Hallsville ISD

Public school district · Harrison County · Texas · NCES district ID 4822170

Hallsville ISD spent $10,957 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 77% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,244). Its 7 schools enrolled 24,602 students in 2024-25; 70.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,529 per student, up 5.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 73% (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 Hallsville ISD in enrollment (18,328 to 21,426 students) and Hallsville ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Hallsville ISD, FY23Galena Park ISD $13,655; Mcallen ISD $13,409; Laredo ISD $12,886; New Caney ISD District Site $11,683; Tyler ISD $11,184; Wylie ISD $11,136; Hallsville ISD $10,957; Pearland ISD $9,797; Tomball ISD $9,720; Rockwall ISD $9,681; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kGalena Park ISD$13,655Mcallen ISD$13,409Laredo ISD$12,886New Caney ISD District Site$11,683Tyler ISD$11,184Wylie ISD$11,136Hallsville ISD$10,957Pearland ISD$9,797Tomball ISD$9,720Rockwall ISD$9,681State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Hallsville ISD, FY23Galena Park ISD $13,655; Mcallen ISD $13,409; Laredo ISD $12,886; New Caney ISD District Site $11,683; Tyler ISD $11,184; Wylie ISD $11,136; Hallsville ISD $10,957; Pearland ISD $9,797; Tomball ISD $9,720; Rockwall ISD $9,681; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kGalena Park ISD$13,655Mcallen ISD$13,409Laredo ISD$12,886New Caney ISD District Site$11,683Tyler ISD$11,184Wylie ISD$11,136Hallsville ISD$10,957Pearland ISD$9,797Tomball ISD$9,720Rockwall ISD$9,681State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Hallsville ISD, FY23Galena Park ISD $13,655; Mcallen ISD $13,409; Laredo ISD $12,886; New Caney ISD District Site $11,683; Tyler ISD $11,184; Wylie ISD $11,136; Hallsville ISD $10,957; Pearland ISD $9,797; Tomball ISD $9,720; Rockwall ISD $9,681; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kGalena Park ISD$13,655Mcallen ISD$13,409Laredo ISD$12,886New Caney ISD District Site$11,683Tyler ISD$11,184Wylie ISD$11,136Hallsville ISD$10,957Pearland ISD$9,797Tomball ISD$9,720Rockwall ISD$9,681State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Hallsville ISD, FY23Galena Park ISD $13,655; Mcallen ISD $13,409; Laredo ISD $12,886; New Caney ISD District Site $11,683; Tyler ISD $11,184; Wylie ISD $11,136; Hallsville ISD $10,957; Pearland ISD $9,797; Tomball ISD $9,720; Rockwall ISD $9,681; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kGalena Park ISD$13,655Mcallen ISD$13,409Laredo ISD$12,886New Caney ISD District Site$11,683Tyler ISD$11,184Wylie ISD$11,136Hallsville ISD$10,957Pearland ISD$9,797Tomball ISD$9,720Rockwall ISD$9,681State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$239,323,000 in revenue: 70.5% state, 21.2% local and 8.3% federal. Total spending including $14,116,000 of capital outlay was $235,373,000, or $11,877 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Hallsville ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $168,686,000; Local $50,854,000; Federal $19,783,000; total $239,323,000.
  • State$168,686,000 70%
  • Local$50,854,000 21%
  • Federal$19,783,000 8%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

19,818 students in 2022-23, 21,299 students in 2023-24, 4,871 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Hallsville ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 19,818, 2023-24: 21,299, 2024-25: 4,871010k20k30k2022-2319,8182023-2421,2992024-254,871
Hallsville ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 19,818, 2023-24: 21,299, 2024-25: 4,871010k20k30k2022-2319,8182023-2421,2992024-254,871
Hallsville ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 19,818, 2023-24: 21,299, 2024-25: 4,871010k20k30k2022-2319,8182023-2421,2992024-254,871
Hallsville ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 19,818, 2023-24: 21,299, 2024-25: 4,871010k20k30k2022-2319,8182023-2421,2992024-254,871

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2319,818380.752.1
2023-2421,299394.054.1
2024-254,871395.112.3

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Hallsville ISD scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 24% 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 arts43%52%8,257
Math24%42%8,264

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

73% of the 2,400 students in Hallsville 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 rate73%90.3%
Students in the class2,400403,301

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.

3 elementary schools, 1,893 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hallsville West Elementary70312.944.4%Not Title I
Hallsville East Elementary59812.648.0%Schoolwide program
Hallsville North Elementary59211.448.6%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.

2 middle schools, 1,527 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hallsville Junior High76812.736.2%Schoolwide program
Hallsville Intermediate75911.839.8%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.

1 high school, 1,451 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hallsville High School1,45112.531.5%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.

1 other school, 19,731 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville19,731not reportednot reportedEligible, 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.

Contact Hallsville 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 Hallsville ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentHallsville ISD ranks 446 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,957).#446 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasHallsville ISD is the number 72 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 19,818 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#72 of 1,212
  3. Mcallen ISDThe next larger Texas district: 20,399 students in fall 2022, $13,409 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,409
  4. Wylie ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 18,850 students in fall 2022, $11,136 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,136
  5. Compare Hallsville ISD with Mcallen ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Hallsville High School, its largest high school1,451 students in 2024-25, 12.5 per teacher.1,451
  7. 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 Hallsville ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Hallsville ISD?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 24,602 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Hallsville ISD spend per student?
    $10,957 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 $11,529 per student, up 5.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Hallsville ISD's money come from?
    $239,323,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 70.5% state, 21.2% local and 8.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Hallsville ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 759 of the 4,998 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.2%, 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 do students in Hallsville ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Hallsville ISD scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 24% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Hallsville ISD?
    73% of the 2,400 students in Hallsville 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.
  7. What is Hallsville ISD's NCES district ID?
    4822170. 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
  • 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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