Gholson ISD

Public school district · McLennan County · Texas · NCES district ID 4820610

Gholson ISD spent $11,536 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 92% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,156). Its 2 schools enrolled 265 students in 2024-25; 66.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,052 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% 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 Gholson ISD in enrollment (258 to 267 students) and Gholson ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Gholson ISD, FY23Grady ISD $21,988; Rotan ISD $18,947; Kennard ISD $15,132; Excellence in Leadership Academy $15,034; Wells ISD $14,606; Goodrich ISD $14,069; Bryson ISD $13,548; Ira ISD $12,682; Gholson ISD $11,536; Richland Collegiate High School $8,348; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20k25kGrady ISD$21,988Rotan ISD$18,947Kennard ISD$15,132Excellence in Leadership Acade…$15,034Wells ISD$14,606Goodrich ISD$14,069Bryson ISD$13,548Ira ISD$12,682Gholson ISD$11,536Richland Collegiate High School$8,348State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Gholson ISD, FY23Grady ISD $21,988; Rotan ISD $18,947; Kennard ISD $15,132; Excellence in Leadership Academy $15,034; Wells ISD $14,606; Goodrich ISD $14,069; Bryson ISD $13,548; Ira ISD $12,682; Gholson ISD $11,536; Richland Collegiate High School $8,348; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20k25kGrady ISD$21,988Rotan ISD$18,947Kennard ISD$15,132Excellence in Leadership Academy$15,034Wells ISD$14,606Goodrich ISD$14,069Bryson ISD$13,548Ira ISD$12,682Gholson ISD$11,536Richland Collegiate High School$8,348State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Gholson ISD, FY23Grady ISD $21,988; Rotan ISD $18,947; Kennard ISD $15,132; Excellence in Leadership Academy $15,034; Wells ISD $14,606; Goodrich ISD $14,069; Bryson ISD $13,548; Ira ISD $12,682; Gholson ISD $11,536; Richland Collegiate High School $8,348; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k15k25kGrady ISD$21,988Rotan ISD$18,947Kennard ISD$15,132Excellence in Leadership Academy$15,034Wells ISD$14,606Goodrich ISD$14,069Bryson ISD$13,548Ira ISD$12,682Gholson ISD$11,536Richland Collegiate High School$8,348State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Gholson ISD, FY23Grady ISD $21,988; Rotan ISD $18,947; Kennard ISD $15,132; Excellence in Leadership Academy $15,034; Wells ISD $14,606; Goodrich ISD $14,069; Bryson ISD $13,548; Ira ISD $12,682; Gholson ISD $11,536; Richland Collegiate High School $8,348; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k15k25kGrady ISD$21,988Rotan ISD$18,947Kennard ISD$15,132Excellence in Leadership Academy$15,034Wells ISD$14,606Goodrich ISD$14,069Bryson ISD$13,548Ira ISD$12,682Gholson ISD$11,536Richland Collegiate High School$8,348State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$4,079,000 in revenue: 66.4% state, 20.8% local and 12.8% federal. Total spending including $287,000 of capital outlay was $3,406,000, or $12,951 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Gholson ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,708,000; Local $850,000; Federal $521,000; total $4,079,000.
  • State$2,708,000 66%
  • Local$850,000 21%
  • Federal$521,000 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

263 students in 2022-23, 270 students in 2023-24, 264 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Gholson ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 263, 2023-24: 270, 2024-25: 26401002003002022-232632023-242702024-25264
Gholson ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 263, 2023-24: 270, 2024-25: 26401002003002022-232632023-242702024-25264
Gholson ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 263, 2023-24: 270, 2024-25: 26401002003002022-232632023-242702024-25264
Gholson ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 263, 2023-24: 270, 2024-25: 26401002003002022-232632023-242702024-25264

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326321.512.2
2023-2427023.011.7
2024-2526419.913.3

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

$1,074,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,084 per student

Gholson ISD booked $1,074,000 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 $49,977 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 45 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$903,00084.1%
Special education$68,0006.3%
Vocational$103,0009.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,284 in 2018-19, $3,651 in 2019-20, $4,225 in 2020-21, $4,159 in 2021-22, $4,084 in 2022-23.

Gholson ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,284, 2019-20: $3,651, 2020-21: $4,225, 2021-22: $4,159, 2022-23: $4,08402k4k6k2018-19$3,2842019-20$3,6512020-21$4,2252021-22$4,1592022-23$4,084
Gholson ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,284, 2019-20: $3,651, 2020-21: $4,225, 2021-22: $4,159, 2022-23: $4,08402k4k6k2018-19$3,2842019-20$3,6512020-21$4,2252021-22$4,1592022-23$4,084
Gholson ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,284, 2019-20: $3,651, 2020-21: $4,225, 2021-22: $4,159, 2022-23: $4,08402k4k6k2018-19$3,2842019-20$3,6512020-21$4,2252021-22$4,1592022-23$4,084
Gholson ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,284, 2019-20: $3,651, 2020-21: $4,225, 2021-22: $4,159, 2022-23: $4,08402k4k6k2018-19$3,2842019-20$3,6512020-21$4,2252021-22$4,1592022-23$4,084

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 Gholson ISD scored proficient or above: 24-49% in reading and 18-44% 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 arts24-49%52%110
Math18-44%42%110

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

50% or more of the 11 students in Gholson 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 rate50% or more90.3%
Students in the class11403,301

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 high school, 1 student

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mclennan County Challenge Academy1not reportedAll free (CEP)Not reported

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 other school, 264 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gholson School26413.371.6%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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Mclennan County Challenge Academy

High school in Waco; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Gholson 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 Gholson ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentGholson ISD ranks 576 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,536).#576 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasGholson ISD is the number 974 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 263 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#974 of 1,212
  3. Richland Collegiate High SchoolThe next larger Texas district: 264 students in fall 2022, $8,348 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$8,348
  4. Goodrich ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 262 students in fall 2022, $14,069 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,069
  5. Compare Gholson ISD with Richland Collegiate High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mclennan County Challenge Academy, its largest high school1 student in 2024-25.1
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasGholson ISD spent $49,977 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$49,977
  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 Gholson ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Gholson ISD?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 high, 1 other), enrolling 265 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Gholson ISD spend per student?
    $11,536 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 $12,052 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Gholson ISD's money come from?
    $4,079,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 66.4% state, 20.8% local and 12.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Gholson ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 53 of the 266 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.9%, 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 Gholson ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,074,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,084 per student. Divided by the 21 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $49,977 per teacher, more than 45 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 Gholson ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Gholson ISD scored proficient or above: 24-49% in reading and 18-44% 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 Gholson ISD?
    50% or more of the 11 students in Gholson 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 Gholson ISD's NCES district ID?
    4820610. 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

Compiled from official source data by .