Leander ISD

Public school district · Williamson County · Texas · NCES district ID 4827030

Leander ISD spent $10,669 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 83% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,244). Its 49 schools enrolled 42,078 students in 2024-25; 9.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,850 per student, up 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Leander ISD in enrollment (37,898 to 46,510 students) and Leander ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Leander ISD, FY23Brownsville ISD $14,041; San Antonio ISD $13,971; Alief ISD $13,388; Mesquite ISD $12,223; United ISD $12,037; Killeen ISD $11,818; Round Rock ISD $10,955; Leander ISD $10,669; Lamar Consolidated ISD $10,664; Clear Creek ISD $10,214; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kBrownsville ISD$14,041San Antonio ISD$13,971Alief ISD$13,388Mesquite ISD$12,223United ISD$12,037Killeen ISD$11,818Round Rock ISD$10,955Leander ISD$10,669Lamar Consolidated ISD$10,664Clear Creek ISD$10,214State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Leander ISD, FY23Brownsville ISD $14,041; San Antonio ISD $13,971; Alief ISD $13,388; Mesquite ISD $12,223; United ISD $12,037; Killeen ISD $11,818; Round Rock ISD $10,955; Leander ISD $10,669; Lamar Consolidated ISD $10,664; Clear Creek ISD $10,214; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kBrownsville ISD$14,041San Antonio ISD$13,971Alief ISD$13,388Mesquite ISD$12,223United ISD$12,037Killeen ISD$11,818Round Rock ISD$10,955Leander ISD$10,669Lamar Consolidated ISD$10,664Clear Creek ISD$10,214State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Leander ISD, FY23Brownsville ISD $14,041; San Antonio ISD $13,971; Alief ISD $13,388; Mesquite ISD $12,223; United ISD $12,037; Killeen ISD $11,818; Round Rock ISD $10,955; Leander ISD $10,669; Lamar Consolidated ISD $10,664; Clear Creek ISD $10,214; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kBrownsville ISD$14,041San Antonio ISD$13,971Alief ISD$13,388Mesquite ISD$12,223United ISD$12,037Killeen ISD$11,818Round Rock ISD$10,955Leander ISD$10,669Lamar Consolidated ISD$10,664Clear Creek ISD$10,214State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Leander ISD, FY23Brownsville ISD $14,041; San Antonio ISD $13,971; Alief ISD $13,388; Mesquite ISD $12,223; United ISD $12,037; Killeen ISD $11,818; Round Rock ISD $10,955; Leander ISD $10,669; Lamar Consolidated ISD $10,664; Clear Creek ISD $10,214; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kBrownsville ISD$14,041San Antonio ISD$13,971Alief ISD$13,388Mesquite ISD$12,223United ISD$12,037Killeen ISD$11,818Round Rock ISD$10,955Leander ISD$10,669Lamar Consolidated ISD$10,664Clear Creek ISD$10,214State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$607,341,000 in revenue: 9.4% state, 84.4% local and 6.2% federal. Total spending including $31,965,000 of capital outlay was $613,908,000, or $14,474 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Leander ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $56,886,000; Local $512,827,000; Federal $37,628,000; total $607,341,000.
  • State$56,886,000 9%
  • Local$512,827,000 84%
  • Federal$37,628,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 577 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

42,415 students in 2022-23, 42,592 students in 2023-24, 42,071 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Leander ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 42,415, 2023-24: 42,592, 2024-25: 42,071020k40k60k2022-2342,4152023-2442,5922024-2542,071
Leander ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 42,415, 2023-24: 42,592, 2024-25: 42,071020k40k60k2022-2342,4152023-2442,5922024-2542,071
Leander ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 42,415, 2023-24: 42,592, 2024-25: 42,071020k40k60k2022-2342,4152023-2442,5922024-2542,071
Leander ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 42,415, 2023-24: 42,592, 2024-25: 42,071020k40k60k2022-2342,4152023-2442,5922024-2542,071

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342,4152988.814.2
2023-2442,5923063.113.9
2024-2542,0713076.613.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$170,841,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,028 per student

Leander ISD booked $170,841,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,989 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $57,161 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 81 in 100 Texas districts with a figure (state median $50,660, 1,054 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$118,441,00069.3%
Special education$23,543,00013.8%
Vocational$6,388,0003.7%
Other programs$22,469,00013.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,493 in 2018-19, $3,695 in 2019-20, $3,994 in 2020-21, $3,949 in 2021-22, $4,028 in 2022-23.

Leander ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,493, 2019-20: $3,695, 2020-21: $3,994, 2021-22: $3,949, 2022-23: $4,02802k4k6k2018-19$3,4932019-20$3,6952020-21$3,9942021-22$3,9492022-23$4,028
Leander ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,493, 2019-20: $3,695, 2020-21: $3,994, 2021-22: $3,949, 2022-23: $4,02802k4k6k2018-19$3,4932019-20$3,6952020-21$3,9942021-22$3,9492022-23$4,028
Leander ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,493, 2019-20: $3,695, 2020-21: $3,994, 2021-22: $3,949, 2022-23: $4,02802k4k6k2018-19$3,4932019-20$3,6952020-21$3,9942021-22$3,9492022-23$4,028
Leander ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,493, 2019-20: $3,695, 2020-21: $3,994, 2021-22: $3,949, 2022-23: $4,02802k4k6k2018-19$3,4932019-20$3,6952020-21$3,9942021-22$3,9492022-23$4,028

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Leander ISD scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 52% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTexasStudents tested
Reading and language arts65%52%18,686
Math52%42%15,749

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

97% of the 3,181 students in Leander ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate97%90.3%
Students in the class3,181403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

29 elementary schools, 18,344 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Monta Jane Akin Elementary87213.83.6%Not Title I
Whitestone Elementary85513.415.0%Eligible, no program
Rutledge Elementary85313.85.5%Not Title I
Tarvin Elementary83814.34.8%Not Title I
Larkspur Elementary83412.813.2%Not Title I
Parkside Elementary80714.32.7%Not Title I
Ronald Reagan Elementary80013.612.0%Not Title I
William J Winkley Elementary76314.69.8%Not Title I
North Elementary73714.116.3%Not reported
Pleasant Hill Elementary72012.318.2%Eligible, no program
Jim Plain Elementary70412.019.7%Eligible, no program
Bagdad Elementary70110.837.8%Schoolwide program
The other 17 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
C C Mason Elementary69113.614.2%Eligible, no program
Patricia Knowles Elementary68310.541.0%Schoolwide program
Deer Creek Elementary63814.27.7%Not Title I
Officer Leonard a Reed Elementary63810.932.4%Schoolwide program
Christine Camacho Elementary62211.132.6%Schoolwide program
River Place Elementary58912.025.1%Eligible, no program
Charlotte Cox Elementary53411.714.0%Not Title I
Cypress Elementary50613.113.8%Not Title I
Westside Elementary50412.77.3%Not Title I
Laura Welch Bush Elementary50312.82.8%Not Title I
Lois F Giddens Elementary48310.437.3%Schoolwide program
Pauline Naumann Elementary47312.624.7%Eligible, no program
Block House Creek Elementary46813.615.8%Eligible, no program
Steiner Ranch Elementary41711.69.8%Not Title I
Grandview Hills Elementary38810.134.3%Schoolwide program
River Ridge Elementary37011.72.4%Not Title I
Ada Mae Faubion Elementary35310.630.9%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

9 middle schools, 9,841 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Florence W Stiles Middle1,49316.83.3%Not Title I
Cedar Park Middle1,36515.810.0%Not Title I
Artie L Henry Middle1,34714.413.6%Eligible, no program
Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle1,18214.916.4%Eligible, no program
Running Brushy Middle1,12012.718.2%Schoolwide program
Canyon Ridge Middle96414.93.8%Not Title I
Knox Wiley Middle91613.313.4%Eligible, no program
Leander Middle87311.620.4%Schoolwide program
Four Points Middle58111.921.3%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

11 high schools, 13,893 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Vista Ridge High School2,48015.38.2%Not Title I
Vandegrift High School2,43716.26.7%Not Title I
Rouse High School2,26016.05.9%Not Title I
Cedar Park High School2,15515.39.4%Not Title I
Leander High School2,13114.416.5%Eligible, no program
Glenn High School2,02414.318.7%Eligible, no program
Early College High School26716.715.4%Not reported
Leander Extended Opportunity674.131.3%Eligible, no program
New Hope High School6511.415.4%Eligible, no program
Step - Core4not reportednot reportedNot Title I
Step - Detention3not reportednot reportedNot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Leander Virtual Learning Academy

Elementary school in Leander; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 77 students; 8.1 students per teacher.

Step - Detention

High school in Georgetown; open in 2024-25; 3 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Leander ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Leander ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentLeander ISD ranks 480 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,669).#480 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasLeander ISD is the number 27 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 42,415 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#27 of 1,212
  3. Lamar Consolidated ISDThe next larger Texas district: 42,461 students in fall 2022, $10,664 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,664
  4. United ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 41,381 students in fall 2022, $12,037 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,037
  5. Compare Leander ISD with Lamar Consolidated ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Vista Ridge High School, its largest high school2,480 students in 2024-25, 15.3 per teacher.2,480
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasLeander ISD spent $57,161 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$57,161
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Leander ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Leander ISD?
    49 schools were open in 2024-25 (29 elementary, 9 middle, 11 high), enrolling 42,078 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Leander ISD spend per student?
    $10,669 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,244 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,850 per student, up 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Leander ISD's money come from?
    $607,341,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 9.4% state, 84.4% local and 6.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Leander ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,827 of the 47,422 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Leander ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $170,841,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,028 per student. Divided by the 2,989 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,161 per teacher, more than 81 in 100 Texas districts (state median $50,660). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Leander ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Leander ISD scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 52% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Leander ISD?
    97% of the 3,181 students in Leander ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Leander ISD's NCES district ID?
    4827030. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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