Redwater ISD

Public school district · Bowie County · Texas · NCES district ID 4836750

Redwater ISD spent $12,258 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 50% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,244). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,103 students in 2024-25; 63.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,593 per student, up 2.7% 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 Redwater ISD in enrollment (1,048 to 1,066 students) and Redwater ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Redwater ISD, FY23Friona ISD $14,560; Scurry-Rosser ISD $13,748; Buffalo ISD $13,375; West Rusk County Consolidated ISD $13,259; Chapel Hill ISD $12,986; New Waverly ISD $12,966; Redwater ISD $12,258; Keene ISD $12,228; Eastland ISD $11,422; The Excel Center (for Adults) $10,103; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kFriona ISD$14,560Scurry-Rosser ISD$13,748Buffalo ISD$13,375West Rusk County Consolidated …$13,259Chapel Hill ISD$12,986New Waverly ISD$12,966Redwater ISD$12,258Keene ISD$12,228Eastland 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 Redwater ISD, FY23Friona ISD $14,560; Scurry-Rosser ISD $13,748; Buffalo ISD $13,375; West Rusk County Consolidated ISD $13,259; Chapel Hill ISD $12,986; New Waverly ISD $12,966; Redwater ISD $12,258; Keene ISD $12,228; Eastland ISD $11,422; The Excel Center (for Adults) $10,103; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kFriona ISD$14,560Scurry-Rosser ISD$13,748Buffalo ISD$13,375West Rusk County Consolidated ISD$13,259Chapel Hill ISD$12,986New Waverly ISD$12,966Redwater ISD$12,258Keene ISD$12,228Eastland 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 Redwater ISD, FY23Friona ISD $14,560; Scurry-Rosser ISD $13,748; Buffalo ISD $13,375; West Rusk County Consolidated ISD $13,259; Chapel Hill ISD $12,986; New Waverly ISD $12,966; Redwater ISD $12,258; Keene ISD $12,228; Eastland ISD $11,422; The Excel Center (for Adults) $10,103; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kFriona ISD$14,560Scurry-Rosser ISD$13,748Buffalo ISD$13,375West Rusk County Consolidated ISD$13,259Chapel Hill ISD$12,986New Waverly ISD$12,966Redwater ISD$12,258Keene ISD$12,228Eastland 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 Redwater ISD, FY23Friona ISD $14,560; Scurry-Rosser ISD $13,748; Buffalo ISD $13,375; West Rusk County Consolidated ISD $13,259; Chapel Hill ISD $12,986; New Waverly ISD $12,966; Redwater ISD $12,258; Keene ISD $12,228; Eastland ISD $11,422; The Excel Center (for Adults) $10,103; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kFriona ISD$14,560Scurry-Rosser ISD$13,748Buffalo ISD$13,375West Rusk County Consolidated ISD$13,259Chapel Hill ISD$12,986New Waverly ISD$12,966Redwater ISD$12,258Keene ISD$12,228Eastland ISD$11,422The Excel Center (for Adults)$10,103State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$15,941,000 in revenue: 63.9% state, 28.6% local and 7.5% federal. Total spending including $3,712,000 of capital outlay was $16,907,000, or $15,965 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Redwater ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $10,181,000; Local $4,560,000; Federal $1,200,000; total $15,941,000.
  • State$10,181,000 64%
  • Local$4,560,000 29%
  • Federal$1,200,000 8%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,059 students in 2022-23, 1,109 students in 2023-24, 1,103 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Redwater ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,059, 2023-24: 1,109, 2024-25: 1,10305001k1.5k2022-231,0592023-241,1092024-251,103
Redwater ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,059, 2023-24: 1,109, 2024-25: 1,10305001k1.5k2022-231,0592023-241,1092024-251,103
Redwater ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,059, 2023-24: 1,109, 2024-25: 1,10305001k1.5k2022-231,0592023-241,1092024-251,103
Redwater ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,059, 2023-24: 1,109, 2024-25: 1,10305001k1.5k2022-231,0592023-241,1092024-251,103

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,059101.310.5
2023-241,109105.310.5
2024-251,103106.310.4

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

$5,152,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,865 per student

Redwater ISD booked $5,152,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 101 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 $50,899 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 52 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$4,249,00082.5%
Special education$207,0004.0%
Vocational$215,0004.2%
Other programs$481,0009.3%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,916 in 2018-19, $4,619 in 2019-20, $4,614 in 2020-21, $4,733 in 2021-22, $4,865 in 2022-23.

Redwater ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,916, 2019-20: $4,619, 2020-21: $4,614, 2021-22: $4,733, 2022-23: $4,86502k4k6k2018-19$3,9162019-20$4,6192020-21$4,6142021-22$4,7332022-23$4,865
Redwater ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,916, 2019-20: $4,619, 2020-21: $4,614, 2021-22: $4,733, 2022-23: $4,86502k4k6k2018-19$3,9162019-20$4,6192020-21$4,6142021-22$4,7332022-23$4,865
Redwater ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,916, 2019-20: $4,619, 2020-21: $4,614, 2021-22: $4,733, 2022-23: $4,86502k4k6k2018-19$3,9162019-20$4,6192020-21$4,6142021-22$4,7332022-23$4,865
Redwater ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,916, 2019-20: $4,619, 2020-21: $4,614, 2021-22: $4,733, 2022-23: $4,86502k4k6k2018-19$3,9162019-20$4,6192020-21$4,6142021-22$4,7332022-23$4,865

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 Redwater ISD scored proficient or above: 53-57% in reading and 58-62% 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 arts53-57%52%521
Math58-62%42%448

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 77 students in Redwater 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% or more90.3%
Students in the class77403,301

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, 329 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Redwater Elementary32911.341.9%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.

2 middle schools, 417 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Redwater Intermediate25111.546.6%Schoolwide program
Redwater Junior High1669.645.2%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 high school, 357 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Redwater High School3579.430.0%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.

Contact Redwater 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 Redwater ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentRedwater ISD ranks 288 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,258).#288 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasRedwater ISD is the number 561 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 1,059 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#561 of 1,212
  3. The Excel Center (for Adults)The next larger Texas district: 1,060 students in fall 2022, $10,103 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,103
  4. Eastland ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 1,057 students in fall 2022, $11,422 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,422
  5. Compare Redwater ISD with The Excel Center (for Adults)Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Redwater High School, its largest high school357 students in 2024-25, 9.4 per teacher.357
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasRedwater ISD spent $50,899 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$50,899
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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 Redwater ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Redwater ISD?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,103 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Redwater ISD spend per student?
    $12,258 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 $12,593 per student, up 2.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Redwater ISD's money come from?
    $15,941,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 63.9% state, 28.6% local and 7.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Redwater ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 105 of the 982 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.7%, 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 Redwater ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $5,152,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,865 per student. Divided by the 101 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $50,899 per teacher, more than 52 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 Redwater ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Redwater ISD scored proficient or above: 53-57% in reading and 58-62% 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 Redwater ISD?
    95% or more of the 77 students in Redwater 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 Redwater ISD's NCES district ID?
    4836750. 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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