Inspire Academies

Public school district · Bexar County · Texas · NCES district ID 4800053

Inspire Academies spent $16,584 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 67% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its 6 schools enrolled 794 students in 2024-25; 62.2% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (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 Inspire Academies in enrollment (722 to 743 students) and Inspire Academies itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Inspire Academies, FY23Freer ISD $18,500; Kenedy ISD $17,443; Inspire Academies $16,584; Olney ISD $16,177; Johnson City ISD $15,474; Como-Pickton CISD $14,790; Danbury ISD $14,783; Spearman ISD $14,073; Post ISD $13,336; Shiner ISD $10,761; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kFreer ISD$18,500Kenedy ISD$17,443Inspire Academies$16,584Olney ISD$16,177Johnson City ISD$15,474Como-Pickton CISD$14,790Danbury ISD$14,783Spearman ISD$14,073Post ISD$13,336Shiner ISD$10,761State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Inspire Academies, FY23Freer ISD $18,500; Kenedy ISD $17,443; Inspire Academies $16,584; Olney ISD $16,177; Johnson City ISD $15,474; Como-Pickton CISD $14,790; Danbury ISD $14,783; Spearman ISD $14,073; Post ISD $13,336; Shiner ISD $10,761; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kFreer ISD$18,500Kenedy ISD$17,443Inspire Academies$16,584Olney ISD$16,177Johnson City ISD$15,474Como-Pickton CISD$14,790Danbury ISD$14,783Spearman ISD$14,073Post ISD$13,336Shiner ISD$10,761State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Inspire Academies, FY23Freer ISD $18,500; Kenedy ISD $17,443; Inspire Academies $16,584; Olney ISD $16,177; Johnson City ISD $15,474; Como-Pickton CISD $14,790; Danbury ISD $14,783; Spearman ISD $14,073; Post ISD $13,336; Shiner ISD $10,761; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kFreer ISD$18,500Kenedy ISD$17,443Inspire Academies$16,584Olney ISD$16,177Johnson City ISD$15,474Como-Pickton CISD$14,790Danbury ISD$14,783Spearman ISD$14,073Post ISD$13,336Shiner ISD$10,761State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Inspire Academies, FY23Freer ISD $18,500; Kenedy ISD $17,443; Inspire Academies $16,584; Olney ISD $16,177; Johnson City ISD $15,474; Como-Pickton CISD $14,790; Danbury ISD $14,783; Spearman ISD $14,073; Post ISD $13,336; Shiner ISD $10,761; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kFreer ISD$18,500Kenedy ISD$17,443Inspire Academies$16,584Olney ISD$16,177Johnson City ISD$15,474Como-Pickton CISD$14,790Danbury ISD$14,783Spearman ISD$14,073Post ISD$13,336Shiner ISD$10,761State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$13,591,000 in revenue: 62.2% state, 10.6% local and 27.2% federal. Total spending was $12,294,000, or $16,727 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Inspire Academies revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,451,000; Local $1,441,000; Federal $3,699,000; total $13,591,000.
  • State$8,451,000 62%
  • Local$1,441,000 11%
  • Federal$3,699,000 27%

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

735 students in 2022-23, 802 students in 2023-24, 794 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Inspire Academies enrollment by school year2022-23: 735, 2023-24: 802, 2024-25: 79402505007501k2022-237352023-248022024-25794
Inspire Academies enrollment by school year2022-23: 735, 2023-24: 802, 2024-25: 79402505007501k2022-237352023-248022024-25794
Inspire Academies enrollment by school year2022-23: 735, 2023-24: 802, 2024-25: 79402505007501k2022-237352023-248022024-25794
Inspire Academies enrollment by school year2022-23: 735, 2023-24: 802, 2024-25: 79402505007501k2022-237352023-248022024-25794

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373548.015.3
2023-2480246.817.1
2024-2579443.718.2

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

$2,939,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,999 per student

Inspire Academies booked $2,939,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 48 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 $61,229 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 92 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$2,817,00095.8%
Special education$2,0000.1%
Vocational$120,0004.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,925 in 2018-19, $3,671 in 2019-20, $3,678 in 2020-21, $3,857 in 2021-22, $3,999 in 2022-23.

Inspire Academies teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,925, 2019-20: $3,671, 2020-21: $3,678, 2021-22: $3,857, 2022-23: $3,99901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,9252019-20$3,6712020-21$3,6782021-22$3,8572022-23$3,999
Inspire Academies teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,925, 2019-20: $3,671, 2020-21: $3,678, 2021-22: $3,857, 2022-23: $3,99901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,9252019-20$3,6712020-21$3,6782021-22$3,8572022-23$3,999
Inspire Academies teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,925, 2019-20: $3,671, 2020-21: $3,678, 2021-22: $3,857, 2022-23: $3,99901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,9252019-20$3,6712020-21$3,6782021-22$3,8572022-23$3,999
Inspire Academies teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,925, 2019-20: $3,671, 2020-21: $3,678, 2021-22: $3,857, 2022-23: $3,99901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,9252019-20$3,6712020-21$3,6782021-22$3,8572022-23$3,999

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 Inspire Academies scored proficient or above: 40-50% in reading and 14-23% 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 arts40-50%52%244
Math14-23%42%241

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% or more of the 44 students in Inspire Academies' 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% or more90.3%
Students in the class44403,301

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 high schools, 153 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jhw Inspire Academy - Rockdale6111.995.1%Schoolwide program
Jhw Inspire Academy - Bell County4415.293.2%Schoolwide program
Jhw Inspire Academy - Hays County2410.887.5%Schoolwide program
Jhw Inspire Academies- Rise Recovery2412.258.3%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 other schools, 641 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Anne Frank Inspire Academy60821.729.3%Schoolwide program
Jhw Inspire Academy - Legacy Ranch339.490.9%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 Inspire Academies

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 Inspire Academies

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentInspire Academies ranks 207 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,584).#207 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasInspire Academies is the number 671 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 735 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#671 of 1,212
  3. Danbury ISDThe next larger Texas district: 737 students in fall 2022, $14,783 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,783
  4. Como-Pickton CISDThe next smaller Texas district: 734 students in fall 2022, $14,790 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,790
  5. Compare Inspire Academies with Danbury ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Jhw Inspire Academy - Rockdale, its largest high school61 students in 2024-25, 11.9 per teacher.61
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasInspire Academies spent $61,229 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$61,229
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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 Inspire Academies

  1. How many schools and students are in Inspire Academies?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 high, 2 other), enrolling 794 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Inspire Academies spend per student?
    $16,584 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.
  3. Where does Inspire Academies' money come from?
    $13,591,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 62.2% state, 10.6% local and 27.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Inspire Academies spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,939,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,999 per student. Divided by the 48 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $61,229 per teacher, more than 92 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 Inspire Academies do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Inspire Academies scored proficient or above: 40-50% in reading and 14-23% 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 Inspire Academies?
    90% or more of the 44 students in Inspire Academies' 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 Inspire Academies' NCES district ID?
    4800053. 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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