Sheldon ISD

Public school district · Harris County · Texas · NCES district ID 4839990

Sheldon ISD spent $12,323 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 52% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,244). Its 13 schools enrolled 10,945 students in 2024-25; 32.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,986 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 88% (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 Sheldon ISD in enrollment (10,617 to 11,399 students) and Sheldon ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Sheldon ISD, FY23Del Valle ISD $13,030; Sheldon ISD $12,323; Waxahachie ISD $11,520; East Central ISD $10,989; Lake Travis ISD $10,944; Midlothian $10,686; Frenship ISD $10,058; Canyon ISD $9,905; Huntsville ISD $9,858; Boerne ISD $9,559; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kDel Valle ISD$13,030Sheldon ISD$12,323Waxahachie ISD$11,520East Central ISD$10,989Lake Travis ISD$10,944Midlothian$10,686Frenship ISD$10,058Canyon ISD$9,905Huntsville ISD$9,858Boerne ISD$9,559State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Sheldon ISD, FY23Del Valle ISD $13,030; Sheldon ISD $12,323; Waxahachie ISD $11,520; East Central ISD $10,989; Lake Travis ISD $10,944; Midlothian $10,686; Frenship ISD $10,058; Canyon ISD $9,905; Huntsville ISD $9,858; Boerne ISD $9,559; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kDel Valle ISD$13,030Sheldon ISD$12,323Waxahachie ISD$11,520East Central ISD$10,989Lake Travis ISD$10,944Midlothian$10,686Frenship ISD$10,058Canyon ISD$9,905Huntsville ISD$9,858Boerne ISD$9,559State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Sheldon ISD, FY23Del Valle ISD $13,030; Sheldon ISD $12,323; Waxahachie ISD $11,520; East Central ISD $10,989; Lake Travis ISD $10,944; Midlothian $10,686; Frenship ISD $10,058; Canyon ISD $9,905; Huntsville ISD $9,858; Boerne ISD $9,559; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kDel Valle ISD$13,030Sheldon ISD$12,323Waxahachie ISD$11,520East Central ISD$10,989Lake Travis ISD$10,944Midlothian$10,686Frenship ISD$10,058Canyon ISD$9,905Huntsville ISD$9,858Boerne ISD$9,559State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Sheldon ISD, FY23Del Valle ISD $13,030; Sheldon ISD $12,323; Waxahachie ISD $11,520; East Central ISD $10,989; Lake Travis ISD $10,944; Midlothian $10,686; Frenship ISD $10,058; Canyon ISD $9,905; Huntsville ISD $9,858; Boerne ISD $9,559; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kDel Valle ISD$13,030Sheldon ISD$12,323Waxahachie ISD$11,520East Central ISD$10,989Lake Travis ISD$10,944Midlothian$10,686Frenship ISD$10,058Canyon ISD$9,905Huntsville ISD$9,858Boerne ISD$9,559State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$169,380,000 in revenue: 32.5% state, 53.2% local and 14.3% federal. Total spending including $7,633,000 of capital outlay was $157,716,000, or $14,351 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Sheldon ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $55,128,000; Local $90,104,000; Federal $24,148,000; total $169,380,000.
  • State$55,128,000 33%
  • Local$90,104,000 53%
  • Federal$24,148,000 14%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

10,990 students in 2022-23, 11,028 students in 2023-24, 10,938 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sheldon ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,990, 2023-24: 11,028, 2024-25: 10,93805k10k15k2022-2310,9902023-2411,0282024-2510,938
Sheldon ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,990, 2023-24: 11,028, 2024-25: 10,93805k10k15k2022-2310,9902023-2411,0282024-2510,938
Sheldon ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,990, 2023-24: 11,028, 2024-25: 10,93805k10k15k2022-2310,9902023-2411,0282024-2510,938
Sheldon ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,990, 2023-24: 11,028, 2024-25: 10,93805k10k15k2022-2310,9902023-2411,0282024-2510,938

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2310,990654.516.8
2023-2411,028657.216.8
2024-2510,938672.116.3

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

$36,014,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,277 per student

Sheldon ISD booked $36,014,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 654 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 $55,026 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 74 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$22,169,00061.6%
Special education$1,844,0005.1%
Vocational$2,317,0006.4%
Other programs$9,684,00026.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,191 in 2018-19, $3,708 in 2019-20, $3,847 in 2020-21, $3,660 in 2021-22, $3,277 in 2022-23.

Sheldon ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,191, 2019-20: $3,708, 2020-21: $3,847, 2021-22: $3,660, 2022-23: $3,27701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1912019-20$3,7082020-21$3,8472021-22$3,6602022-23$3,277
Sheldon ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,191, 2019-20: $3,708, 2020-21: $3,847, 2021-22: $3,660, 2022-23: $3,27701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1912019-20$3,7082020-21$3,8472021-22$3,6602022-23$3,277
Sheldon ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,191, 2019-20: $3,708, 2020-21: $3,847, 2021-22: $3,660, 2022-23: $3,27701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1912019-20$3,7082020-21$3,8472021-22$3,6602022-23$3,277
Sheldon ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,191, 2019-20: $3,708, 2020-21: $3,847, 2021-22: $3,660, 2022-23: $3,27701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1912019-20$3,7082020-21$3,8472021-22$3,6602022-23$3,277

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 Sheldon ISD scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 22% 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 arts38%52%4,782
Math22%42%4,036

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

88% of the 828 students in Sheldon 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 rate88%90.3%
Students in the class828403,301

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.

8 elementary schools, 4,709 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
L E Monahan Elementary63515.982.2%Schoolwide program
Sheldon Lake Elementary62215.675.1%Schoolwide program
Royalwood Elementary60715.181.2%Schoolwide program
Garrett Elementary60617.379.7%Schoolwide program
Sheldon Elementary58515.471.5%Schoolwide program
Sheldon Early Childhood Academy56218.276.5%Schoolwide program
Stephanie Cravens Early Childhood55616.480.4%Schoolwide program
H M Carroll Elementary53614.577.2%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.

2 middle schools, 2,409 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
C E King Middle1,35916.477.4%Eligible, no program
Michael R Null Middle1,05014.573.8%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.

3 high schools, 3,827 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
C E King High School3,71617.670.0%Eligible, no program
Kase Academy1049.568.3%Eligible, no program
High Point East7not reported75.0%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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

High Point East

High school in Houston; open in 2024-25; 7 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Sheldon 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 Sheldon ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentSheldon ISD ranks 276 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,323).#276 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasSheldon ISD is the number 114 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 10,990 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#114 of 1,212
  3. Canyon ISDThe next larger Texas district: 11,075 students in fall 2022, $9,905 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,905
  4. Waxahachie ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 10,837 students in fall 2022, $11,520 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,520
  5. Compare Sheldon ISD with Canyon ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. C E King High School, its largest high school3,716 students in 2024-25, 17.6 per teacher.3,716
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasSheldon ISD spent $55,026 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$55,026
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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 Sheldon ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Sheldon ISD?
    13 schools were open in 2024-25 (8 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high), enrolling 10,945 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sheldon ISD spend per student?
    $12,323 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 $12,986 per student, up 5.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Sheldon ISD's money come from?
    $169,380,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 32.5% state, 53.2% local and 14.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Sheldon ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 2,713 of the 11,970 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 22.7%, 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 Sheldon ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $36,014,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,277 per student. Divided by the 654 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $55,026 per teacher, more than 74 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 Sheldon ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sheldon ISD scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 22% 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 Sheldon ISD?
    88% of the 828 students in Sheldon 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 Sheldon ISD's NCES district ID?
    4839990. 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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