Buena Vista ISD

Public school district · Pecos County · Texas · NCES district ID 4811910

Buena Vista ISD spent $15,263 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 51% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its one school enrolled 220 students in 2024-25; 9.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,894 per student, up 10.7% 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 Buena Vista ISD in enrollment (248 to 254 students) and Buena Vista ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Buena Vista ISD, FY23Gorman ISD $24,320; Klondike ISD $20,539; Saltillo ISD $19,375; Nueces Canyon CISD $17,605; Meadow ISD $16,723; Buena Vista ISD $15,263; May ISD $15,126; Nazareth ISD $13,960; Round Top-Carmine ISD $13,717; Stephen F Austin State University Charter School $10,123; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20k25kGorman ISD$24,320Klondike ISD$20,539Saltillo ISD$19,375Nueces Canyon CISD$17,605Meadow ISD$16,723Buena Vista ISD$15,263May ISD$15,126Nazareth ISD$13,960Round Top-Carmine ISD$13,717Stephen F Austin State Univers…$10,123State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Buena Vista ISD, FY23Gorman ISD $24,320; Klondike ISD $20,539; Saltillo ISD $19,375; Nueces Canyon CISD $17,605; Meadow ISD $16,723; Buena Vista ISD $15,263; May ISD $15,126; Nazareth ISD $13,960; Round Top-Carmine ISD $13,717; Stephen F Austin State University Charter School $10,123; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20k25kGorman ISD$24,320Klondike ISD$20,539Saltillo ISD$19,375Nueces Canyon CISD$17,605Meadow ISD$16,723Buena Vista ISD$15,263May ISD$15,126Nazareth ISD$13,960Round Top-Carmine ISD$13,717Stephen F Austin State University C…$10,123State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Buena Vista ISD, FY23Gorman ISD $24,320; Klondike ISD $20,539; Saltillo ISD $19,375; Nueces Canyon CISD $17,605; Meadow ISD $16,723; Buena Vista ISD $15,263; May ISD $15,126; Nazareth ISD $13,960; Round Top-Carmine ISD $13,717; Stephen F Austin State University Charter School $10,123; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k15k25kGorman ISD$24,320Klondike ISD$20,539Saltillo ISD$19,375Nueces Canyon CISD$17,605Meadow ISD$16,723Buena Vista ISD$15,263May ISD$15,126Nazareth ISD$13,960Round Top-Carmine ISD$13,717Stephen F Austin State University Charter S…$10,123State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Buena Vista ISD, FY23Gorman ISD $24,320; Klondike ISD $20,539; Saltillo ISD $19,375; Nueces Canyon CISD $17,605; Meadow ISD $16,723; Buena Vista ISD $15,263; May ISD $15,126; Nazareth ISD $13,960; Round Top-Carmine ISD $13,717; Stephen F Austin State University Charter School $10,123; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k15k25kGorman ISD$24,320Klondike ISD$20,539Saltillo ISD$19,375Nueces Canyon CISD$17,605Meadow ISD$16,723Buena Vista ISD$15,263May ISD$15,126Nazareth ISD$13,960Round Top-Carmine ISD$13,717Stephen F Austin State University Chart…$10,123State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$14,386,000 in revenue: 9.1% state, 89.3% local and 1.6% federal. Total spending including $5,183,000 of capital outlay was $17,738,000, or $70,669 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Buena Vista ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,313,000; Local $12,848,000; Federal $225,000; total $14,386,000.
  • State$1,313,000 9%
  • Local$12,848,000 89%
  • Federal$225,000 2%

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

251 students in 2022-23, 255 students in 2023-24, 220 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Buena Vista ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 251, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 22001002003002022-232512023-242552024-25220
Buena Vista ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 251, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 22001002003002022-232512023-242552024-25220
Buena Vista ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 251, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 22001002003002022-232512023-242552024-25220
Buena Vista ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 251, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 22001002003002022-232512023-242552024-25220

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325118.913.3
2023-2425517.015.0
2024-2522020.011.0

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

$790,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,147 per student

Buena Vista ISD booked $790,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 19 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 $41,843 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$618,00078.2%
Special education$56,0007.1%
Vocational$107,00013.5%
Other programs$9,0001.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,094 in 2018-19, $3,292 in 2019-20, $3,825 in 2020-21, $3,246 in 2021-22, $3,147 in 2022-23.

Buena Vista ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,094, 2019-20: $3,292, 2020-21: $3,825, 2021-22: $3,246, 2022-23: $3,14701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0942019-20$3,2922020-21$3,8252021-22$3,2462022-23$3,147
Buena Vista ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,094, 2019-20: $3,292, 2020-21: $3,825, 2021-22: $3,246, 2022-23: $3,14701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0942019-20$3,2922020-21$3,8252021-22$3,2462022-23$3,147
Buena Vista ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,094, 2019-20: $3,292, 2020-21: $3,825, 2021-22: $3,246, 2022-23: $3,14701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0942019-20$3,2922020-21$3,8252021-22$3,2462022-23$3,147
Buena Vista ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,094, 2019-20: $3,292, 2020-21: $3,825, 2021-22: $3,246, 2022-23: $3,14701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0942019-20$3,2922020-21$3,8252021-22$3,2462022-23$3,147

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 Buena Vista ISD scored proficient or above: 49-68% in reading and 43-62% 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 arts49-68%52%111
Math43-62%42%111

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 Buena Vista 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, 220 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Buena Vista School22011.036.8%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 Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentBuena Vista ISD ranks 308 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,263).#308 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasBuena Vista ISD is the number 993 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 251 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#993 of 1,212
  3. Stephen F Austin State University Charter SchoolThe next larger Texas district: 252 students in fall 2022, $10,123 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,123
  4. Nazareth ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 250 students in fall 2022, $13,960 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,960
  5. Compare Buena Vista ISD with Stephen F Austin State University Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across TexasBuena Vista ISD spent $41,843 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$41,843
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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 Buena Vista ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Buena Vista ISD?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 220 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Buena Vista ISD spend per student?
    $15,263 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 $16,894 per student, up 10.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Buena Vista ISD's money come from?
    $14,386,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 9.1% state, 89.3% local and 1.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Buena Vista ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $790,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,147 per student. Divided by the 19 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $41,843 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).
  5. How do students in Buena Vista ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Buena Vista ISD scored proficient or above: 49-68% in reading and 43-62% 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 Buena Vista ISD?
    80% or more of the 17 students in Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista ISD's NCES district ID?
    4811910. 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, 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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