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Waco ISD School District

Item: Waco ISD School District
Rating: 2
Author: Public School Review

501 Franklin Ave
Waco, TX 76701-0027

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Tel: (254) 755-9420

www.wacoisd.org

Top Rankings

Waco ISD School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Texas for:

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

This State (TX)

# Schools

25 Schools

6,824 Schools

# Students

14,086 Students

3,667,271 Students

# Teachers

1,006 Teachers

251,798 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

14:1

District Rank

Waco ISD School District, which is ranked #1082 of all 1,196 school districts in Texas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 79% has increased from 77% over five school years.

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (TX)

#1075 out of 1198 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Waco ISD School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

20%

37%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Waco ISD School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of TX by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

24%

42%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Waco ISD School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of TX by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

79%

89%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Waco ISD School District and public school graduation rate of TX by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.55

0.64

# American Indian Students

14 Students

12,235 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

36 Students

178,985 Students

% Asian Students

n/a

# Hispanic Students

8,563 Students

1,940,861 Students

% Hispanic Students

61%

53%

# Black Students

3,943 Students

463,845 Students

% Black Students

28%

13%

# White Students

1,182 Students

953,330 Students

% White Students

26%

# Hawaiian Students

4 Students

5,642 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

344 Students

112,373 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

867

197,767

# Students in K Grade:

1,045

355,372

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,107

385,986

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,098

383,594

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,062

384,793

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,052

385,943

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,003

389,980

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,003

400,481

# Students in 7th Grade:

961

344,259

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,042

347,318

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,253

28,814

# Students in 10th Grade:

919

23,623

# Students in 11th Grade:

883

20,805

# Students in 12th Grade:

791

18,536

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $14,652 is higher than the state median of $13,640. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $13,861 is less than the state median of $14,384. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.

2020-2021

This School District

This State (TX)

Total Revenue

$206 MM

$74,029 MM

This chart display total revenue of Waco ISD School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in TX by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$195 MM

$78,063 MM

This chart display total spending of Waco ISD School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in TX by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$14,652

$13,640

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Waco ISD School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in TX by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$13,861

$14,384

This chart display average spending per public school student in Waco ISD School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in TX by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 25 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 14,086 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 92%
: 79% (Btm 50% in TX)
: Bottom 50%
: 20% (Btm 50%)
: 24% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), TX Dept. of Education