Nixon-Smiley CISD

Public school district · Gonzales County · Texas · NCES district ID 4832740

Nixon-Smiley CISD spent $16,278 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 98% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,244). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,015 students in 2024-25; 6.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,875 per student, up 3.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% 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 Nixon-Smiley CISD in enrollment (1,036 to 1,060 students) and Nixon-Smiley CISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Nixon-Smiley CISD, FY23Nixon-Smiley CISD $16,278; Buffalo ISD $13,375; West Rusk County Consolidated ISD $13,259; Tidehaven Ind $13,141; Edgewood ISD $12,491; Redwater ISD $12,258; Keene ISD $12,228; Rice ISD $11,737; Eastland ISD $11,422; The Excel Center (for Adults) $10,103; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16k18kNixon-Smiley CISD$16,278Buffalo ISD$13,375West Rusk County Consolidated …$13,259Tidehaven Ind$13,141Edgewood ISD$12,491Redwater ISD$12,258Keene ISD$12,228Rice ISD$11,737Eastland ISD$11,422The Excel Center (for Adults)$10,103State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Nixon-Smiley CISD, FY23Nixon-Smiley CISD $16,278; Buffalo ISD $13,375; West Rusk County Consolidated ISD $13,259; Tidehaven Ind $13,141; Edgewood ISD $12,491; Redwater ISD $12,258; Keene ISD $12,228; Rice ISD $11,737; Eastland ISD $11,422; The Excel Center (for Adults) $10,103; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16k18kNixon-Smiley CISD$16,278Buffalo ISD$13,375West Rusk County Consolidated ISD$13,259Tidehaven Ind$13,141Edgewood ISD$12,491Redwater ISD$12,258Keene ISD$12,228Rice ISD$11,737Eastland ISD$11,422The Excel Center (for Adults)$10,103State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Nixon-Smiley CISD, FY23Nixon-Smiley CISD $16,278; Buffalo ISD $13,375; West Rusk County Consolidated ISD $13,259; Tidehaven Ind $13,141; Edgewood ISD $12,491; Redwater ISD $12,258; Keene ISD $12,228; Rice ISD $11,737; Eastland ISD $11,422; The Excel Center (for Adults) $10,103; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16k18kNixon-Smiley CISD$16,278Buffalo ISD$13,375West Rusk County Consolidated ISD$13,259Tidehaven Ind$13,141Edgewood ISD$12,491Redwater ISD$12,258Keene ISD$12,228Rice ISD$11,737Eastland ISD$11,422The Excel Center (for Adults)$10,103State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Nixon-Smiley CISD, FY23Nixon-Smiley CISD $16,278; Buffalo ISD $13,375; West Rusk County Consolidated ISD $13,259; Tidehaven Ind $13,141; Edgewood ISD $12,491; Redwater ISD $12,258; Keene ISD $12,228; Rice ISD $11,737; Eastland ISD $11,422; The Excel Center (for Adults) $10,103; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16k18kNixon-Smiley CISD$16,278Buffalo ISD$13,375West Rusk County Consolidated ISD$13,259Tidehaven Ind$13,141Edgewood ISD$12,491Redwater ISD$12,258Keene ISD$12,228Rice ISD$11,737Eastland ISD$11,422The Excel Center (for Adults)$10,103State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$22,409,000 in revenue: 6.6% state, 76.3% local and 17.1% federal. Total spending including $480,000 of capital outlay was $18,565,000, or $17,766 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Nixon-Smiley CISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,477,000; Local $17,092,000; Federal $3,840,000; total $22,409,000.
  • State$1,477,000 7%
  • Local$17,092,000 76%
  • Federal$3,840,000 17%

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

1,045 students in 2022-23, 1,011 students in 2023-24, 1,015 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Nixon-Smiley CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,045, 2023-24: 1,011, 2024-25: 1,01505001k1.5k2022-231,0452023-241,0112024-251,015
Nixon-Smiley CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,045, 2023-24: 1,011, 2024-25: 1,01505001k1.5k2022-231,0452023-241,0112024-251,015
Nixon-Smiley CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,045, 2023-24: 1,011, 2024-25: 1,01505001k1.5k2022-231,0452023-241,0112024-251,015
Nixon-Smiley CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,045, 2023-24: 1,011, 2024-25: 1,01505001k1.5k2022-231,0452023-241,0112024-251,015

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,04589.911.6
2023-241,01191.811.0
2024-251,01592.511.0

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

$4,864,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,655 per student

Nixon-Smiley CISD booked $4,864,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 90 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 $54,093 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 70 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$3,253,00066.9%
Special education$579,00011.9%
Vocational$327,0006.7%
Other programs$705,00014.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,110 in 2018-19, $4,400 in 2019-20, $4,668 in 2020-21, $4,575 in 2021-22, $4,655 in 2022-23.

Nixon-Smiley CISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,110, 2019-20: $4,400, 2020-21: $4,668, 2021-22: $4,575, 2022-23: $4,65502k4k6k2018-19$4,1102019-20$4,4002020-21$4,6682021-22$4,5752022-23$4,655
Nixon-Smiley CISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,110, 2019-20: $4,400, 2020-21: $4,668, 2021-22: $4,575, 2022-23: $4,65502k4k6k2018-19$4,1102019-20$4,4002020-21$4,6682021-22$4,5752022-23$4,655
Nixon-Smiley CISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,110, 2019-20: $4,400, 2020-21: $4,668, 2021-22: $4,575, 2022-23: $4,65502k4k6k2018-19$4,1102019-20$4,4002020-21$4,6682021-22$4,5752022-23$4,655
Nixon-Smiley CISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,110, 2019-20: $4,400, 2020-21: $4,668, 2021-22: $4,575, 2022-23: $4,65502k4k6k2018-19$4,1102019-20$4,4002020-21$4,6682021-22$4,5752022-23$4,655

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 Nixon-Smiley CISD scored proficient or above: 49-53% in reading and 37-41% 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 arts49-53%52%455
Math37-41%42%388

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% or more of the 74 students in Nixon-Smiley 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 rate95% or more90.3%
Students in the class74403,301

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, 438 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Nixon Smiley Elementary43813.379.9%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 middle school, 280 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Nixon-Smiley Middle2809.580.0%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.

1 high school, 295 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Nixon-Smiley High School29511.371.9%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, 2 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Nixon-Smiley CISD DAEP20.5All free (CEP)Not Title I

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 Nixon-Smiley 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 Nixon-Smiley CISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentNixon-Smiley CISD ranks 14 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,278).#14 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasNixon-Smiley CISD is the number 566 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 1,045 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#566 of 1,212
  3. West Rusk County Consolidated ISDThe next larger Texas district: 1,048 students in fall 2022, $13,259 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,259
  4. Edgewood ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 1,042 students in fall 2022, $12,491 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,491
  5. Compare Nixon-Smiley CISD with West Rusk County Consolidated ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Nixon-Smiley High School, its largest high school295 students in 2024-25, 11.3 per teacher.295
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasNixon-Smiley CISD spent $54,093 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$54,093
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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 Nixon-Smiley CISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Nixon-Smiley CISD?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 1,015 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Nixon-Smiley CISD spend per student?
    $16,278 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 $16,875 per student, up 3.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Nixon-Smiley CISD's money come from?
    $22,409,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 6.6% state, 76.3% local and 17.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Nixon-Smiley CISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 299 of the 1,006 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 29.7%, 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 Nixon-Smiley CISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $4,864,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,655 per student. Divided by the 90 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $54,093 per teacher, more than 70 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 Nixon-Smiley CISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Nixon-Smiley CISD scored proficient or above: 49-53% in reading and 37-41% 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 Nixon-Smiley CISD?
    95% or more of the 74 students in Nixon-Smiley 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 Nixon-Smiley CISD's NCES district ID?
    4832740. 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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