School district · Texas

Dripping Springs ISD

Dripping Springs ISD in Texas: 8 public schools with 8,712 students and 15.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,156 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
8,712
Students per teacher
15.2
TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,156
TX $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
573
Counselors (FTE)
21.4
Students per counselor
408
TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
9.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

76%proficient

+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

3,903 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

62%proficient

+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 92% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

3,763 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.0K15
$7.9K16
$8.0K17
$8.7K18
$9.2K19
$9.2K20
$9.9K21
$9.9K22
$10.5K23
$11.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.6% · $5.1M
State
9.1% · $12.7M
Local
87% · $121.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,636
Support services
$4,046
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$33.7M
Long-term debt
$243.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–569715.281%60%
Pre-K–51,10415.077%58%
Pre-K–577215.479%74%
Pre-K–567413.976%61%
Pre-K–594114.469%62%
6–891714.470%57%
6–81,04314.882%63%
9–122,56416.6——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
300 Sportsplex Dr, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Phone
(512)858-3000
Website