Texas Preparatory School

Public school district · Hays County · Texas · NCES district ID 4800194

Texas Preparatory School spent $38,164 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its one school enrolled 59 students in 2024-25; 34.2% 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 Texas Preparatory School in enrollment (61 to 86 students) and Texas Preparatory School itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Texas Preparatory School, FY23Texas Preparatory School $38,164; Meadowland Charter District $31,441; Patton Springs ISD $30,974; Dell City ISD $28,443; Westhoff ISD $22,099; Excelsior ISD $21,014; Sivells Bend ISD $16,643; Hubbard ISD $16,325; Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design $14,840; Katherine Anne Porter School $14,023; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40kTexas Preparatory School$38,164Meadowland Charter District$31,441Patton Springs ISD$30,974Dell City ISD$28,443Westhoff ISD$22,099Excelsior ISD$21,014Sivells Bend ISD$16,643Hubbard ISD$16,325Henry Ford Academy Alameda Sch…$14,840Katherine Anne Porter School$14,023State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Texas Preparatory School, FY23Texas Preparatory School $38,164; Meadowland Charter District $31,441; Patton Springs ISD $30,974; Dell City ISD $28,443; Westhoff ISD $22,099; Excelsior ISD $21,014; Sivells Bend ISD $16,643; Hubbard ISD $16,325; Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design $14,840; Katherine Anne Porter School $14,023; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40kTexas Preparatory School$38,164Meadowland Charter District$31,441Patton Springs ISD$30,974Dell City ISD$28,443Westhoff ISD$22,099Excelsior ISD$21,014Sivells Bend ISD$16,643Hubbard ISD$16,325Henry Ford Academy Alameda School f…$14,840Katherine Anne Porter School$14,023State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Texas Preparatory School, FY23Texas Preparatory School $38,164; Meadowland Charter District $31,441; Patton Springs ISD $30,974; Dell City ISD $28,443; Westhoff ISD $22,099; Excelsior ISD $21,014; Sivells Bend ISD $16,643; Hubbard ISD $16,325; Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design $14,840; Katherine Anne Porter School $14,023; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40kTexas Preparatory School$38,164Meadowland Charter District$31,441Patton Springs ISD$30,974Dell City ISD$28,443Westhoff ISD$22,099Excelsior ISD$21,014Sivells Bend ISD$16,643Hubbard ISD$16,325Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art +…$14,840Katherine Anne Porter School$14,023State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Texas Preparatory School, FY23Texas Preparatory School $38,164; Meadowland Charter District $31,441; Patton Springs ISD $30,974; Dell City ISD $28,443; Westhoff ISD $22,099; Excelsior ISD $21,014; Sivells Bend ISD $16,643; Hubbard ISD $16,325; Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design $14,840; Katherine Anne Porter School $14,023; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40kTexas Preparatory School$38,164Meadowland Charter District$31,441Patton Springs ISD$30,974Dell City ISD$28,443Westhoff ISD$22,099Excelsior ISD$21,014Sivells Bend ISD$16,643Hubbard ISD$16,325Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for A…$14,840Katherine Anne Porter School$14,023State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$2,888,000 in revenue: 34.2% state, 34.4% local and 31.4% federal. Total spending was $2,856,000, or $39,123 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Texas Preparatory School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $987,000; Local $993,000; Federal $908,000; total $2,888,000.
  • State$987,000 34%
  • Local$993,000 34%
  • Federal$908,000 31%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

73 students in 2022-23, 98 students in 2023-24, 59 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Texas Preparatory School enrollment by school year2022-23: 73, 2023-24: 98, 2024-25: 5902550751002022-23732023-24982024-2559
Texas Preparatory School enrollment by school year2022-23: 73, 2023-24: 98, 2024-25: 5902550751002022-23732023-24982024-2559
Texas Preparatory School enrollment by school year2022-23: 73, 2023-24: 98, 2024-25: 5902550751002022-23732023-24982024-2559
Texas Preparatory School enrollment by school year2022-23: 73, 2023-24: 98, 2024-25: 5902550751002022-23732023-24982024-2559

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-237312.65.8
2023-249811.98.2
2024-25597.97.5

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Texas Preparatory School scored proficient or above: 36-86% in reading and 0-50% 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 arts36-86%52%45
Math0-50%42%46

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.

1 elementary school, 59 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus597.530.5%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.

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.

Texas Preparatory School

Elementary school in San Marcos; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 31 students; 7.0 students per teacher.

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

Contact Texas Preparatory School

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 Texas Preparatory School

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentTexas Preparatory School ranks 5 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($38,164).#5 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasTexas Preparatory School is the number 1,198 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 73 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,198 of 1,212
  3. Excelsior ISDThe next larger Texas district: 74 students in fall 2022, $21,014 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,014
  4. Sivells Bend ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 70 students in fall 2022, $16,643 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,643
  5. Compare Texas Preparatory School with Excelsior ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Texas Preparatory School

  1. How many schools and students are in Texas Preparatory School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 59 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Texas Preparatory School spend per student?
    $38,164 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 Texas Preparatory School's money come from?
    $2,888,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 34.2% state, 34.4% local and 31.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Texas Preparatory School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Texas Preparatory School scored proficient or above: 36-86% in reading and 0-50% 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.
  5. What is Texas Preparatory School's NCES district ID?
    4800194. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 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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