Wheeler ISD

Public school district · Wheeler County · Texas · NCES district ID 4845420

Wheeler ISD spent $13,202 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 77% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,156). Its one school enrolled 372 students in 2024-25; 35.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,453 per student, up 1.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% 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 Wheeler ISD in enrollment (377 to 399 students) and Wheeler ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Wheeler ISD, FY23Fort Hancock Independent $18,573; Fruitvale ISD $17,839; Broaddus ISD $15,710; St. Mary's Academy Charter School $14,307; Cross Plains ISD $14,223; Texas Empowerment Academy $13,952; Wheeler ISD $13,202; Yantis ISD $12,359; Midland Academy Charter School $9,127; El Paso Academy Public High School $7,133; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20kFort Hancock Independent$18,573Fruitvale ISD$17,839Broaddus ISD$15,710St. Mary's Academy Charte…$14,307Cross Plains ISD$14,223Texas Empowerment Academy$13,952Wheeler ISD$13,202Yantis ISD$12,359Midland Academy Charter School$9,127El Paso Academy Public High Sc…$7,133State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Wheeler ISD, FY23Fort Hancock Independent $18,573; Fruitvale ISD $17,839; Broaddus ISD $15,710; St. Mary's Academy Charter School $14,307; Cross Plains ISD $14,223; Texas Empowerment Academy $13,952; Wheeler ISD $13,202; Yantis ISD $12,359; Midland Academy Charter School $9,127; El Paso Academy Public High School $7,133; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20kFort Hancock Independent$18,573Fruitvale ISD$17,839Broaddus ISD$15,710St. Mary's Academy Charter Sch…$14,307Cross Plains ISD$14,223Texas Empowerment Academy$13,952Wheeler ISD$13,202Yantis ISD$12,359Midland Academy Charter School$9,127El Paso Academy Public High School$7,133State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Wheeler ISD, FY23Fort Hancock Independent $18,573; Fruitvale ISD $17,839; Broaddus ISD $15,710; St. Mary's Academy Charter School $14,307; Cross Plains ISD $14,223; Texas Empowerment Academy $13,952; Wheeler ISD $13,202; Yantis ISD $12,359; Midland Academy Charter School $9,127; El Paso Academy Public High School $7,133; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20kFort Hancock Independent$18,573Fruitvale ISD$17,839Broaddus ISD$15,710St. Mary's Academy Charter School$14,307Cross Plains ISD$14,223Texas Empowerment Academy$13,952Wheeler ISD$13,202Yantis ISD$12,359Midland Academy Charter School$9,127El Paso Academy Public High School$7,133State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Wheeler ISD, FY23Fort Hancock Independent $18,573; Fruitvale ISD $17,839; Broaddus ISD $15,710; St. Mary's Academy Charter School $14,307; Cross Plains ISD $14,223; Texas Empowerment Academy $13,952; Wheeler ISD $13,202; Yantis ISD $12,359; Midland Academy Charter School $9,127; El Paso Academy Public High School $7,133; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20kFort Hancock Independent$18,573Fruitvale ISD$17,839Broaddus ISD$15,710St. Mary's Academy Charter School$14,307Cross Plains ISD$14,223Texas Empowerment Academy$13,952Wheeler ISD$13,202Yantis ISD$12,359Midland Academy Charter School$9,127El Paso Academy Public High School$7,133State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$6,923,000 in revenue: 35.9% state, 53.2% local and 10.9% federal. Total spending including $359,000 of capital outlay was $5,734,000, or $14,817 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wheeler ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,485,000; Local $3,686,000; Federal $752,000; total $6,923,000.
  • State$2,485,000 36%
  • Local$3,686,000 53%
  • Federal$752,000 11%

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

387 students in 2022-23, 386 students in 2023-24, 372 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wheeler ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 387, 2023-24: 386, 2024-25: 37201002003004002022-233872023-243862024-25372
Wheeler ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 387, 2023-24: 386, 2024-25: 37201002003004002022-233872023-243862024-25372
Wheeler ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 387, 2023-24: 386, 2024-25: 37201002003004002022-233872023-243862024-25372
Wheeler ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 387, 2023-24: 386, 2024-25: 37201002003004002022-233872023-243862024-25372

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338741.59.3
2023-2438642.09.2
2024-2537240.09.3

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

$1,908,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,930 per student

Wheeler ISD booked $1,908,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 42 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 $45,954 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 23 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$1,487,00077.9%
Special education$209,00011.0%
Vocational$122,0006.4%
Other programs$90,0004.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,126 in 2018-19, $4,510 in 2019-20, $4,566 in 2020-21, $4,613 in 2021-22, $4,930 in 2022-23.

Wheeler ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,126, 2019-20: $4,510, 2020-21: $4,566, 2021-22: $4,613, 2022-23: $4,93002k4k6k2018-19$4,1262019-20$4,5102020-21$4,5662021-22$4,6132022-23$4,930
Wheeler ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,126, 2019-20: $4,510, 2020-21: $4,566, 2021-22: $4,613, 2022-23: $4,93002k4k6k2018-19$4,1262019-20$4,5102020-21$4,5662021-22$4,6132022-23$4,930
Wheeler ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,126, 2019-20: $4,510, 2020-21: $4,566, 2021-22: $4,613, 2022-23: $4,93002k4k6k2018-19$4,1262019-20$4,5102020-21$4,5662021-22$4,6132022-23$4,930
Wheeler ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,126, 2019-20: $4,510, 2020-21: $4,566, 2021-22: $4,613, 2022-23: $4,93002k4k6k2018-19$4,1262019-20$4,5102020-21$4,5662021-22$4,6132022-23$4,930

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 Wheeler ISD scored proficient or above: 53-66% in reading and 43-57% 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 arts53-66%52%175
Math43-57%42%141

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

80% or more of the 26 students in Wheeler 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 rate80% or more90.3%
Students in the class26403,301

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.

1 other school, 372 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wheeler School3729.353.5%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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentWheeler ISD ranks 487 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,202).#487 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasWheeler ISD is the number 876 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 387 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#876 of 1,212
  3. Fruitvale ISDThe next larger Texas district: 398 students in fall 2022, $17,839 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,839
  4. Midland Academy Charter SchoolThe next smaller Texas district: 385 students in fall 2022, $9,127 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,127
  5. Compare Wheeler ISD with Fruitvale ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across TexasWheeler ISD spent $45,954 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$45,954
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Wheeler ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Wheeler ISD?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 372 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wheeler ISD spend per student?
    $13,202 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. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,453 per student, up 1.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wheeler ISD's money come from?
    $6,923,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 35.9% state, 53.2% local and 10.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wheeler ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 52 of the 374 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.9%, 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 Wheeler ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,908,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,930 per student. Divided by the 42 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $45,954 per teacher, more than 23 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 Wheeler ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wheeler ISD scored proficient or above: 53-66% in reading and 43-57% 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 Wheeler ISD?
    80% or more of the 26 students in Wheeler 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 Wheeler ISD's NCES district ID?
    4845420. 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

Compiled from official source data by .