Karnack ISD
Public school district · Harrison County · Texas · NCES district ID 4825110
Karnack ISD spent $21,762 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 90% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its one school enrolled 119 students in 2024-25; 7.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,808 per student, up 4.8% 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 Karnack ISD in enrollment (128 to 132 students) and Karnack ISD itself.
Where the money came from
$3,122,000 in revenue: 7.2% state, 59.5% local and 33.3% federal. Total spending including $45,000 of capital outlay was $3,474,000, or $26,723 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$225,000 7%
- Local$1,857,000 59%
- Federal$1,040,000 33%
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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
130 students in 2022-23, 125 students in 2023-24, 119 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 130 | 12.7 | 10.3 |
| 2023-24 | 125 | 13.0 | 9.6 |
| 2024-25 | 119 | 14.0 | 8.5 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$607,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,669 per student
Karnack ISD booked $607,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 13 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 $47,908 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 34 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).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $521,000 | 85.8% |
| Special education | $51,000 | 8.4% |
| Other programs | $35,000 | 5.8% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,992 in 2018-19, $3,410 in 2019-20, $4,098 in 2020-21, $4,761 in 2021-22, $4,669 in 2022-23.
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 Karnack ISD scored proficient or above: 14-56% in reading and 16-56% 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.
| Subject | This district | Texas | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 14-56% | 52% | 72 |
| Math | 16-56% | 42% | 63 |
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, 119 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Carver Elementary | 119 | 8.5 | 85.7% | 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 Karnack ISD
- Website: karnackisd.org
- Phone: (903) 679-3117
- Office: 655 Fason, Karnack, TX 75661
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 Karnack ISD
- Texas districts by spending per studentKarnack ISD ranks 63 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,762).#63 of 629
- Every school district in TexasKarnack ISD is the number 1,147 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 130 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,147 of 1,212
- Lohn ISDThe next larger Texas district: 131 students in fall 2022, $19,916 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,916
- Terrell County ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 129 students in fall 2022, $23,713 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,713
- Compare Karnack ISD with Lohn ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Teacher salary spending across TexasKarnack ISD spent $47,908 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$47,908
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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 Karnack ISD
How many schools and students are in Karnack ISD?
One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 119 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Karnack ISD spend per student?
$21,762 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 $22,808 per student, up 4.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Karnack ISD's money come from?
$3,122,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 7.2% state, 59.5% local and 33.3% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Karnack ISD live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 49 of the 232 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 21.1%, 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.How much does Karnack ISD spend on teacher salaries?
$607,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,669 per student. Divided by the 13 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $47,908 per teacher, more than 34 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).How do students in Karnack ISD do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Karnack ISD scored proficient or above: 14-56% in reading and 16-56% 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.What is Karnack ISD's NCES district ID?
4825110. 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
- 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