Grandfalls-Royalty ISD

Public school district · Ward County · Texas · NCES district ID 4821480

Grandfalls-Royalty ISD spent $19,474 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 157 students in 2024-25; 27.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,297 per student, up 9.4% 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 Grandfalls-Royalty ISD in enrollment (135 to 139 students) and Grandfalls-Royalty ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Grandfalls-Royalty 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 Grandfalls-Royalty 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 Grandfalls-Royalty 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 Grandfalls-Royalty 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

$3,695,000 in revenue: 27.8% state, 63.8% local and 8.4% federal. Total spending including $468,000 of capital outlay was $3,528,000, or $25,752 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Grandfalls-Royalty ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,028,000; Local $2,358,000; Federal $309,000; total $3,695,000.
  • State$1,028,000 28%
  • Local$2,358,000 64%
  • Federal$309,000 8%

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, 138 students in 2023-24, 157 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Grandfalls-Royalty ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 137, 2023-24: 138, 2024-25: 1570501001502002022-231372023-241382024-25157
Grandfalls-Royalty ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 137, 2023-24: 138, 2024-25: 1570501001502002022-231372023-241382024-25157
Grandfalls-Royalty ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 137, 2023-24: 138, 2024-25: 1570501001502002022-231372023-241382024-25157
Grandfalls-Royalty ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 137, 2023-24: 138, 2024-25: 1570501001502002022-231372023-241382024-25157

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313716.88.1
2023-2413815.09.2
2024-2515716.09.8

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

$861,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,285 per student

Grandfalls-Royalty ISD booked $861,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 17 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 $51,189 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 53 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$742,00086.2%
Special education$54,0006.3%
Vocational$51,0005.9%
Other programs$14,0001.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,571 in 2018-19, $3,621 in 2019-20, $5,084 in 2020-21, $5,007 in 2021-22, $6,285 in 2022-23.

Grandfalls-Royalty ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,571, 2019-20: $3,621, 2020-21: $5,084, 2021-22: $5,007, 2022-23: $6,28502k4k6k8k2018-19$3,5712019-20$3,6212020-21$5,0842021-22$5,0072022-23$6,285
Grandfalls-Royalty ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,571, 2019-20: $3,621, 2020-21: $5,084, 2021-22: $5,007, 2022-23: $6,28502k4k6k8k2018-19$3,5712019-20$3,6212020-21$5,0842021-22$5,0072022-23$6,285
Grandfalls-Royalty ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,571, 2019-20: $3,621, 2020-21: $5,084, 2021-22: $5,007, 2022-23: $6,28502k4k6k8k2018-19$3,5712019-20$3,6212020-21$5,0842021-22$5,0072022-23$6,285
Grandfalls-Royalty ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,571, 2019-20: $3,621, 2020-21: $5,084, 2021-22: $5,007, 2022-23: $6,28502k4k6k8k2018-19$3,5712019-20$3,6212020-21$5,0842021-22$5,0072022-23$6,285

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 Grandfalls-Royalty ISD scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading and 0-50% 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 arts0-50%52%68
Math0-50%42%68

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 Grandfalls-Royalty 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 other school, 157 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Grandfalls-Royalty School1579.859.9%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 Grandfalls-Royalty 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 Grandfalls-Royalty ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentGrandfalls-Royalty ISD ranks 103 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,474).#103 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasGrandfalls-Royalty 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 Grandfalls-Royalty ISD with Accelerated Intermediate AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across TexasGrandfalls-Royalty ISD spent $51,189 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$51,189
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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 Grandfalls-Royalty ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Grandfalls-Royalty ISD?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 157 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Grandfalls-Royalty ISD spend per student?
    $19,474 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 $21,297 per student, up 9.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Grandfalls-Royalty ISD's money come from?
    $3,695,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 27.8% state, 63.8% local and 8.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Grandfalls-Royalty ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $861,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,285 per student. Divided by the 17 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $51,189 per teacher, more than 53 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 Grandfalls-Royalty ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Grandfalls-Royalty ISD scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading and 0-50% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Grandfalls-Royalty ISD?
    50% or more of the 11 students in Grandfalls-Royalty 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 Grandfalls-Royalty ISD's NCES district ID?
    4821480. 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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