Ballinger ISD

Public school district · Runnels County · Texas · NCES district ID 4809300

Ballinger ISD spent $14,952 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 53% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,156). Its 5 schools enrolled 775 students in 2024-25; 42.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,424 per student, up 3.2% 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 Ballinger ISD in enrollment (813 to 823 students) and Ballinger ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Ballinger ISD, FY23Taft ISD $18,974; Leonard ISD $15,615; Hamilton ISD $15,236; Hawley ISD $15,234; Ballinger ISD $14,952; Elysian Fields ISD $14,598; Thrall ISD $13,653; Alba-Golden ISD $12,224; Alvord ISD $12,113; University of Texas at Austin High School $4,492; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.05k10k15k20kTaft ISD$18,974Leonard ISD$15,615Hamilton ISD$15,236Hawley ISD$15,234Ballinger ISD$14,952Elysian Fields ISD$14,598Thrall ISD$13,653Alba-Golden ISD$12,224Alvord ISD$12,113University of Texas at Austin …$4,492State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Ballinger ISD, FY23Taft ISD $18,974; Leonard ISD $15,615; Hamilton ISD $15,236; Hawley ISD $15,234; Ballinger ISD $14,952; Elysian Fields ISD $14,598; Thrall ISD $13,653; Alba-Golden ISD $12,224; Alvord ISD $12,113; University of Texas at Austin High School $4,492; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.05k10k15k20kTaft ISD$18,974Leonard ISD$15,615Hamilton ISD$15,236Hawley ISD$15,234Ballinger ISD$14,952Elysian Fields ISD$14,598Thrall ISD$13,653Alba-Golden ISD$12,224Alvord ISD$12,113University of Texas at Austin High …$4,492State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Ballinger ISD, FY23Taft ISD $18,974; Leonard ISD $15,615; Hamilton ISD $15,236; Hawley ISD $15,234; Ballinger ISD $14,952; Elysian Fields ISD $14,598; Thrall ISD $13,653; Alba-Golden ISD $12,224; Alvord ISD $12,113; University of Texas at Austin High School $4,492; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.010k20kTaft ISD$18,974Leonard ISD$15,615Hamilton ISD$15,236Hawley ISD$15,234Ballinger ISD$14,952Elysian Fields ISD$14,598Thrall ISD$13,653Alba-Golden ISD$12,224Alvord ISD$12,113University of Texas at Austin High School$4,492State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Ballinger ISD, FY23Taft ISD $18,974; Leonard ISD $15,615; Hamilton ISD $15,236; Hawley ISD $15,234; Ballinger ISD $14,952; Elysian Fields ISD $14,598; Thrall ISD $13,653; Alba-Golden ISD $12,224; Alvord ISD $12,113; University of Texas at Austin High School $4,492; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.010k20kTaft ISD$18,974Leonard ISD$15,615Hamilton ISD$15,236Hawley ISD$15,234Ballinger ISD$14,952Elysian Fields ISD$14,598Thrall ISD$13,653Alba-Golden ISD$12,224Alvord ISD$12,113University of Texas at Austin High Scho…$4,492State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$15,756,000 in revenue: 42.3% state, 35.6% local and 22.1% federal. Total spending including $2,350,000 of capital outlay was $15,040,000, or $18,409 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ballinger ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,664,000; Local $5,607,000; Federal $3,485,000; total $15,756,000.
  • State$6,664,000 42%
  • Local$5,607,000 36%
  • Federal$3,485,000 22%

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

817 students in 2022-23, 799 students in 2023-24, 772 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ballinger ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 799, 2024-25: 77202505007501k2022-238172023-247992024-25772
Ballinger ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 799, 2024-25: 77202505007501k2022-238172023-247992024-25772
Ballinger ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 799, 2024-25: 77202505007501k2022-238172023-247992024-25772
Ballinger ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 799, 2024-25: 77202505007501k2022-238172023-247992024-25772

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2381776.210.7
2023-2479978.210.2
2024-2577273.410.5

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

$3,314,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,056 per student

Ballinger ISD booked $3,314,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 76 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 $43,502 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 15 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$2,520,00076.0%
Special education$238,0007.2%
Vocational$313,0009.4%
Other programs$243,0007.3%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,620 in 2018-19, $4,190 in 2019-20, $4,467 in 2020-21, $4,145 in 2021-22, $4,056 in 2022-23.

Ballinger ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,620, 2019-20: $4,190, 2020-21: $4,467, 2021-22: $4,145, 2022-23: $4,05602k4k6k2018-19$3,6202019-20$4,1902020-21$4,4672021-22$4,1452022-23$4,056
Ballinger ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,620, 2019-20: $4,190, 2020-21: $4,467, 2021-22: $4,145, 2022-23: $4,05602k4k6k2018-19$3,6202019-20$4,1902020-21$4,4672021-22$4,1452022-23$4,056
Ballinger ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,620, 2019-20: $4,190, 2020-21: $4,467, 2021-22: $4,145, 2022-23: $4,05602k4k6k2018-19$3,6202019-20$4,1902020-21$4,4672021-22$4,1452022-23$4,056
Ballinger ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,620, 2019-20: $4,190, 2020-21: $4,467, 2021-22: $4,145, 2022-23: $4,05602k4k6k2018-19$3,6202019-20$4,1902020-21$4,4672021-22$4,1452022-23$4,056

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 Ballinger ISD scored proficient or above: 47-53% in reading and 31-38% 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 arts47-53%52%362
Math31-38%42%363

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 74 students in Ballinger 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 class74403,301

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 elementary school, 377 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ballinger Elementary37712.871.4%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.

1 middle school, 164 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ballinger Junior High1648.769.5%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.

3 high schools, 234 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ballinger High School2319.261.9%Schoolwide program
Fairview Accelerated2not reportednot reportedNot Title I
Fairview Accelerated (DAEP)1not reportednot reportedNot 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.

2 more schools 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.

Fairview Accelerated

High school in San Angelo; open in 2024-25; 2 students.

Fairview Accelerated (DAEP)

High school in San Angelo; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

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

Contact Ballinger 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 Ballinger ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentBallinger ISD ranks 332 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,952).#332 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasBallinger ISD is the number 641 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 817 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#641 of 1,212
  3. Hawley ISDThe next larger Texas district: 819 students in fall 2022, $15,234 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,234
  4. Leonard ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 814 students in fall 2022, $15,615 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,615
  5. Compare Ballinger ISD with Hawley ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Ballinger High School, its largest high school231 students in 2024-25, 9.2 per teacher.231
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasBallinger ISD spent $43,502 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$43,502
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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 Ballinger ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Ballinger ISD?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high), enrolling 775 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ballinger ISD spend per student?
    $14,952 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 $15,424 per student, up 3.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ballinger ISD's money come from?
    $15,756,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.3% state, 35.6% local and 22.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ballinger ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 302 of the 894 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 33.8%, 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 Ballinger ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,314,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,056 per student. Divided by the 76 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $43,502 per teacher, more than 15 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 Ballinger ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ballinger ISD scored proficient or above: 47-53% in reading and 31-38% 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 Ballinger ISD?
    95% or more of the 74 students in Ballinger 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 Ballinger ISD's NCES district ID?
    4809300. 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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