School district · Texas

Waxahachie ISD

Waxahachie ISD in Texas: 18 public schools with 11,196 students and 14.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,710 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 18
Students: 11,196
Students per teacher: 14.5; TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $11,710; 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): 773
Counselors (FTE): 28.8
Students per counselor: 388; TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 3.0; Librarians (FTE): 9.9

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%

50%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 53% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

4,921 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

37%proficient

−2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 53% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

4,724 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

$8.4K15

$8.5K16

$8.8K17

$9.3K18

$9.9K19

$10.3K20

$11.0K21

$11.5K22

$11.5K23

$11.7K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 5.2% · $9.6M
State: 36% · $66.3M
Local: 59% · $109M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,965
Support services: $4,269
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $104.7M
Long-term debt: $410.8M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 3High schools: 4

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Turner Prekindergarten Academy	Pre-K	256	14.3	—	—	Waxahachie
Clift El	K–5	449	12.5	33%	16%	Waxahachie
Dunaway El	K–5	525	14.4	58%	39%	Waxahachie
Felty El	K–5	471	15.0	56%	53%	Waxahachie
Marvin Biomedical Academy	Pre-K–5	535	15.7	37%	33%	Waxahachie
Northside El	Pre-K–5	480	14.1	43%	34%	Waxahachie
Ray El	Pre-K–5	386	13.3	46%	48%	Waxahachie
Shackelford El	K–5	452	13.5	50%	43%	Waxahachie
Simpson El	K–5	592	16.2	54%	40%	Waxahachie
Wedgeworth El	K–5	594	13.2	45%	32%	Waxahachie
Wilemon STEAM Academy	K–5	437	13.2	60%	48%	Waxahachie
Coleman J H	6–8	775	13.7	55%	43%	Waxahachie
Finley J H	6–8	839	14.5	48%	29%	Waxahachie
Howard J H	6–8	918	16.7	49%	34%	Waxahachie
Ellis Co JJAEPAlternative	8–12	6	—	—	—	Waxahachie
Waxahachie Global H S	9–12	369	12.9	—	—	Waxahachie
Waxahachie H S	9–12	3,056	15.8	—	—	Waxahachie
Waxahachie H S of ChoiceAlternative	10–12	56	4.7	—	—	Waxahachie

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.

Sources

Address: 411 N Gibson St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
Phone: (972)923-4631

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.