Aransas Pass ISD
Aransas Pass ISD is a public school district based in Aransas Pass, Texas, serving 1,624 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #379 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 26% of them. Its schools average 406 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Herbert Wayne Bennett. It spends about $11,208 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.8 students per teacher.
How Aransas Pass compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Aransas Pass | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,208 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,812 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $24.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $21.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 110 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 229 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 406 | 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 →Herbert Wayne Bennett
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Ned CISDTuscola | 1,639 | 5 | $11,120 | 13.2 | #377 |
| Gladewater ISDGladewater | 1,636 | 4 | $11,067 | 13.2 | #378 |
| Aransas Pass ISDAransas Pass · this district | 1,624 | 4 | $11,208 | 14.8 | #379 |
| Pilot Point ISDPilot Point | 1,619 | 4 | $11,291 | 14.1 | #380 |
| Ft Sam Houston ISDSan Antonio | 1,617 | 2 | $17,297 | 11.8 | #381 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minerva LocalMinerva, OH | 1,626 | $11,992 | 17.3 |
| Waterville Public SchoolsWaterville, ME | 1,623 | $19,335 | 11.0 |
| UxbridgeUxbridge, MA | 1,623 | $18,901 | 12.6 |
| Oxford School DistrictOxford, CT | 1,622 | $21,975 | 10.8 |
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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