Rockwall ISD

Public school district · Rockwall County · Texas · NCES district ID 4837650

Rockwall ISD spent $9,681 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 97% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,244). Its 22 schools enrolled 19,235 students in 2024-25; 14.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,301 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 98% (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 Rockwall ISD in enrollment (16,478 to 19,818 students) and Rockwall ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Rockwall ISD, FY23Harlingen CISD $13,586; Beaumont ISD $12,958; Weslaco ISD $12,558; Crowley ISD $12,317; New Caney ISD District Site $11,683; Tyler ISD $11,184; Wylie ISD $11,136; Hallsville ISD $10,957; Texas College Preparatory Academies $10,324; Rockwall ISD $9,681; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kHarlingen CISD$13,586Beaumont ISD$12,958Weslaco ISD$12,558Crowley ISD$12,317New Caney ISD District Site$11,683Tyler ISD$11,184Wylie ISD$11,136Hallsville ISD$10,957Texas College Preparatory Acad…$10,324Rockwall ISD$9,681State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Rockwall ISD, FY23Harlingen CISD $13,586; Beaumont ISD $12,958; Weslaco ISD $12,558; Crowley ISD $12,317; New Caney ISD District Site $11,683; Tyler ISD $11,184; Wylie ISD $11,136; Hallsville ISD $10,957; Texas College Preparatory Academies $10,324; Rockwall ISD $9,681; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kHarlingen CISD$13,586Beaumont ISD$12,958Weslaco ISD$12,558Crowley ISD$12,317New Caney ISD District Site$11,683Tyler ISD$11,184Wylie ISD$11,136Hallsville ISD$10,957Texas College Preparatory Academies$10,324Rockwall ISD$9,681State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Rockwall ISD, FY23Harlingen CISD $13,586; Beaumont ISD $12,958; Weslaco ISD $12,558; Crowley ISD $12,317; New Caney ISD District Site $11,683; Tyler ISD $11,184; Wylie ISD $11,136; Hallsville ISD $10,957; Texas College Preparatory Academies $10,324; Rockwall ISD $9,681; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kHarlingen CISD$13,586Beaumont ISD$12,958Weslaco ISD$12,558Crowley ISD$12,317New Caney ISD District Site$11,683Tyler ISD$11,184Wylie ISD$11,136Hallsville ISD$10,957Texas College Preparatory Academies$10,324Rockwall ISD$9,681State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Rockwall ISD, FY23Harlingen CISD $13,586; Beaumont ISD $12,958; Weslaco ISD $12,558; Crowley ISD $12,317; New Caney ISD District Site $11,683; Tyler ISD $11,184; Wylie ISD $11,136; Hallsville ISD $10,957; Texas College Preparatory Academies $10,324; Rockwall ISD $9,681; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kHarlingen CISD$13,586Beaumont ISD$12,958Weslaco ISD$12,558Crowley ISD$12,317New Caney ISD District Site$11,683Tyler ISD$11,184Wylie ISD$11,136Hallsville ISD$10,957Texas College Preparatory Academies$10,324Rockwall ISD$9,681State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$251,211,000 in revenue: 14.0% state, 79.0% local and 7.0% federal. Total spending including $113,752,000 of capital outlay was $327,441,000, or $17,811 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rockwall ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $35,210,000; Local $198,475,000; Federal $17,526,000; total $251,211,000.
  • State$35,210,000 14%
  • Local$198,475,000 79%
  • Federal$17,526,000 7%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

18,384 students in 2022-23, 18,798 students in 2023-24, 19,235 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rockwall ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 18,384, 2023-24: 18,798, 2024-25: 19,23505k10k15k20k2022-2318,3842023-2418,7982024-2519,235
Rockwall ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 18,384, 2023-24: 18,798, 2024-25: 19,23505k10k15k20k2022-2318,3842023-2418,7982024-2519,235
Rockwall ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 18,384, 2023-24: 18,798, 2024-25: 19,23505k10k15k20k2022-2318,3842023-2418,7982024-2519,235
Rockwall ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 18,384, 2023-24: 18,798, 2024-25: 19,23505k10k15k20k2022-2318,3842023-2418,7982024-2519,235

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318,3841071.017.2
2023-2418,7981118.016.8
2024-2519,2351189.316.2

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

$66,032,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,592 per student

Rockwall ISD booked $66,032,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,114 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 $59,252 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 88 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$53,070,00080.4%
Special education$4,980,0007.5%
Vocational$3,257,0004.9%
Other programs$4,725,0007.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,434 in 2018-19, $3,445 in 2019-20, $3,501 in 2020-21, $3,473 in 2021-22, $3,592 in 2022-23.

Rockwall ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,434, 2019-20: $3,445, 2020-21: $3,501, 2021-22: $3,473, 2022-23: $3,59201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4342019-20$3,4452020-21$3,5012021-22$3,4732022-23$3,592
Rockwall ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,434, 2019-20: $3,445, 2020-21: $3,501, 2021-22: $3,473, 2022-23: $3,59201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4342019-20$3,4452020-21$3,5012021-22$3,4732022-23$3,592
Rockwall ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,434, 2019-20: $3,445, 2020-21: $3,501, 2021-22: $3,473, 2022-23: $3,59201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4342019-20$3,4452020-21$3,5012021-22$3,4732022-23$3,592
Rockwall ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,434, 2019-20: $3,445, 2020-21: $3,501, 2021-22: $3,473, 2022-23: $3,59201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4342019-20$3,4452020-21$3,5012021-22$3,4732022-23$3,592

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 Rockwall ISD scored proficient or above: 66% in reading and 60% 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 arts66%52%8,006
Math60%42%6,748

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

98% of the 1,435 students in Rockwall 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 rate98%90.3%
Students in the class1,435403,301

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.

16 elementary schools, 10,193 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Linda Lyon Elementary88617.721.3%Not Title I
Lupe Garcia Elementary86417.026.5%Eligible, no program
Billie Stevenson Elementary80517.614.7%Not Title I
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary72116.87.1%Not Title I
Amy Parks-Heath Elementary70415.98.1%Not Title I
Sharon Shannon Elementary66815.917.4%Eligible, no program
Virginia Reinhardt Elementary65315.422.8%Schoolwide program
Dorris a Jones Elementary63614.053.3%Schoolwide program
Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary61616.321.8%Not Title I
Celia Hays Elementary61315.47.8%Not Title I
Ouida Springer59514.428.1%Schoolwide program
Howard Dobbs Elementary56515.746.2%Schoolwide program
The other 4 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary52514.447.2%Schoolwide program
Grace Hartman Elementary47714.114.3%Not Title I
Nebbie Williams Elementary44213.99.7%Not Title I
Amanda Rochell Elementary42313.158.6%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.

3 middle schools, 2,960 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Maurine Cain Middle1,17320.323.8%Eligible, no program
Herman E Utley Middle96818.725.5%Eligible, no program
J W Williams Middle81917.515.8%Not Title I

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.

3 high schools, 6,082 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rockwall-Heath High School3,07216.524.4%Not Title I
Rockwall High School2,94915.515.5%Not Title I
Rockwall Quest Academy6119.745.9%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.

Contact Rockwall 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 Rockwall ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentRockwall ISD ranks 557 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,681).#557 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasRockwall ISD is the number 74 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 18,384 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#74 of 1,212
  3. Wylie ISDThe next larger Texas district: 18,850 students in fall 2022, $11,136 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,136
  4. New Caney ISD District SiteThe next smaller Texas district: 18,344 students in fall 2022, $11,683 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,683
  5. Compare Rockwall ISD with Wylie ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Rockwall-Heath High School, its largest high school3,072 students in 2024-25, 16.5 per teacher.3,072
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasRockwall ISD spent $59,252 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$59,252
  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 Rockwall ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Rockwall ISD?
    22 schools were open in 2024-25 (16 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high), enrolling 19,235 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rockwall ISD spend per student?
    $9,681 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 $10,301 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rockwall ISD's money come from?
    $251,211,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 14.0% state, 79.0% local and 7.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rockwall ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,389 of the 22,129 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.3%, 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 Rockwall ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $66,032,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,592 per student. Divided by the 1,114 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $59,252 per teacher, more than 88 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 Rockwall ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rockwall ISD scored proficient or above: 66% in reading and 60% 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 Rockwall ISD?
    98% of the 1,435 students in Rockwall 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 Rockwall ISD's NCES district ID?
    4837650. 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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