Step Charter School

Public school district · Harris County · Texas · NCES district ID 4800275

Step Charter School spent $15,687 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 57% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its 2 schools enrolled 617 students in 2024-25; 71.6% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Step Charter School in enrollment (560 to 575 students) and Step Charter School itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Step Charter School, FY23Santa Maria ISD $20,319; Kerens ISD $17,112; Winters ISD $16,547; Step Charter School $15,687; La Villa ISD $15,659; Cross Roads ISD $13,961; Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD $13,698; Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School $12,686; Stratford ISD $12,543; Muenster ISD $11,510; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20k25kSanta Maria ISD$20,319Kerens ISD$17,112Winters ISD$16,547Step Charter School$15,687La Villa ISD$15,659Cross Roads ISD$13,961Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD$13,698Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Li…$12,686Stratford ISD$12,543Muenster ISD$11,510State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Step Charter School, FY23Santa Maria ISD $20,319; Kerens ISD $17,112; Winters ISD $16,547; Step Charter School $15,687; La Villa ISD $15,659; Cross Roads ISD $13,961; Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD $13,698; Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School $12,686; Stratford ISD $12,543; Muenster ISD $11,510; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20k25kSanta Maria ISD$20,319Kerens ISD$17,112Winters ISD$16,547Step Charter School$15,687La Villa ISD$15,659Cross Roads ISD$13,961Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD$13,698Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pu…$12,686Stratford ISD$12,543Muenster ISD$11,510State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Step Charter School, FY23Santa Maria ISD $20,319; Kerens ISD $17,112; Winters ISD $16,547; Step Charter School $15,687; La Villa ISD $15,659; Cross Roads ISD $13,961; Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD $13,698; Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School $12,686; Stratford ISD $12,543; Muenster ISD $11,510; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20k25kSanta Maria ISD$20,319Kerens ISD$17,112Winters ISD$16,547Step Charter School$15,687La Villa ISD$15,659Cross Roads ISD$13,961Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD$13,698Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr S…$12,686Stratford ISD$12,543Muenster ISD$11,510State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Step Charter School, FY23Santa Maria ISD $20,319; Kerens ISD $17,112; Winters ISD $16,547; Step Charter School $15,687; La Villa ISD $15,659; Cross Roads ISD $13,961; Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD $13,698; Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School $12,686; Stratford ISD $12,543; Muenster ISD $11,510; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20k25kSanta Maria ISD$20,319Kerens ISD$17,112Winters ISD$16,547Step Charter School$15,687La Villa ISD$15,659Cross Roads ISD$13,961Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD$13,698Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Ch…$12,686Stratford ISD$12,543Muenster ISD$11,510State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$9,148,000 in revenue: 71.6% state, 0.4% local and 28.0% federal. Total spending was $8,930,000, or $15,694 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Step Charter School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,552,000; Local $37,000; Federal $2,559,000; total $9,148,000.
  • State$6,552,000 72%
  • Local$37,000 0%
  • Federal$2,559,000 28%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

569 students in 2022-23, 598 students in 2023-24, 617 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Step Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 569, 2023-24: 598, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-235692023-245982024-25617
Step Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 569, 2023-24: 598, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-235692023-245982024-25617
Step Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 569, 2023-24: 598, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-235692023-245982024-25617
Step Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 569, 2023-24: 598, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-235692023-245982024-25617

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356934.716.4
2023-2459838.115.7
2024-2561739.615.6

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

$1,205,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,118 per student

Step Charter School booked $1,205,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 35 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 $34,726 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 2 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).

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,937 in 2018-19, $3,069 in 2019-20, $3,205 in 2020-21, $2,866 in 2021-22, $2,118 in 2022-23.

Step Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,937, 2019-20: $3,069, 2020-21: $3,205, 2021-22: $2,866, 2022-23: $2,11801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9372019-20$3,0692020-21$3,2052021-22$2,8662022-23$2,118
Step Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,937, 2019-20: $3,069, 2020-21: $3,205, 2021-22: $2,866, 2022-23: $2,11801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9372019-20$3,0692020-21$3,2052021-22$2,8662022-23$2,118
Step Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,937, 2019-20: $3,069, 2020-21: $3,205, 2021-22: $2,866, 2022-23: $2,11801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9372019-20$3,0692020-21$3,2052021-22$2,8662022-23$2,118
Step Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,937, 2019-20: $3,069, 2020-21: $3,205, 2021-22: $2,866, 2022-23: $2,11801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9372019-20$3,0692020-21$3,2052021-22$2,8662022-23$2,118

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 Step Charter School scored proficient or above: 55-61% in reading and 46-52% 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 arts55-61%52%339
Math46-52%42%339

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.

2 elementary schools, 617 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Step Charter II32416.182.4%Schoolwide program
Step Charter Elementary29315.173.4%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 Step Charter School

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentStep Charter School ranks 268 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,687).#268 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasStep Charter School is the number 755 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 569 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#755 of 1,212
  3. Kerens ISDThe next larger Texas district: 570 students in fall 2022, $17,112 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,112
  4. Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr SchoolThe next smaller Texas district: 567 students in fall 2022, $12,686 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,686
  5. Compare Step Charter School with Kerens ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across TexasStep Charter School spent $34,726 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$34,726
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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 Step Charter School

  1. How many schools and students are in Step Charter School?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary), enrolling 617 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Step Charter School spend per student?
    $15,687 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.
  3. Where does Step Charter School's money come from?
    $9,148,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 71.6% state, 0.4% local and 28.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Step Charter School spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,205,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,118 per student. Divided by the 35 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $34,726 per teacher, more than 2 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).
  5. How do students in Step Charter School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Step Charter School scored proficient or above: 55-61% in reading and 46-52% 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.
  6. What is Step Charter School's NCES district ID?
    4800275. 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 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
  • 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: 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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