Linden-Kildare CISD

Public school district · Cass County · Texas · NCES district ID 4827540

Linden-Kildare CISD spent $13,876 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 69% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,156). Its 3 schools enrolled 617 students in 2024-25; 52.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,628 per student, up 5.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). 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 · 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 Linden-Kildare CISD in enrollment (651 to 666 students) and Linden-Kildare CISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Linden-Kildare CISD, FY23Refugio ISD $20,309; San Augustine ISD $16,875; Linden-Kildare CISD $13,876; Flatonia ISD $13,502; Valley Mills ISD $13,218; Itasca ISD $13,126; Ricardo ISD $13,064; Panhandle ISD $13,027; Tom Bean ISD $12,935; Riesel ISD $11,386; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20k25kRefugio ISD$20,309San Augustine ISD$16,875Linden-Kildare CISD$13,876Flatonia ISD$13,502Valley Mills ISD$13,218Itasca ISD$13,126Ricardo ISD$13,064Panhandle ISD$13,027Tom Bean ISD$12,935Riesel ISD$11,386State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Linden-Kildare CISD, FY23Refugio ISD $20,309; San Augustine ISD $16,875; Linden-Kildare CISD $13,876; Flatonia ISD $13,502; Valley Mills ISD $13,218; Itasca ISD $13,126; Ricardo ISD $13,064; Panhandle ISD $13,027; Tom Bean ISD $12,935; Riesel ISD $11,386; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20k25kRefugio ISD$20,309San Augustine ISD$16,875Linden-Kildare CISD$13,876Flatonia ISD$13,502Valley Mills ISD$13,218Itasca ISD$13,126Ricardo ISD$13,064Panhandle ISD$13,027Tom Bean ISD$12,935Riesel ISD$11,386State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Linden-Kildare CISD, FY23Refugio ISD $20,309; San Augustine ISD $16,875; Linden-Kildare CISD $13,876; Flatonia ISD $13,502; Valley Mills ISD $13,218; Itasca ISD $13,126; Ricardo ISD $13,064; Panhandle ISD $13,027; Tom Bean ISD $12,935; Riesel ISD $11,386; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20k25kRefugio ISD$20,309San Augustine ISD$16,875Linden-Kildare CISD$13,876Flatonia ISD$13,502Valley Mills ISD$13,218Itasca ISD$13,126Ricardo ISD$13,064Panhandle ISD$13,027Tom Bean ISD$12,935Riesel ISD$11,386State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Linden-Kildare CISD, FY23Refugio ISD $20,309; San Augustine ISD $16,875; Linden-Kildare CISD $13,876; Flatonia ISD $13,502; Valley Mills ISD $13,218; Itasca ISD $13,126; Ricardo ISD $13,064; Panhandle ISD $13,027; Tom Bean ISD $12,935; Riesel ISD $11,386; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20k25kRefugio ISD$20,309San Augustine ISD$16,875Linden-Kildare CISD$13,876Flatonia ISD$13,502Valley Mills ISD$13,218Itasca ISD$13,126Ricardo ISD$13,064Panhandle ISD$13,027Tom Bean ISD$12,935Riesel ISD$11,386State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$11,524,000 in revenue: 52.5% state, 31.2% local and 16.3% federal. Total spending including $573,000 of capital outlay was $10,183,000, or $15,429 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Linden-Kildare CISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,049,000; Local $3,598,000; Federal $1,877,000; total $11,524,000.
  • State$6,049,000 52%
  • Local$3,598,000 31%
  • Federal$1,877,000 16%

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

660 students in 2022-23, 654 students in 2023-24, 617 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Linden-Kildare CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 660, 2023-24: 654, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236602023-246542024-25617
Linden-Kildare CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 660, 2023-24: 654, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236602023-246542024-25617
Linden-Kildare CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 660, 2023-24: 654, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236602023-246542024-25617
Linden-Kildare CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 660, 2023-24: 654, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236602023-246542024-25617

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2366064.610.2
2023-2465465.410.0
2024-2561757.310.8

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

$2,466,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,736 per student

Linden-Kildare CISD booked $2,466,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 65 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 $38,191 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 5 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$1,740,00070.6%
Special education$204,0008.3%
Vocational$224,0009.1%
Other programs$298,00012.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,765 in 2018-19, $4,704 in 2019-20, $4,743 in 2020-21, $4,155 in 2021-22, $3,736 in 2022-23.

Linden-Kildare CISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,765, 2019-20: $4,704, 2020-21: $4,743, 2021-22: $4,155, 2022-23: $3,73602k4k6k2018-19$3,7652019-20$4,7042020-21$4,7432021-22$4,1552022-23$3,736
Linden-Kildare CISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,765, 2019-20: $4,704, 2020-21: $4,743, 2021-22: $4,155, 2022-23: $3,73602k4k6k2018-19$3,7652019-20$4,7042020-21$4,7432021-22$4,1552022-23$3,736
Linden-Kildare CISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,765, 2019-20: $4,704, 2020-21: $4,743, 2021-22: $4,155, 2022-23: $3,73602k4k6k2018-19$3,7652019-20$4,7042020-21$4,7432021-22$4,1552022-23$3,736
Linden-Kildare CISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,765, 2019-20: $4,704, 2020-21: $4,743, 2021-22: $4,155, 2022-23: $3,73602k4k6k2018-19$3,7652019-20$4,7042020-21$4,7432021-22$4,1552022-23$3,736

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 Linden-Kildare CISD scored proficient or above: 47-56% in reading and 35-44% 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 arts47-56%52%292
Math35-44%42%251

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 40 students in Linden-Kildare CISD'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% or more90.3%
Students in the class40403,301

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 elementary school, 299 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Linden Elementary29912.165.2%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 middle school, 132 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mae Luster Stephens Junior High1329.959.1%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 high school, 186 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Linden-Kildare High School1869.754.3%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.

Contact Linden-Kildare CISD

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 Linden-Kildare CISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentLinden-Kildare CISD ranks 431 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,876).#431 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasLinden-Kildare CISD is the number 711 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 660 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#711 of 1,212
  3. Flatonia ISDThe next larger Texas district: 661 students in fall 2022, $13,502 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,502
  4. Panhandle ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 657 students in fall 2022, $13,027 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,027
  5. Compare Linden-Kildare CISD with Flatonia ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Linden-Kildare High School, its largest high school186 students in 2024-25, 9.7 per teacher.186
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasLinden-Kildare CISD spent $38,191 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$38,191
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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 Linden-Kildare CISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Linden-Kildare CISD?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 617 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Linden-Kildare CISD spend per student?
    $13,876 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 $14,628 per student, up 5.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Linden-Kildare CISD's money come from?
    $11,524,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 52.5% state, 31.2% local and 16.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Linden-Kildare CISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 149 of the 773 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.3%, 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 Linden-Kildare CISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,466,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,736 per student. Divided by the 65 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $38,191 per teacher, more than 5 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 Linden-Kildare CISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Linden-Kildare CISD scored proficient or above: 47-56% in reading and 35-44% 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 Linden-Kildare CISD?
    90% or more of the 40 students in Linden-Kildare CISD'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 Linden-Kildare CISD's NCES district ID?
    4827540. 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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