Bluff Dale ISD

Public school district · Erath County · Texas · NCES district ID 4810620

Bluff Dale ISD spent $12,260 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 88% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,156). Its one school enrolled 219 students in 2024-25; 18.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,819 per student, up 12.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (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 Bluff Dale ISD in enrollment (237 to 246 students) and Bluff Dale ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Bluff Dale ISD, FY23Webb CISD $42,294; Sands CISD $23,313; Lorenzo ISD $23,238; Medina ISD $19,602; Rocksprings ISD $17,536; Bexar County Academy $15,584; Hermleigh ISD $15,556; Gordon ISD $14,117; Bluff Dale ISD $12,260; Northside ISD $12,206; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40k50kWebb CISD$42,294Sands CISD$23,313Lorenzo ISD$23,238Medina ISD$19,602Rocksprings ISD$17,536Bexar County Academy$15,584Hermleigh ISD$15,556Gordon ISD$14,117Bluff Dale ISD$12,260Northside ISD$12,206State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Bluff Dale ISD, FY23Webb CISD $42,294; Sands CISD $23,313; Lorenzo ISD $23,238; Medina ISD $19,602; Rocksprings ISD $17,536; Bexar County Academy $15,584; Hermleigh ISD $15,556; Gordon ISD $14,117; Bluff Dale ISD $12,260; Northside ISD $12,206; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40k50kWebb CISD$42,294Sands CISD$23,313Lorenzo ISD$23,238Medina ISD$19,602Rocksprings ISD$17,536Bexar County Academy$15,584Hermleigh ISD$15,556Gordon ISD$14,117Bluff Dale ISD$12,260Northside ISD$12,206State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Bluff Dale ISD, FY23Webb CISD $42,294; Sands CISD $23,313; Lorenzo ISD $23,238; Medina ISD $19,602; Rocksprings ISD $17,536; Bexar County Academy $15,584; Hermleigh ISD $15,556; Gordon ISD $14,117; Bluff Dale ISD $12,260; Northside ISD $12,206; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k30k50kWebb CISD$42,294Sands CISD$23,313Lorenzo ISD$23,238Medina ISD$19,602Rocksprings ISD$17,536Bexar County Academy$15,584Hermleigh ISD$15,556Gordon ISD$14,117Bluff Dale ISD$12,260Northside ISD$12,206State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Bluff Dale ISD, FY23Webb CISD $42,294; Sands CISD $23,313; Lorenzo ISD $23,238; Medina ISD $19,602; Rocksprings ISD $17,536; Bexar County Academy $15,584; Hermleigh ISD $15,556; Gordon ISD $14,117; Bluff Dale ISD $12,260; Northside ISD $12,206; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k30k50kWebb CISD$42,294Sands CISD$23,313Lorenzo ISD$23,238Medina ISD$19,602Rocksprings ISD$17,536Bexar County Academy$15,584Hermleigh ISD$15,556Gordon ISD$14,117Bluff Dale ISD$12,260Northside ISD$12,206State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$3,894,000 in revenue: 18.8% state, 75.0% local and 6.1% federal. Total spending including $101,000 of capital outlay was $3,298,000, or $13,628 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bluff Dale ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $734,000; Local $2,921,000; Federal $239,000; total $3,894,000.
  • State$734,000 19%
  • Local$2,921,000 75%
  • Federal$239,000 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 629 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

242 students in 2022-23, 221 students in 2023-24, 219 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bluff Dale ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 242, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21901002003002022-232422023-242212024-25219
Bluff Dale ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 242, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21901002003002022-232422023-242212024-25219
Bluff Dale ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 242, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21901002003002022-232422023-242212024-25219
Bluff Dale ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 242, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21901002003002022-232422023-242212024-25219

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324221.111.4
2023-2422122.59.8
2024-2521920.510.7

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

$884,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,653 per student

Bluff Dale ISD booked $884,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 21 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 $41,816 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 12 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$765,00086.5%
Special education$46,0005.2%
Vocational$11,0001.2%
Other programs$62,0007.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,278 in 2018-19, $3,181 in 2019-20, $3,652 in 2020-21, $4,018 in 2021-22, $3,653 in 2022-23.

Bluff Dale ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,278, 2019-20: $3,181, 2020-21: $3,652, 2021-22: $4,018, 2022-23: $3,65302k4k6k2018-19$3,2782019-20$3,1812020-21$3,6522021-22$4,0182022-23$3,653
Bluff Dale ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,278, 2019-20: $3,181, 2020-21: $3,652, 2021-22: $4,018, 2022-23: $3,65302k4k6k2018-19$3,2782019-20$3,1812020-21$3,6522021-22$4,0182022-23$3,653
Bluff Dale ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,278, 2019-20: $3,181, 2020-21: $3,652, 2021-22: $4,018, 2022-23: $3,65302k4k6k2018-19$3,2782019-20$3,1812020-21$3,6522021-22$4,0182022-23$3,653
Bluff Dale ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,278, 2019-20: $3,181, 2020-21: $3,652, 2021-22: $4,018, 2022-23: $3,65302k4k6k2018-19$3,2782019-20$3,1812020-21$3,6522021-22$4,0182022-23$3,653

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 Bluff Dale ISD scored proficient or above: 45-71% in reading and 24-50% 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 arts45-71%52%103
Math24-50%42%103

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

80% or more of the 17 students in Bluff Dale 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 rate80% or more90.3%
Students in the class17403,301

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.

1 other school, 219 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bluff Dale Elementary21910.726.0%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.

Contact Bluff Dale 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 Bluff Dale ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentBluff Dale ISD ranks 551 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,260).#551 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasBluff Dale ISD is the number 1,002 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 242 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,002 of 1,212
  3. Hermleigh ISDThe next larger Texas district: 243 students in fall 2022, $15,556 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,556
  4. Sands CISDThe next smaller Texas district: 240 students in fall 2022, $23,313 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,313
  5. Compare Bluff Dale ISD with Hermleigh ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across TexasBluff Dale ISD spent $41,816 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$41,816
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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 Bluff Dale ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Bluff Dale ISD?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 219 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bluff Dale ISD spend per student?
    $12,260 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,156 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,819 per student, up 12.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bluff Dale ISD's money come from?
    $3,894,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 18.8% state, 75.0% local and 6.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bluff Dale ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 20 of the 261 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.7%, 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 Bluff Dale ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $884,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,653 per student. Divided by the 21 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $41,816 per teacher, more than 12 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 Bluff Dale ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bluff Dale ISD scored proficient or above: 45-71% in reading and 24-50% 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 Bluff Dale ISD?
    80% or more of the 17 students in Bluff Dale 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 Bluff Dale ISD's NCES district ID?
    4810620. 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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