Royal ISD

Public school district · Waller County · Texas · NCES district ID 4838190

Royal ISD spent $17,399 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,244). Its 4 schools enrolled 2,884 students in 2024-25; 6.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,343 per student, down 17.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 Royal ISD in enrollment (2,605 to 2,700 students) and Royal ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Royal ISD, FY23Royal ISD $17,399; Kingsville ISD $15,311; Carthage ISD $13,912; Levelland ISD $13,300; West Orange-Cove CISD $13,074; Gonzales ISD $12,891; Brownsboro ISD $11,756; Wimberley ISD $10,797; Caddo Mills ISD $10,765; Hardin-Jefferson ISD $10,301; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kRoyal ISD$17,399Kingsville ISD$15,311Carthage ISD$13,912Levelland ISD$13,300West Orange-Cove CISD$13,074Gonzales ISD$12,891Brownsboro ISD$11,756Wimberley ISD$10,797Caddo Mills ISD$10,765Hardin-Jefferson ISD$10,301State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Royal ISD, FY23Royal ISD $17,399; Kingsville ISD $15,311; Carthage ISD $13,912; Levelland ISD $13,300; West Orange-Cove CISD $13,074; Gonzales ISD $12,891; Brownsboro ISD $11,756; Wimberley ISD $10,797; Caddo Mills ISD $10,765; Hardin-Jefferson ISD $10,301; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kRoyal ISD$17,399Kingsville ISD$15,311Carthage ISD$13,912Levelland ISD$13,300West Orange-Cove CISD$13,074Gonzales ISD$12,891Brownsboro ISD$11,756Wimberley ISD$10,797Caddo Mills ISD$10,765Hardin-Jefferson ISD$10,301State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Royal ISD, FY23Royal ISD $17,399; Kingsville ISD $15,311; Carthage ISD $13,912; Levelland ISD $13,300; West Orange-Cove CISD $13,074; Gonzales ISD $12,891; Brownsboro ISD $11,756; Wimberley ISD $10,797; Caddo Mills ISD $10,765; Hardin-Jefferson ISD $10,301; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kRoyal ISD$17,399Kingsville ISD$15,311Carthage ISD$13,912Levelland ISD$13,300West Orange-Cove CISD$13,074Gonzales ISD$12,891Brownsboro ISD$11,756Wimberley ISD$10,797Caddo Mills ISD$10,765Hardin-Jefferson ISD$10,301State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Royal ISD, FY23Royal ISD $17,399; Kingsville ISD $15,311; Carthage ISD $13,912; Levelland ISD $13,300; West Orange-Cove CISD $13,074; Gonzales ISD $12,891; Brownsboro ISD $11,756; Wimberley ISD $10,797; Caddo Mills ISD $10,765; Hardin-Jefferson ISD $10,301; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kRoyal ISD$17,399Kingsville ISD$15,311Carthage ISD$13,912Levelland ISD$13,300West Orange-Cove CISD$13,074Gonzales ISD$12,891Brownsboro ISD$11,756Wimberley ISD$10,797Caddo Mills ISD$10,765Hardin-Jefferson ISD$10,301State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$50,112,000 in revenue: 6.6% state, 78.3% local and 15.2% federal. Total spending including $525,000 of capital outlay was $48,363,000, or $18,340 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Royal ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,284,000; Local $39,227,000; Federal $7,601,000; total $50,112,000.
  • State$3,284,000 7%
  • Local$39,227,000 78%
  • Federal$7,601,000 15%

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

2,637 students in 2022-23, 2,729 students in 2023-24, 2,884 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Royal ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,637, 2023-24: 2,729, 2024-25: 2,88401k2k3k2022-232,6372023-242,7292024-252,884
Royal ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,637, 2023-24: 2,729, 2024-25: 2,88401k2k3k2022-232,6372023-242,7292024-252,884
Royal ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,637, 2023-24: 2,729, 2024-25: 2,88401k2k3k2022-232,6372023-242,7292024-252,884
Royal ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,637, 2023-24: 2,729, 2024-25: 2,88401k2k3k2022-232,6372023-242,7292024-252,884

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,637176.215.0
2023-242,729179.815.2
2024-252,884183.915.7

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

$9,192,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,486 per student

Royal ISD booked $9,192,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 176 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 $52,159 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 59 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$5,593,00060.8%
Special education$874,0009.5%
Vocational$918,00010.0%
Other programs$1,807,00019.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,614 in 2018-19, $3,655 in 2019-20, $4,033 in 2020-21, $3,631 in 2021-22, $3,486 in 2022-23.

Royal ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,614, 2019-20: $3,655, 2020-21: $4,033, 2021-22: $3,631, 2022-23: $3,48602k4k6k2018-19$3,6142019-20$3,6552020-21$4,0332021-22$3,6312022-23$3,486
Royal ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,614, 2019-20: $3,655, 2020-21: $4,033, 2021-22: $3,631, 2022-23: $3,48602k4k6k2018-19$3,6142019-20$3,6552020-21$4,0332021-22$3,6312022-23$3,486
Royal ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,614, 2019-20: $3,655, 2020-21: $4,033, 2021-22: $3,631, 2022-23: $3,48602k4k6k2018-19$3,6142019-20$3,6552020-21$4,0332021-22$3,6312022-23$3,486
Royal ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,614, 2019-20: $3,655, 2020-21: $4,033, 2021-22: $3,631, 2022-23: $3,48602k4k6k2018-19$3,6142019-20$3,6552020-21$4,0332021-22$3,6312022-23$3,486

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 Royal ISD scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 30-34% 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 arts35-39%52%1,155
Math30-34%42%991

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

90-94% of the 186 students in Royal 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 rate90‑94%90.3%
Students in the class186403,301

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.

2 elementary schools, 1,277 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Royal Elementary76016.075.0%Schoolwide program
Royal Early Childhood Center51715.977.8%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.

1 middle school, 639 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Royal Junior High63918.074.0%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, 968 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Royal High School96814.161.8%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.

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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 Royal ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentRoyal ISD ranks 7 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,399).#7 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasRoyal ISD is the number 318 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 2,637 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#318 of 1,212
  3. Caddo Mills ISDThe next larger Texas district: 2,642 students in fall 2022, $10,765 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,765
  4. Carthage ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 2,621 students in fall 2022, $13,912 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,912
  5. Compare Royal ISD with Caddo Mills ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Royal High School, its largest high school968 students in 2024-25, 14.1 per teacher.968
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasRoyal ISD spent $52,159 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$52,159
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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 Royal ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Royal ISD?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,884 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Royal ISD spend per student?
    $17,399 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 $14,343 per student, down 17.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Royal ISD's money come from?
    $50,112,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 6.6% state, 78.3% local and 15.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Royal ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 533 of the 2,606 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.5%, 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 Royal ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $9,192,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,486 per student. Divided by the 176 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $52,159 per teacher, more than 59 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 Royal ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Royal ISD scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 30-34% 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 Royal ISD?
    90-94% of the 186 students in Royal 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 Royal ISD's NCES district ID?
    4838190. 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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