School district · Texas

Willis ISD

Willis ISD in Texas: 12 public schools with 9,313 students and 17.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $10,425 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 12
Students: 9,313
Students per teacher: 17.1; TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $10,425; 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): 544
Counselors (FTE): 16.0
Students per counselor: 581; TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 5.0; Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

51%proficient

+3.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 52% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

4,039 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

36%proficient

+5.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 55% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

3,948 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

$7.8K16

$8.2K17

$8.8K18

$8.8K19

$8.7K20

$9.1K21

$9.6K22

$9.7K23

$10.4K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 7.4% · $9.7M
State: 34% · $45.1M
Local: 58% · $76.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $5,922
Support services: $3,805
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $65.7M
Long-term debt: $366.3M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Roark Early Education Center	Pre-K	348	21.8	—	—	Willis
C C Hardy El	K–5	756	15.4	40%	24%	Willis
Eddie Ruth Lagway El	K–5	779	16.2	74%	60%	Conroe
Edward B Cannan El	K–5	714	16.2	50%	43%	Willis
Parmley El	K–5	631	16.2	53%	43%	Willis
Turner El	K–5	463	14.9	56%	57%	Willis
W Lloyd Meador El	K–5	706	16.8	62%	55%	Willis
Lynn Lucas Middle	6–8	901	16.4	39%	16%	Willis
Robert P Brabham Middle	6–8	1,179	18.7	52%	32%	Willis
JJAEPAlternative	9–10	2	—	—	—	Willis
Stubblefield AcademyAlternative	5–12	25	3.6	20%	0.0%	Willis
Willis H S	9–12	2,809	19.6	—	—	Willis

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: 612 N Campbell St, Willis, TX 77378
Phone: (936)856-1200

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.