Teaching & learning
District profile / Texas
Connally ISD
2,269
Students
2024-25 school year
6
Schools
2024-25 school year
$11,363
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Texas median
12.3
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Texas median 14.4
Connally ISD is a public school district based in Waco, Texas, serving 2,269 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #314 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 39% of them. Its schools average 378 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Josephine Hernandez-gutierrez. It spends about $11,363 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.3 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Connally compares
ConnallyTexas median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$31.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 13%State 52%Local 35%
| Measure | Connally | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,363 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,970 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $28.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $31.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 184 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 394 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 252 | 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 Josephine Hernandez-gutierrez
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center ISDCenter | 2,307 | 5 | $11,518 | 13.6 | #311 |
| Sunnyvale ISDSunnyvale | 2,306 | 4 | $10,798 | 14.3 | #312 |
| Venus ISDVenus | 2,283 | 4 | $10,916 | 14.7 | #313 |
| Connally ISDWaco · this district | 2,269 | 6 | $11,363 | 12.3 | #314 |
| Pittsburg ISDPittsburg | 2,245 | 5 | $10,893 | 11.9 | #315 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlcoaAlcoa, TN | 2,270 | $11,487 | n/a |
| Page Unified School District #8 (4196)Page, AZ | 2,269 | $12,011 | 16.3 |
| JenningsJennings, MO | 2,269 | $10,545 | 16.0 |
| Belgrade ElementaryBelgrade, MT | 2,269 | $10,697 | 15.1 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tx-connally-isd