Deer Park ISD
Deer Park ISD is a public school district based in Deer Park, Texas, serving 12,165 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #101 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 80% of them. Its schools average 811 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Tiffany Regan. It spends about $12,299 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.
How Deer Park compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Deer Park | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,299 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,429 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $188.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $189.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 858 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,994 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 369 | 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 Tiffany Regan
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson ISDDickinson | 12,554 | 19 | $10,923 | 14.6 | #98 |
| Cleveland ISDCleveland | 12,513 | 11 | $11,194 | 15.5 | #99 |
| Roscoe Collegiate ISDRoscoe | 12,256 | 4 | $20,571 | 240.3 | #100 |
| Deer Park ISDDeer Park · this district | 12,165 | 15 | $12,299 | 14.2 | #101 |
| Frenship ISDWolfforth | 11,770 | 15 | $9,463 | 15.5 | #102 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora East USD 131Aurora, IL | 12,187 | $12,429 | 15.7 |
| Craven County Board of EducationNew Bern, NC | 12,152 | $10,497 | 17.6 |
| Anderson 05Anderson, SC | 12,131 | $11,688 | 14.4 |
| Midwest City-Del City Public SchoolsMidwest City, OK | 12,087 | $11,117 | 17.2 |
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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