Keller ISD

Public school district · Tarrant County · Texas · NCES district ID 4825260

Keller ISD spent $10,925 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 79% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,244). Its 41 schools enrolled 32,039 students in 2024-25; 20.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,042 per student, up 1.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (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 Keller ISD in enrollment (32,521 to 36,183 students) and Keller ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Keller ISD, FY23Ysleta ISD $14,175; KIPP Texas Public Schools $13,447; Edinburg CISD $13,129; Spring ISD $12,710; Spring Branch ISD $12,599; Corpus Christi ISD $11,836; Denton ISD $11,484; Keller ISD $10,925; Ector County ISD $10,723; Mansfield ISD $10,678; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kYsleta ISD$14,175KIPP Texas Public Schools$13,447Edinburg CISD$13,129Spring ISD$12,710Spring Branch ISD$12,599Corpus Christi ISD$11,836Denton ISD$11,484Keller ISD$10,925Ector County ISD$10,723Mansfield ISD$10,678State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Keller ISD, FY23Ysleta ISD $14,175; KIPP Texas Public Schools $13,447; Edinburg CISD $13,129; Spring ISD $12,710; Spring Branch ISD $12,599; Corpus Christi ISD $11,836; Denton ISD $11,484; Keller ISD $10,925; Ector County ISD $10,723; Mansfield ISD $10,678; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kYsleta ISD$14,175KIPP Texas Public Schools$13,447Edinburg CISD$13,129Spring ISD$12,710Spring Branch ISD$12,599Corpus Christi ISD$11,836Denton ISD$11,484Keller ISD$10,925Ector County ISD$10,723Mansfield ISD$10,678State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Keller ISD, FY23Ysleta ISD $14,175; KIPP Texas Public Schools $13,447; Edinburg CISD $13,129; Spring ISD $12,710; Spring Branch ISD $12,599; Corpus Christi ISD $11,836; Denton ISD $11,484; Keller ISD $10,925; Ector County ISD $10,723; Mansfield ISD $10,678; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kYsleta ISD$14,175KIPP Texas Public Schools$13,447Edinburg CISD$13,129Spring ISD$12,710Spring Branch ISD$12,599Corpus Christi ISD$11,836Denton ISD$11,484Keller ISD$10,925Ector County ISD$10,723Mansfield ISD$10,678State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Keller ISD, FY23Ysleta ISD $14,175; KIPP Texas Public Schools $13,447; Edinburg CISD $13,129; Spring ISD $12,710; Spring Branch ISD $12,599; Corpus Christi ISD $11,836; Denton ISD $11,484; Keller ISD $10,925; Ector County ISD $10,723; Mansfield ISD $10,678; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kYsleta ISD$14,175KIPP Texas Public Schools$13,447Edinburg CISD$13,129Spring ISD$12,710Spring Branch ISD$12,599Corpus Christi ISD$11,836Denton ISD$11,484Keller ISD$10,925Ector County ISD$10,723Mansfield ISD$10,678State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$445,953,000 in revenue: 20.0% state, 73.9% local and 6.1% federal. Total spending including $94,815,000 of capital outlay was $505,090,000, or $14,822 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Keller ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $89,299,000; Local $329,375,000; Federal $27,279,000; total $445,953,000.
  • State$89,299,000 20%
  • Local$329,375,000 74%
  • Federal$27,279,000 6%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

34,078 students in 2022-23, 33,249 students in 2023-24, 32,039 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Keller ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 34,078, 2023-24: 33,249, 2024-25: 32,039010k20k30k40k2022-2334,0782023-2433,2492024-2532,039
Keller ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 34,078, 2023-24: 33,249, 2024-25: 32,039010k20k30k40k2022-2334,0782023-2433,2492024-2532,039
Keller ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 34,078, 2023-24: 33,249, 2024-25: 32,039010k20k30k40k2022-2334,0782023-2433,2492024-2532,039
Keller ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 34,078, 2023-24: 33,249, 2024-25: 32,039010k20k30k40k2022-2334,0782023-2433,2492024-2532,039

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334,0782439.014.0
2023-2433,2492360.714.1
2024-2532,0392101.615.2

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

$153,086,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,492 per student

Keller ISD booked $153,086,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,460 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 $62,232 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 94 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$103,675,00067.7%
Special education$16,253,00010.6%
Vocational$8,520,0005.6%
Other programs$24,638,00016.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,937 in 2018-19, $4,181 in 2019-20, $4,465 in 2020-21, $4,404 in 2021-22, $4,492 in 2022-23.

Keller ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,937, 2019-20: $4,181, 2020-21: $4,465, 2021-22: $4,404, 2022-23: $4,49202k4k6k2018-19$3,9372019-20$4,1812020-21$4,4652021-22$4,4042022-23$4,492
Keller ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,937, 2019-20: $4,181, 2020-21: $4,465, 2021-22: $4,404, 2022-23: $4,49202k4k6k2018-19$3,9372019-20$4,1812020-21$4,4652021-22$4,4042022-23$4,492
Keller ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,937, 2019-20: $4,181, 2020-21: $4,465, 2021-22: $4,404, 2022-23: $4,49202k4k6k2018-19$3,9372019-20$4,1812020-21$4,4652021-22$4,4042022-23$4,492
Keller ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,937, 2019-20: $4,181, 2020-21: $4,465, 2021-22: $4,404, 2022-23: $4,49202k4k6k2018-19$3,9372019-20$4,1812020-21$4,4652021-22$4,4042022-23$4,492

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 Keller ISD scored proficient or above: 62% in reading and 52% 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 arts62%52%15,538
Math52%42%12,916

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

95% of the 2,891 students in Keller 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 rate95%90.3%
Students in the class2,891403,301

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.

23 elementary schools, 11,480 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Freedom Elementary63914.734.9%Eligible, no program
Parkview Elementary61813.154.5%Schoolwide program
Caprock Elementary60813.651.8%Schoolwide program
Sunset Valley Elementary59214.036.5%Eligible, no program
Lone Star Elementary56915.226.4%Not Title I
Basswood Elementary56314.351.5%Schoolwide program
Bluebonnet Elementary54613.440.7%Schoolwide program
Ridgeview Elementary53415.723.0%Not Title I
Heritage Elementary52915.146.1%Schoolwide program
Willis Lane Elementary51015.612.4%Not Title I
Eagle Ridge Elementary49914.825.7%Not Title I
Bette Perot Elementary49815.621.5%Not Title I
The other 11 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Park Glen Elementary47915.526.5%Not Title I
Florence Elementary47515.38.4%Not Title I
North Riverside Elementary46913.258.6%Schoolwide program
Woodland Springs Elementary46614.928.1%Not Title I
Keller-Harvel Elementary46415.022.6%Not Title I
Friendship Elementary46413.553.9%Schoolwide program
Independence Elementary44713.422.8%Not Title I
Liberty Elementary41413.95.1%Not Title I
Hidden Lakes Elementary39613.18.3%Not Title I
Shady Grove Elementary37814.36.3%Not Title I
Whitley Road Elementary32311.745.8%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.

10 middle schools, 9,165 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hillwood Middle1,12616.629.5%Eligible, no program
Parkwood Hill Intermediate1,02216.232.1%Eligible, no program
Timberview Middle96715.320.8%Not Title I
Trinity Springs Middle93117.128.0%Eligible, no program
Bear Creek Intermediate90417.57.9%Not Title I
Keller Middle89416.46.2%Not Title I
Indian Springs Middle89115.29.1%Not Title I
Fossil Hill Middle83113.750.4%Schoolwide program
Trinity Meadows Intermediate81315.831.7%Not Title I
Vista Ridge Middle78615.439.4%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.

6 high schools, 10,825 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Timber Creek High School2,97016.921.5%Not Title I
Keller High School2,95118.75.9%Not Title I
Central High School2,41016.125.4%Not Title I
Fossil Ridge High School2,14014.641.6%Eligible, no program
Keller Collegiate Academy29619.918.2%Eligible, no program
Keller Compass Center583.136.2%Eligible, no 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, 569 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Keller Early Learning Center - South31710.064.0%Eligible, no program
Keller Early Learning Center - North25210.045.2%Eligible, no 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 Keller 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 Keller ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentKeller ISD ranks 454 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,925).#454 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasKeller ISD is the number 37 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 34,078 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#37 of 1,212
  3. Spring ISDThe next larger Texas district: 34,114 students in fall 2022, $12,710 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,710
  4. Edinburg CISDThe next smaller Texas district: 33,911 students in fall 2022, $13,129 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,129
  5. Compare Keller ISD with Spring ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Timber Creek High School, its largest high school2,970 students in 2024-25, 16.9 per teacher.2,970
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasKeller ISD spent $62,232 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$62,232
  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 Keller ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Keller ISD?
    41 schools were open in 2024-25 (23 elementary, 10 middle, 6 high, 2 other), enrolling 32,039 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Keller ISD spend per student?
    $10,925 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. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,042 per student, up 1.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Keller ISD's money come from?
    $445,953,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 20.0% state, 73.9% local and 6.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Keller ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 2,997 of the 40,553 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.4%, 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 Keller ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $153,086,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,492 per student. Divided by the 2,460 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,232 per teacher, more than 94 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 Keller ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Keller ISD scored proficient or above: 62% in reading and 52% 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 Keller ISD?
    95% of the 2,891 students in Keller 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 Keller ISD's NCES district ID?
    4825260. 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

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