Abilene ISD
Abilene ISD is a public school district based in Abilene, Texas, serving 14,536 students in 27 schools. By enrollment it ranks #82 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 84% of them. Its schools average 538 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Joseph Waldron. It spends about $10,560 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.8 students per teacher.
How Abilene compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Abilene | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,560 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,337 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $237.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $207.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 981 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,338 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 383 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Texas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr Joseph Waldron
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schertz-Cibolo-U City ISDSchertz | 14,947 | 16 | $8,755 | 15.5 | #79 |
| Magnolia ISDMagnolia | 14,916 | 18 | $10,108 | 14.9 | #80 |
| Southwest ISDSan Antonio | 14,833 | 18 | $11,683 | 14.5 | #81 |
| Abilene ISDAbilene · this district | 14,536 | 27 | $10,560 | 14.8 | #82 |
| College Station ISDCollege Station | 14,314 | 21 | $9,945 | 14.9 | #83 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwalk-La Mirada UnifiedNorwalk, CA | 14,577 | $14,885 | 22.8 |
| Suffolk City Public SchoolsSuffolk, VA | 14,565 | $12,237 | 14.5 |
| Effingham CountySpringfield, GA | 14,560 | $10,948 | 13.7 |
| Cleveland County SchoolsShelby, NC | 14,504 | $10,753 | 15.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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