Austin Achieve Public Schools

Public school district · Travis County · Texas · NCES district ID 4801431

Austin Achieve Public Schools spent $14,727 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 91% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,244). Its 4 schools enrolled 2,640 students in 2024-25; 61.6% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Austin Achieve Public Schools in enrollment (2,381 to 2,491 students) and Austin Achieve Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Austin Achieve Public Schools, FY23Austin Achieve Public Schools $14,727; North Lamar ISD $12,600; Liberty ISD $12,524; Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy $12,223; Center ISD $12,198; Madisonville CISD $11,967; Van ISD $11,235; Borger ISD $11,231; Robinson ISD $11,217; Bandera ISD $9,848; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kAustin Achieve Public Schools$14,727North Lamar ISD$12,600Liberty ISD$12,524Pioneer Technology & Arts Acad…$12,223Center ISD$12,198Madisonville CISD$11,967Van ISD$11,235Borger ISD$11,231Robinson ISD$11,217Bandera ISD$9,848State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Austin Achieve Public Schools, FY23Austin Achieve Public Schools $14,727; North Lamar ISD $12,600; Liberty ISD $12,524; Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy $12,223; Center ISD $12,198; Madisonville CISD $11,967; Van ISD $11,235; Borger ISD $11,231; Robinson ISD $11,217; Bandera ISD $9,848; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kAustin Achieve Public Schools$14,727North Lamar ISD$12,600Liberty ISD$12,524Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy$12,223Center ISD$12,198Madisonville CISD$11,967Van ISD$11,235Borger ISD$11,231Robinson ISD$11,217Bandera ISD$9,848State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Austin Achieve Public Schools, FY23Austin Achieve Public Schools $14,727; North Lamar ISD $12,600; Liberty ISD $12,524; Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy $12,223; Center ISD $12,198; Madisonville CISD $11,967; Van ISD $11,235; Borger ISD $11,231; Robinson ISD $11,217; Bandera ISD $9,848; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kAustin Achieve Public Schools$14,727North Lamar ISD$12,600Liberty ISD$12,524Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy$12,223Center ISD$12,198Madisonville CISD$11,967Van ISD$11,235Borger ISD$11,231Robinson ISD$11,217Bandera ISD$9,848State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Austin Achieve Public Schools, FY23Austin Achieve Public Schools $14,727; North Lamar ISD $12,600; Liberty ISD $12,524; Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy $12,223; Center ISD $12,198; Madisonville CISD $11,967; Van ISD $11,235; Borger ISD $11,231; Robinson ISD $11,217; Bandera ISD $9,848; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kAustin Achieve Public Schools$14,727North Lamar ISD$12,600Liberty ISD$12,524Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy$12,223Center ISD$12,198Madisonville CISD$11,967Van ISD$11,235Borger ISD$11,231Robinson ISD$11,217Bandera ISD$9,848State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$42,132,000 in revenue: 61.6% state, 10.8% local and 27.6% federal. Total spending was $36,985,000, or $15,102 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Austin Achieve Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $25,946,000; Local $4,570,000; Federal $11,616,000; total $42,132,000.
  • State$25,946,000 62%
  • Local$4,570,000 11%
  • Federal$11,616,000 28%

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

2,449 students in 2022-23, 2,571 students in 2023-24, 2,640 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Austin Achieve Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,449, 2023-24: 2,571, 2024-25: 2,64001k2k3k2022-232,4492023-242,5712024-252,640
Austin Achieve Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,449, 2023-24: 2,571, 2024-25: 2,64001k2k3k2022-232,4492023-242,5712024-252,640
Austin Achieve Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,449, 2023-24: 2,571, 2024-25: 2,64001k2k3k2022-232,4492023-242,5712024-252,640
Austin Achieve Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,449, 2023-24: 2,571, 2024-25: 2,64001k2k3k2022-232,4492023-242,5712024-252,640

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,449158.115.5
2023-242,571176.114.6
2024-252,640141.518.7

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 Austin Achieve Public Schools scored proficient or above: 23-27% in reading and 20-24% 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 arts23-27%52%938
Math20-24%42%954

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

85-89% of the 145 students in Austin Achieve Public Schools' 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 rate85‑89%90.3%
Students in the class145403,301

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.

2 elementary schools, 1,390 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Austin Achieve Elementary83917.878.1%Schoolwide program
Austin Achieve Parmer55118.971.0%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 middle school, 669 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Austin Achieve Middle66921.380.3%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, 581 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Austin Achieve High School58117.277.8%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.

Contact Austin Achieve Public Schools

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 Austin Achieve Public Schools

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentAustin Achieve Public Schools ranks 52 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,727).#52 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasAustin Achieve Public Schools is the number 329 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 2,449 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#329 of 1,212
  3. North Lamar ISDThe next larger Texas district: 2,450 students in fall 2022, $12,600 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,600
  4. Madisonville CISDThe next smaller Texas district: 2,431 students in fall 2022, $11,967 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,967
  5. Compare Austin Achieve Public Schools with North Lamar ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Austin Achieve High School, its largest high school581 students in 2024-25, 17.2 per teacher.581
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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 Austin Achieve Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Austin Achieve Public Schools?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,640 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Austin Achieve Public Schools spend per student?
    $14,727 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.
  3. Where does Austin Achieve Public Schools' money come from?
    $42,132,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 61.6% state, 10.8% local and 27.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Austin Achieve Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Austin Achieve Public Schools scored proficient or above: 23-27% in reading and 20-24% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Austin Achieve Public Schools?
    85-89% of the 145 students in Austin Achieve Public Schools' 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.
  6. What is Austin Achieve Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    4801431. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 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: 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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