Dew ISD

Public school district · Freestone County · Texas · NCES district ID 4816980

Dew ISD spent $19,482 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 84% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its one school enrolled 171 students in 2024-25; 14.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,807 per student, down 24.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Dew ISD in enrollment (135 to 139 students) and Dew ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Dew ISD, FY23Cherokee ISD $20,777; Por Vida Academy $20,126; Harrold ISD $19,717; Dew ISD $19,482; Grandfalls-Royalty ISD $19,474; Dawson ISD $17,547; Accelerated Intermediate Academy $16,188; Nursery ISD $14,081; East Texas Charter Schools $10,838; Corpus Christi Montessori School $9,717; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20k25kCherokee ISD$20,777Por Vida Academy$20,126Harrold ISD$19,717Dew ISD$19,482Grandfalls-Royalty ISD$19,474Dawson ISD$17,547Accelerated Intermediate Acade…$16,188Nursery ISD$14,081East Texas Charter Schools$10,838Corpus Christi Montessori Scho…$9,717State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Dew ISD, FY23Cherokee ISD $20,777; Por Vida Academy $20,126; Harrold ISD $19,717; Dew ISD $19,482; Grandfalls-Royalty ISD $19,474; Dawson ISD $17,547; Accelerated Intermediate Academy $16,188; Nursery ISD $14,081; East Texas Charter Schools $10,838; Corpus Christi Montessori School $9,717; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20k25kCherokee ISD$20,777Por Vida Academy$20,126Harrold ISD$19,717Dew ISD$19,482Grandfalls-Royalty ISD$19,474Dawson ISD$17,547Accelerated Intermediate Academy$16,188Nursery ISD$14,081East Texas Charter Schools$10,838Corpus Christi Montessori School$9,717State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Dew ISD, FY23Cherokee ISD $20,777; Por Vida Academy $20,126; Harrold ISD $19,717; Dew ISD $19,482; Grandfalls-Royalty ISD $19,474; Dawson ISD $17,547; Accelerated Intermediate Academy $16,188; Nursery ISD $14,081; East Texas Charter Schools $10,838; Corpus Christi Montessori School $9,717; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k15k25kCherokee ISD$20,777Por Vida Academy$20,126Harrold ISD$19,717Dew ISD$19,482Grandfalls-Royalty ISD$19,474Dawson ISD$17,547Accelerated Intermediate Academy$16,188Nursery ISD$14,081East Texas Charter Schools$10,838Corpus Christi Montessori School$9,717State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Dew ISD, FY23Cherokee ISD $20,777; Por Vida Academy $20,126; Harrold ISD $19,717; Dew ISD $19,482; Grandfalls-Royalty ISD $19,474; Dawson ISD $17,547; Accelerated Intermediate Academy $16,188; Nursery ISD $14,081; East Texas Charter Schools $10,838; Corpus Christi Montessori School $9,717; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k15k25kCherokee ISD$20,777Por Vida Academy$20,126Harrold ISD$19,717Dew ISD$19,482Grandfalls-Royalty ISD$19,474Dawson ISD$17,547Accelerated Intermediate Academy$16,188Nursery ISD$14,081East Texas Charter Schools$10,838Corpus Christi Montessori School$9,717State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$2,577,000 in revenue: 14.4% state, 72.7% local and 12.9% federal. Total spending including $267,000 of capital outlay was $3,407,000, or $24,869 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Dew ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $371,000; Local $1,874,000; Federal $332,000; total $2,577,000.
  • State$371,000 14%
  • Local$1,874,000 73%
  • Federal$332,000 13%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

137 students in 2022-23, 181 students in 2023-24, 171 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Dew ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 137, 2023-24: 181, 2024-25: 1710501001502002022-231372023-241812024-25171
Dew ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 137, 2023-24: 181, 2024-25: 1710501001502002022-231372023-241812024-25171
Dew ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 137, 2023-24: 181, 2024-25: 1710501001502002022-231372023-241812024-25171
Dew ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 137, 2023-24: 181, 2024-25: 1710501001502002022-231372023-241812024-25171

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313719.37.1
2023-2418117.510.3
2024-2517113.712.5

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 Dew ISD scored proficient or above: 44-94% in reading and 33-83% 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 arts44-94%52%69
Math33-83%42%69

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.

1 elementary school, 171 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dew School17112.546.8%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 Dew 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 Dew ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentDew ISD ranks 100 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,482).#100 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasDew ISD is the number 1,132 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 137 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,132 of 1,212
  3. Accelerated Intermediate AcademyThe next larger Texas district: 138 students in fall 2022, $16,188 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,188
  4. East Texas Charter SchoolsThe next smaller Texas district: 136 students in fall 2022, $10,838 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,838
  5. Compare Dew ISD with Accelerated Intermediate AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Dew ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Dew ISD?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 171 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Dew ISD spend per student?
    $19,482 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 $14,807 per student, down 24.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Dew ISD's money come from?
    $2,577,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 14.4% state, 72.7% local and 12.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Dew ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 27 of the 131 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.6%, 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 Dew ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Dew ISD scored proficient or above: 44-94% in reading and 33-83% 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 Dew ISD's NCES district ID?
    4816980. 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 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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