average Teacher Salary
56,852
56,050
54,877
52,951
51,269
48,734
47,823
47,064
45,619
54. % Minority
57.0
62.4
51.9
41.1
37.9
33.9
31.4
27.7
28.3
55. Number of Students Per Total Staff
7.7
7.7
7.6
7.7
7.4
7.2
6.9
6.5
6.0
56. Number of Students Per Teacher
15.5
15.6
15.4
15.6
14.9
14.5
13.6
12.3
11.3
Teachers
57. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
36.1
35.1
36.3
37.5
37.6
35.6
34.6
32.2
35.5
58. Average Years of Experience
10.9
10.8
10.9
10.8
11.0
11.8
12.0
12.6
12.1
59. % With Advanced Degrees
28.0
26.5
25.4
25.1
21.6
18.7
18.7
18.6
16.9
60. Teacher Turnover Rate
14.8
14.4
15.8
18.3
18.6
20.2
20.7
21.2
23.5
61. % African American
16.7
10.3
7.7
11.3
4.1
5.5
4.9
5.4
5.1
62. % Hispanic
25.8
40.8
32.6
18.5
23.3
17.7
16.3
12.4
13.1
63. % White
52.7
45.4
56.6
67.5
70.5
75.0
77.1
80.6
79.7
64. % Other
4.8
3.5
3.1
2.7
2.2
1.9
1.8
1.6
2.1
65. % Regular Education
67.4
70.6
71.0
73.1
73.8
75.8
77.4
79.5
81.1
66. % Special Education
10.5
8.9
9.0
9.1
8.2
8.3
7.5
6.1
5.0
67. % Compensatory Education
1.8
2.4
2.4
3.0
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.1
3.9
68. % Bilingual/ESL Education
8.3
8.3
6.8
5.0
4.3
2.9
2.4
0.8
0.9
69. % Career & Technical Education
4.0
4.5
4.7
5.1
5.5
6.1
6.3
7.7
8.3
70. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
8.0
5.3
6.0
4.6
4.0
3.0
2.5
1.8
0.8
Taxes and Actual Revenues
71. Taxable Value Per Pupil (2016 Tax Year)
542,895
338,952
371,632
454,103
353,730
430,317
415,030
434,513
724,880
72. Locally Adopted Tax Rate (2017 Tax Year)
1.368
1.377
1.411
1.412
1.380
1.347
1.310
1.302
1.216
73. Total Operating and Other Revenue (2017-18)
18,124,631,270
13,077,984,146
11,204,196,104
6,081,009,158
3,887,960,008
3,396,947,880
2,311,237,670
2,076,915,822
1,468,297,118
74. Total Operating and Other Revenue Per Pupil
11,307
11,333
11,316
11,468
11,292
11,677
12,112
12,939
14,553
75. Total Operating Revenue (2017-18)
15,299,437,625
11,386,932,975
9,600,924,863
5,157,237,186
3,488,626,468
3,041,338,767
2,091,048,380
1,871,074,730
1,323,182,420
76. % State
25.6
45.4
43.1
39.1
47.7
44.6
51.1
53.3
48.0
77. % Local and Other
62.1
41.2
45.7
49.8
40.6
43.9
37.1
36.6
43.2
78. % Federal
12.3
13.4
11.2
11.2
11.7
11.5
11.8
10.1
8.8
79. Total Other Revenue (2017-18)
2,825,193,645
1,691,051,171
1,603,271,241
923,771,972
399,333,540
355,609,113
220,189,290
205,841,092
145,114,698
Fund Balance and Net Assets
80. Fund Balance (for ISDs)
3,546,272,472
2,118,276,769
2,322,225,198
1,265,925,356
813,632,502
793,627,748
622,667,169
559,638,980
533,005,788
81. Net Assets (Charter Schools)
0
37,787,691
96,443,420
40,962,479
17,651,388
49,010,321
38,111,499
35,629,129
56,151,739
Actual Expenditures
82. Total Actual Expenditures (2017-18)
21,021,185,404
13,988,389,539
12,938,382,505
7,008,685,874
4,258,111,127
3,671,344,793
2,503,201,409
2,170,719,273
1,466,063,511
83. Total Actual Operating Expenditures (2017-18)
15,386,703,162
11,214,420,915
9,385,715,242
5,036,445,647
3,327,532,724
2,861,245,889
2,042,078,254
1,755,893,057
1,210,519,761
84. Total Actual Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
9,599
9,718
9,480
9,498
9,664
9,836
10,702
10,939
11,998
85. % Instructional
57.8
57.3
56.1
55.1
54.7
53.9
51.1
53.5
52.6
86. % Central Administration
5.5
5.7
6.6
7.5
7.4
7.5
12.8
9.0
11.6
87. % School Leadership
6.1
6.0
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.6
6.0
6.2
88. % Plant Services
10.2
10.2
10.7
11.9
12.3
12.6
12.2
12.8
13.0
89. % Other Operating
20.4
20.9
21.0
19.7
20.0
20.1
18.4
18.6
16.5
90. Total Actual Instructional Expenditures (2017-18)
8,887,395,362
6,421,469,886
5,263,730,299
2,776,976,095
1,818,595,771
1,542,047,623
1,043,479,129
939,805,225
637,044,258
91. Total Actual Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
5,545
5,565
5,316
5,237
5,282
5,301
5,468
5,855
6,314
92. % Basic Education Services
45.8
45.7
45.5
44.0
43.1
40.9
38.8
40.5
39.7
93. % Special Education
13.0
12.8
11.7
11.6
10.6
11.2
9.9
9.4
7.4
94. % State Compensatory Education
8.8
9.0
8.1
7.8
8.4
9.3
8.8
9.8
10.0
95. % Bilingual/ESL Education
2.1
1.2
1.4
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.5
96. % Career & Technical Education
2.4
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.7
3.7
3.9
4.3
4.3
97. % Gifted & Talented Education
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.2
98. % Athletics/Related Activities
1.3
1.6
2.1
2.3
2.7
3.2
3.3
3.8
3.2
99. % High School Allotment
1.2
0.9
1.3
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
100. % Prekindergarten
1.0
1.3
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
0.8
1.0
1.2
101. % Un-Allocated
23.3
23.7
25.3
27.3
28.0
28.1
32.4
29.3
32.7