Snapshot 2020: Tax Rate

Districts are grouped into four tax rate categories, or quartiles, with approximately equal numbers of districts in each. This category shows the 2018 tax rate. For information about the tax rate, contact the Office of School Finance at 512-463-9238. The 186 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 header is a link to see the list of districts included in each category.)

Tax Rate
Count of Districts
263
245
258
250
186
2. Total Number of Schools
717
2,036
2,585
2,729
799
Students
3. Total Students
260,518
1,247,049
1,697,256
1,928,862
345,488
4. % African American
4.9
10.6
12.5
14.2
17.5
5. % Hispanic
55.7
57.9
53.3
47.0
62.1
6. % White
35.9
25.6
26.5
29.5
13.4
7. % American Indian
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
8. % Asian
1.1
3.0
4.6
6.0
4.7
9. % Pacific Islander
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
10. % Two or More Races
1.9
2.3
2.5
2.8
2.1
11. % Economically Disadvantaged
62.7
65.0
60.4
55.2
70.0
12. % English Learners (EL)
14.3
21.4
21.6
18.0
27.6
13. % Special Education
11.0
10.5
10.6
11.0
7.7
14. % Bilingual/ESL Education
14.2
22.0
21.7
18.0
29.3
15. % Career & Technical Education
30.6
27.5
28.2
28.6
17.1
16. % Gifted & Talented Education
6.0
9.2
8.8
8.0
2.9
17. Attendance Rate (2018-19)
95.3
95.2
95.4
95.5
95.7
18. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (2018-19)
1.0
1.6
1.4
1.1
4.8
19. 4-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2019)
94.3
91.2
93.0
93.7
71.6
20. 5-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2018)
95.2
93.1
94.7
95.1
78.3
21. 6-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2017)
95.5
93.3
95.0
94.8
80.6
22. Annual Graduate Count (2018-19)
17,055
79,838
113,461
128,603
16,247
23. Annual RHSP/DAP/FHSP-E/FHSP-DLA Graduate Count (2018-19)
14,578
68,606
95,993
109,299
13,171
STAAR % At Performance Level Standards
24. All Subjects
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
25. ELA/Reading
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
26. Writing
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
27. Mathematics
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
28. Science
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
29. Social Studies
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
30. African American
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
31. Hispanic
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
32. White
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
33. American Indian
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
34. Asian
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
35. Pacific Islander
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
36. Two or More Races
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
37. Economically Disadvantaged
% At Approaches Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Meets Grade Level Standard or Above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
% At Masters Grade Level Standard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
College Admissions (2018-19)
38. SAT/ACT - % Tested
60.4
73.9
78.3
76.7
70.0
39. SAT/ACT - % At or Above Criterion
29.9
33.4
36.4
38.1
37.5
40. SAT - Average Score
1021
1021
1018
1038
1037
41. ACT - Average Score
19.6
20.5
20.3
21.0
20.6
Staff
42. Total Staff FTE
38,781.2
168,901.3
228,621.2
259,125.0
39,297.6
43. Total Teacher FTE
19,311.0
81,491.5
112,938.3
128,861.6
20,517.2
44. % Central Administration
1.7
1.0
1.0
1.1
2.0
45. % Campus Administration
2.9
2.8
2.9
2.9
5.1
46. % Professional Support Staff
7.2
9.6
10.5
10.3
12.5
47. % Teachers
49.8
48.2
49.4
49.7
52.2
48. % Educational Aides
12.9
10.4
10.3
10.7
11.0
49. % Auxiliary Staff
25.5
27.9
25.9
25.3
17.2
50. Average Central Administrative Salary
101,582
107,620
109,716
112,821
95,055
51. Average Campus Administrative Salary
79,104
82,221
83,120
84,338
76,163
52. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
64,565
66,143
68,491
68,630
60,423
53. Average Teacher Salary
54,821
55,499
57,934
58,362
52,931
54. % Minority
42.3
57.1
51.7
46.1
64.2
55. Number of Students Per Total Staff
6.7
7.4
7.4
7.4
8.8
56. Number of Students Per Teacher
13.5
15.3
15.0
15.0
16.8
Teachers
57. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
29.4
33.1
33.9
34.3
63.4
58. Average Years of Experience
13.1
11.9
11.4
11.0
5.9
59. % With Advanced Degrees
19.3
22.9
26.0
27.2
23.6
60. Teacher Turnover Rate
18.2
15.9
16.2
16.0
28.6
61. % African American
2.7
8.9
11.4
11.1
19.9
62. % Hispanic
28.2
36.0
28.1
22.3
33.4
63. % White
67.4
52.0
57.0
63.1
40.9
64. % American Indian
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
65. % Asian
0.5
1.6
1.8
1.6
3.9
66. % Pacific Islander
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
67. % Two or More Races
0.7
1.0
1.2
1.3
1.3
68. % Regular Education
73.9
69.5
70.7
69.7
83.0
69. % Special Education
7.7
9.2
9.0
10.3
5.9
70. % Compensatory Education
4.5
2.8
2.3
3.2
1.2
71. % Bilingual/ESL Education
3.4
7.8
6.8
6.1
5.6
72. % Career & Technical Education
6.8
5.2
4.9
4.9
3.1
73. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
3.7
5.6
6.3
5.7
1.1
Taxes and Actual Revenues
74. Taxable Value Per Pupil (2017 Tax Year)
614,802
542,536
474,855
392,865
0
75. Locally Adopted Tax Rate (2018 Tax Year)
1.104
1.252
1.370
1.527
0.000
76. Total Operating and Other Revenue (2018-19)
3,284,546,209
14,678,395,704
20,288,540,602
23,198,531,944
3,662,364,146
77. Total Operating and Other Revenue Per Pupil
12,591
11,756
12,049
12,225
11,273
78. Total Operating Revenue (2018-19)
3,104,038,374
13,099,815,235
17,302,509,601
19,573,153,405
3,625,084,431
79. % State
35.9
34.7
32.7
38.9
81.8
80. % Local and Other
52.0
51.2
55.0
49.8
6.7
81. % Federal
12.1
14.0
12.3
11.3
11.5
82. Total Other Revenue (2018-19)
180,507,835
1,578,580,469
2,986,031,001
3,625,378,539
37,279,715
Fund Balance and Net Assets
83. Fund Balance (for ISDs)
1,197,840,029
3,518,827,263
4,453,951,314
5,508,613,228
46,589,530
84. Net Assets (Charter Schools)
0
0
0
0
513,176,056
Actual Expenditures
85. Total Actual Expenditures (2018-19)
3,123,255,011
15,675,916,076
22,432,326,426
26,401,640,939
3,357,212,285
86. Total Actual Operating Expenditures (2018-19)
2,768,962,877
12,348,798,463
16,710,308,287
18,681,181,534
3,180,273,226
87. Total Actual Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
10,615
9,890
9,924
9,845
9,789
88. % Instructional
54.4
55.5
56.4
57.2
51.4
89. % Central Administration
8.2
6.4
6.3
6.3
10.6
90. % School Leadership
5.4
6.0
5.7
5.7
8.6
91. % Plant Services
11.4
11.0
10.3
10.3
14.0
92. % Other Operating
20.6
21.1
21.1
20.5
15.4
93. Total Actual Instructional Expenditures (2018-19)
1,505,162,719
6,848,763,035
9,432,338,733
10,682,241,244
1,634,520,661
94. Total Actual Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
5,770
5,485
5,601
5,629
5,031
95. % Basic Education Services
40.9
42.7
44.7
45.1
46.6
96. % Special Education
10.3
12.1
12.6
13.3
7.4
97. % State Compensatory Education
10.0
10.2
8.6
7.3
10.4
98. % Bilingual/ESL Education
0.7
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.8
99. % Career & Technical Education
4.0
3.1
3.1
3.2
1.8
100. % Gifted & Talented Education
0.5
0.6
1.2
0.7
0.1
101. % Athletics/Related Activities
3.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
0.7
102. % High School Allotment
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
0.6
103. % Prekindergarten
1.0
1.4
1.0
1.1
0.5
104. % Un-Allocated
28.4
25.4
24.4
24.8
30.2

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