Crowley ISD
Crowley ISD is a public school district based in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 17,011 students in 25 schools. By enrollment it ranks #74 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 86% of them. Its schools average 680 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Michael Mcfarland. It spends about $10,935 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.3 students per teacher.
How Crowley compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Crowley | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,935 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,861 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $243.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $223.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,189 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,034 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 448 | 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 Michael Mcfarland
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowley ISDFort Worth · this district | 17,011 | 25 | $10,935 | 14.3 | #74 |
| Harlingen CISDHarlingen | 16,471 | 30 | $11,487 | 14.2 | #75 |
| Beaumont ISDBeaumont | 16,336 | 27 | $10,781 | 16.9 | #76 |
| Weslaco ISDWeslaco | 16,300 | 21 | $11,063 | 19.0 | #77 |
| Bryan ISDBryan | 16,044 | 26 | $11,360 | 14.0 | #78 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Howell R-IIIO'Fallon, MO | 17,047 | $12,197 | 14.9 |
| Edison Township School DistrictEdison, NJ | 17,032 | $17,589 | 13.7 |
| Charlotte CountyPort Charlotte, FL | 16,997 | $11,855 | 17.2 |
| North Clackamas School District 12Milwaukie, OR | 16,982 | $12,672 | 19.3 |
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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