Tatum ISD

Public school district · Rusk County · Texas · NCES district ID 4842240

Tatum ISD spent $12,975 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 68% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,244). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,392 students in 2024-25; 33.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,388 per student, up 10.9% 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 Tatum ISD in enrollment (1,462 to 1,493 students) and Tatum ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Tatum ISD, FY23Mathis ISD $16,231; Rockdale ISD $13,929; Randolph Field ISD $13,612; Tatum ISD $12,975; Central ISD $12,767; Buna ISD $12,468; Pilot Point ISD $12,295; Horizon Montessori Public Schools $11,155; Pottsboro ISD $10,926; Ume Preparatory Academy $9,016; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kMathis ISD$16,231Rockdale ISD$13,929Randolph Field ISD$13,612Tatum ISD$12,975Central ISD$12,767Buna ISD$12,468Pilot Point ISD$12,295Horizon Montessori Public Scho…$11,155Pottsboro ISD$10,926Ume Preparatory Academy$9,016State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Tatum ISD, FY23Mathis ISD $16,231; Rockdale ISD $13,929; Randolph Field ISD $13,612; Tatum ISD $12,975; Central ISD $12,767; Buna ISD $12,468; Pilot Point ISD $12,295; Horizon Montessori Public Schools $11,155; Pottsboro ISD $10,926; Ume Preparatory Academy $9,016; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kMathis ISD$16,231Rockdale ISD$13,929Randolph Field ISD$13,612Tatum ISD$12,975Central ISD$12,767Buna ISD$12,468Pilot Point ISD$12,295Horizon Montessori Public Schools$11,155Pottsboro ISD$10,926Ume Preparatory Academy$9,016State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Tatum ISD, FY23Mathis ISD $16,231; Rockdale ISD $13,929; Randolph Field ISD $13,612; Tatum ISD $12,975; Central ISD $12,767; Buna ISD $12,468; Pilot Point ISD $12,295; Horizon Montessori Public Schools $11,155; Pottsboro ISD $10,926; Ume Preparatory Academy $9,016; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.7.5k12.5k17.5kMathis ISD$16,231Rockdale ISD$13,929Randolph Field ISD$13,612Tatum ISD$12,975Central ISD$12,767Buna ISD$12,468Pilot Point ISD$12,295Horizon Montessori Public Schools$11,155Pottsboro ISD$10,926Ume Preparatory Academy$9,016State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Tatum ISD, FY23Mathis ISD $16,231; Rockdale ISD $13,929; Randolph Field ISD $13,612; Tatum ISD $12,975; Central ISD $12,767; Buna ISD $12,468; Pilot Point ISD $12,295; Horizon Montessori Public Schools $11,155; Pottsboro ISD $10,926; Ume Preparatory Academy $9,016; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.7.5k12.5k17.5kMathis ISD$16,231Rockdale ISD$13,929Randolph Field ISD$13,612Tatum ISD$12,975Central ISD$12,767Buna ISD$12,468Pilot Point ISD$12,295Horizon Montessori Public Schools$11,155Pottsboro ISD$10,926Ume Preparatory Academy$9,016State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$20,731,000 in revenue: 33.1% state, 56.4% local and 10.5% federal. Total spending including $1,905,000 of capital outlay was $21,607,000, or $14,639 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Tatum ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,865,000; Local $11,692,000; Federal $2,174,000; total $20,731,000.
  • State$6,865,000 33%
  • Local$11,692,000 56%
  • Federal$2,174,000 10%

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

1,476 students in 2022-23, 1,383 students in 2023-24, 1,392 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Tatum ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,476, 2023-24: 1,383, 2024-25: 1,39205001k1.5k2022-231,4762023-241,3832024-251,392
Tatum ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,476, 2023-24: 1,383, 2024-25: 1,39205001k1.5k2022-231,4762023-241,3832024-251,392
Tatum ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,476, 2023-24: 1,383, 2024-25: 1,39205001k1.5k2022-231,4762023-241,3832024-251,392
Tatum ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,476, 2023-24: 1,383, 2024-25: 1,39205001k1.5k2022-231,4762023-241,3832024-251,392

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,476107.513.7
2023-241,383107.712.8
2024-251,39291.115.3

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

$6,692,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,534 per student

Tatum ISD booked $6,692,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 108 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 $62,245 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 94 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$4,970,00074.3%
Special education$375,0005.6%
Vocational$663,0009.9%
Other programs$684,00010.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,362 in 2018-19, $3,688 in 2019-20, $4,045 in 2020-21, $4,008 in 2021-22, $4,534 in 2022-23.

Tatum ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,362, 2019-20: $3,688, 2020-21: $4,045, 2021-22: $4,008, 2022-23: $4,53402k4k6k2018-19$3,3622019-20$3,6882020-21$4,0452021-22$4,0082022-23$4,534
Tatum ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,362, 2019-20: $3,688, 2020-21: $4,045, 2021-22: $4,008, 2022-23: $4,53402k4k6k2018-19$3,3622019-20$3,6882020-21$4,0452021-22$4,0082022-23$4,534
Tatum ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,362, 2019-20: $3,688, 2020-21: $4,045, 2021-22: $4,008, 2022-23: $4,53402k4k6k2018-19$3,3622019-20$3,6882020-21$4,0452021-22$4,0082022-23$4,534
Tatum ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,362, 2019-20: $3,688, 2020-21: $4,045, 2021-22: $4,008, 2022-23: $4,53402k4k6k2018-19$3,3622019-20$3,6882020-21$4,0452021-22$4,0082022-23$4,534

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 Tatum ISD scored proficient or above: 53-57% in reading and 46-50% 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%647
Math46-50%42%544

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 119 students in Tatum 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 class119403,301

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, 634 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tatum Primary32819.167.1%Schoolwide program
Tatum Elementary30616.757.2%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 middle school, 321 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tatum Middle32115.559.2%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, 437 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tatum High School43712.548.5%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 Tatum 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 Tatum ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentTatum ISD ranks 186 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,975).#186 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasTatum ISD is the number 460 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 1,476 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#460 of 1,212
  3. Buna ISDThe next larger Texas district: 1,477 students in fall 2022, $12,468 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,468
  4. Horizon Montessori Public SchoolsThe next smaller Texas district: 1,469 students in fall 2022, $11,155 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,155
  5. Compare Tatum ISD with Buna ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Tatum High School, its largest high school437 students in 2024-25, 12.5 per teacher.437
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasTatum ISD spent $62,245 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$62,245
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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 Tatum ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Tatum ISD?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,392 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Tatum ISD spend per student?
    $12,975 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 $14,388 per student, up 10.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Tatum ISD's money come from?
    $20,731,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 33.1% state, 56.4% local and 10.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Tatum ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 112 of the 1,014 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.0%, 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 Tatum ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,692,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,534 per student. Divided by the 108 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,245 per teacher, more than 94 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 Tatum ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Tatum ISD scored proficient or above: 53-57% in reading and 46-50% 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 Tatum ISD?
    95% or more of the 119 students in Tatum 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 Tatum ISD's NCES district ID?
    4842240. 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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