Huntsville ISD

Public school district · Walker County · Texas · NCES district ID 4824030

Huntsville ISD spent $9,858 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 95% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,244). Its 9 schools enrolled 10,960 students in 2024-25; 46.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,208 per student, up 3.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (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 Huntsville ISD in enrollment (10,837 to 11,618 students) and Huntsville ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Huntsville ISD, FY23Cleveland ISD $13,415; Brazosport ISD $13,088; Del Valle ISD $13,030; Sheldon ISD $12,323; Waxahachie ISD $11,520; Lake Travis ISD $10,944; Midlothian $10,686; Frenship ISD $10,058; Canyon ISD $9,905; Huntsville ISD $9,858; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kCleveland ISD$13,415Brazosport ISD$13,088Del Valle ISD$13,030Sheldon ISD$12,323Waxahachie ISD$11,520Lake Travis ISD$10,944Midlothian$10,686Frenship ISD$10,058Canyon ISD$9,905Huntsville ISD$9,858State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Huntsville ISD, FY23Cleveland ISD $13,415; Brazosport ISD $13,088; Del Valle ISD $13,030; Sheldon ISD $12,323; Waxahachie ISD $11,520; Lake Travis ISD $10,944; Midlothian $10,686; Frenship ISD $10,058; Canyon ISD $9,905; Huntsville ISD $9,858; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kCleveland ISD$13,415Brazosport ISD$13,088Del Valle ISD$13,030Sheldon ISD$12,323Waxahachie ISD$11,520Lake Travis ISD$10,944Midlothian$10,686Frenship ISD$10,058Canyon ISD$9,905Huntsville ISD$9,858State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Huntsville ISD, FY23Cleveland ISD $13,415; Brazosport ISD $13,088; Del Valle ISD $13,030; Sheldon ISD $12,323; Waxahachie ISD $11,520; Lake Travis ISD $10,944; Midlothian $10,686; Frenship ISD $10,058; Canyon ISD $9,905; Huntsville ISD $9,858; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kCleveland ISD$13,415Brazosport ISD$13,088Del Valle ISD$13,030Sheldon ISD$12,323Waxahachie ISD$11,520Lake Travis ISD$10,944Midlothian$10,686Frenship ISD$10,058Canyon ISD$9,905Huntsville ISD$9,858State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Huntsville ISD, FY23Cleveland ISD $13,415; Brazosport ISD $13,088; Del Valle ISD $13,030; Sheldon ISD $12,323; Waxahachie ISD $11,520; Lake Travis ISD $10,944; Midlothian $10,686; Frenship ISD $10,058; Canyon ISD $9,905; Huntsville ISD $9,858; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14kCleveland ISD$13,415Brazosport ISD$13,088Del Valle ISD$13,030Sheldon ISD$12,323Waxahachie ISD$11,520Lake Travis ISD$10,944Midlothian$10,686Frenship ISD$10,058Canyon ISD$9,905Huntsville ISD$9,858State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$136,390,000 in revenue: 46.6% state, 41.9% local and 11.5% federal. Total spending including $81,679,000 of capital outlay was $197,731,000, or $17,478 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Huntsville ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $63,569,000; Local $57,086,000; Federal $15,735,000; total $136,390,000.
  • State$63,569,000 47%
  • Local$57,086,000 42%
  • Federal$15,735,000 12%

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

11,313 students in 2022-23, 11,318 students in 2023-24, 10,960 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Huntsville ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,313, 2023-24: 11,318, 2024-25: 10,96005k10k15k2022-2311,3132023-2411,3182024-2510,960
Huntsville ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,313, 2023-24: 11,318, 2024-25: 10,96005k10k15k2022-2311,3132023-2411,3182024-2510,960
Huntsville ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,313, 2023-24: 11,318, 2024-25: 10,96005k10k15k2022-2311,3132023-2411,3182024-2510,960
Huntsville ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,313, 2023-24: 11,318, 2024-25: 10,96005k10k15k2022-2311,3132023-2411,3182024-2510,960

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2311,313399.328.3
2023-2411,318408.527.7
2024-2510,960314.134.9

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 Huntsville ISD scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 26% 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 arts48%52%8,622
Math26%42%7,255

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

87% of the 956 students in Huntsville 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 rate87%90.3%
Students in the class956403,301

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.

5 elementary schools, 3,502 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Scott Johnson Elementary87920.771.6%Schoolwide program
Samuel Houston Elementary76026.771.2%Schoolwide program
Huntsville Elementary67021.073.6%Schoolwide program
Texas Online Preparatory Elementary646not reported64.7%Eligible, no program
Stewart Elementary54722.761.4%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.

2 middle schools, 3,348 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Texas Online Preparatory Middle2,050not reported58.8%Eligible, no program
Mance Park Middle1,29818.665.7%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.

2 high schools, 4,110 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Texas Online Preparatory High School2,228not reported47.7%Eligible, no program
Huntsville High School1,88216.158.2%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.

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.

Huntsville Intermediate

Elementary school in Huntsville; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 827 students; 14.8 students per teacher.

Gibbs Pre-K Center

School in Huntsville; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 291 students; 17.0 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 Huntsville 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 Huntsville ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentHuntsville ISD ranks 546 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,858).#546 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasHuntsville ISD is the number 110 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 11,313 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#110 of 1,212
  3. Lake Travis ISDThe next larger Texas district: 11,399 students in fall 2022, $10,944 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,944
  4. Frenship ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 11,165 students in fall 2022, $10,058 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,058
  5. Compare Huntsville ISD with Lake Travis ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Texas Online Preparatory High School, its largest high school2,228 students in 2024-25.2,228
  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 Huntsville ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Huntsville ISD?
    9 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high), enrolling 10,960 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Huntsville ISD spend per student?
    $9,858 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 $10,208 per student, up 3.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Huntsville ISD's money come from?
    $136,390,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 46.6% state, 41.9% local and 11.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Huntsville ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,737 of the 7,818 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 22.2%, 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 do students in Huntsville ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Huntsville ISD scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 26% 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 the graduation rate in Huntsville ISD?
    87% of the 956 students in Huntsville 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.
  7. What is Huntsville ISD's NCES district ID?
    4824030. 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
  • 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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