Central Texas District

Listed by NCES as Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas (district ID 4800241)

Public school district · Williamson County · Texas · NCES district ID 4800241

Central Texas District spent $11,385 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 68% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,244). Its 7 schools enrolled 4,647 students in 2024-25; 79.3% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Central Texas District in enrollment (4,332 to 4,611 students) and Central Texas District itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Central Texas District, FY23South Texas ISD $17,956; Edcouch-Elsa ISD $16,208; Mercedes ISD $14,385; Santa Fe ISD $13,289; Alice ISD $12,993; Sulphur Springs ISD $11,619; Pine Tree ISD $11,526; Central Texas District $11,385; Kaufman ISD $10,822; Lindale Schools $10,322; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kSouth Texas ISD$17,956Edcouch-Elsa ISD$16,208Mercedes ISD$14,385Santa Fe ISD$13,289Alice ISD$12,993Sulphur Springs ISD$11,619Pine Tree ISD$11,526Central Texas District$11,385Kaufman ISD$10,822Lindale Schools$10,322State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Central Texas District, FY23South Texas ISD $17,956; Edcouch-Elsa ISD $16,208; Mercedes ISD $14,385; Santa Fe ISD $13,289; Alice ISD $12,993; Sulphur Springs ISD $11,619; Pine Tree ISD $11,526; Central Texas District $11,385; Kaufman ISD $10,822; Lindale Schools $10,322; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kSouth Texas ISD$17,956Edcouch-Elsa ISD$16,208Mercedes ISD$14,385Santa Fe ISD$13,289Alice ISD$12,993Sulphur Springs ISD$11,619Pine Tree ISD$11,526Central Texas District$11,385Kaufman ISD$10,822Lindale Schools$10,322State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Central Texas District, FY23South Texas ISD $17,956; Edcouch-Elsa ISD $16,208; Mercedes ISD $14,385; Santa Fe ISD $13,289; Alice ISD $12,993; Sulphur Springs ISD $11,619; Pine Tree ISD $11,526; Central Texas District $11,385; Kaufman ISD $10,822; Lindale Schools $10,322; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kSouth Texas ISD$17,956Edcouch-Elsa ISD$16,208Mercedes ISD$14,385Santa Fe ISD$13,289Alice ISD$12,993Sulphur Springs ISD$11,619Pine Tree ISD$11,526Central Texas District$11,385Kaufman ISD$10,822Lindale Schools$10,322State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Central Texas District, FY23South Texas ISD $17,956; Edcouch-Elsa ISD $16,208; Mercedes ISD $14,385; Santa Fe ISD $13,289; Alice ISD $12,993; Sulphur Springs ISD $11,619; Pine Tree ISD $11,526; Central Texas District $11,385; Kaufman ISD $10,822; Lindale Schools $10,322; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kSouth Texas ISD$17,956Edcouch-Elsa ISD$16,208Mercedes ISD$14,385Santa Fe ISD$13,289Alice ISD$12,993Sulphur Springs ISD$11,619Pine Tree ISD$11,526Central Texas District$11,385Kaufman ISD$10,822Lindale Schools$10,322State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$58,550,000 in revenue: 79.3% state, 2.8% local and 17.9% federal. Total spending was $50,904,000, or $11,385 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Central Texas District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $46,419,000; Local $1,632,000; Federal $10,499,000; total $58,550,000.
  • State$46,419,000 79%
  • Local$1,632,000 3%
  • Federal$10,499,000 18%

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 577 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

4,471 students in 2022-23, 4,509 students in 2023-24, 4,647 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Central Texas District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,471, 2023-24: 4,509, 2024-25: 4,64702k4k6k2022-234,4712023-244,5092024-254,647
Central Texas District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,471, 2023-24: 4,509, 2024-25: 4,64702k4k6k2022-234,4712023-244,5092024-254,647
Central Texas District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,471, 2023-24: 4,509, 2024-25: 4,64702k4k6k2022-234,4712023-244,5092024-254,647
Central Texas District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,471, 2023-24: 4,509, 2024-25: 4,64702k4k6k2022-234,4712023-244,5092024-254,647

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,471297.115.0
2023-244,509282.216.0
2024-254,647281.016.5

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

$12,866,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,878 per student

Central Texas District booked $12,866,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 297 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 $43,307 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 15 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$9,903,00077.0%
Special education$900,0007.0%
Vocational$474,0003.7%
Other programs$1,589,00012.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,571 in 2018-19, $3,061 in 2019-20, $2,631 in 2020-21, $3,516 in 2021-22, $2,878 in 2022-23.

Central Texas District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,571, 2019-20: $3,061, 2020-21: $2,631, 2021-22: $3,516, 2022-23: $2,87801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5712019-20$3,0612020-21$2,6312021-22$3,5162022-23$2,878
Central Texas District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,571, 2019-20: $3,061, 2020-21: $2,631, 2021-22: $3,516, 2022-23: $2,87801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5712019-20$3,0612020-21$2,6312021-22$3,5162022-23$2,878
Central Texas District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,571, 2019-20: $3,061, 2020-21: $2,631, 2021-22: $3,516, 2022-23: $2,87801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5712019-20$3,0612020-21$2,6312021-22$3,5162022-23$2,878
Central Texas District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,571, 2019-20: $3,061, 2020-21: $2,631, 2021-22: $3,516, 2022-23: $2,87801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5712019-20$3,0612020-21$2,6312021-22$3,5162022-23$2,878

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 Central Texas District scored proficient or above: 51% in reading and 42% 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 arts51%52%2,016
Math42%42%2,011

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

90-94% of the 200 students in Central Texas District'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 rate90‑94%90.3%
Students in the class200403,301

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.

4 elementary schools, 2,356 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harmony Science Academy - Austin75416.196.4%Schoolwide program
Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park74219.115.8%Not Title I
Harmony School of Science - Austin48617.043.8%Schoolwide program
Harmony School of Innovation - Austin37416.585.0%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.

2 high schools, 1,291 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harmony Science Academy-Pflugerville79415.657.6%Schoolwide program
Harmony School of Excellence - Austin49713.388.9%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.

1 other school, 1,000 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harmony School of Endeavor Austin1,00018.025.5%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 Central Texas District

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 Central Texas District

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentCentral Texas District ranks 390 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,385).#390 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasCentral Texas District is the number 220 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 4,471 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#220 of 1,212
  3. Alice ISDThe next larger Texas district: 4,506 students in fall 2022, $12,993 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,993
  4. Lindale SchoolsThe next smaller Texas district: 4,469 students in fall 2022, $10,322 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,322
  5. Compare Central Texas District with Alice ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Harmony Science Academy-Pflugerville, its largest high school794 students in 2024-25, 15.6 per teacher.794
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasCentral Texas District spent $43,307 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$43,307
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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 Central Texas District

  1. How many schools and students are in Central Texas District?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 4,647 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Central Texas District spend per student?
    $11,385 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,244 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Central Texas District's money come from?
    $58,550,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 79.3% state, 2.8% local and 17.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Central Texas District spend on teacher salaries?
    $12,866,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,878 per student. Divided by the 297 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $43,307 per teacher, more than 15 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 Central Texas District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Central Texas District scored proficient or above: 51% in reading and 42% 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 Central Texas District?
    90-94% of the 200 students in Central Texas District'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 Central Texas District's NCES district ID?
    4800241. 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
  • 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: 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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