Dumas ISD
Dumas ISD is a public school district based in Dumas, Texas, serving 4,381 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #204 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 60% of them. Its schools average 626 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Caynon Strickland. It spends about $10,339 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Texas median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.
How Dumas compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Dumas | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,339 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,616 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $50.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $54.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 320 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 648 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 626 | 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 →Caynon Strickland
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Tree ISDLongview | 4,439 | 7 | $10,591 | 14.5 | #203 |
| Dumas ISDDumas · this district | 4,381 | 7 | $10,339 | 13.7 | #204 |
| Kaufman ISDKaufman | 4,356 | 7 | $10,200 | 15.2 | #205 |
| Edcouch-Elsa ISDEdcouch | 4,349 | 9 | $12,654 | 13.5 | #206 |
| Santa Fe ISDSanta Fe | 4,310 | 7 | $11,104 | 15.7 | #207 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Community School CorporationGary, IN | 4,383 | $11,972 | 15.5 |
| Bremerton School DistrictBremerton, WA | 4,383 | $17,678 | 15.7 |
| Bennington Public SchoolsBennington, NE | 4,381 | $9,813 | 14.1 |
| Corning City School DistrictPainted Post, NY | 4,381 | $24,141 | 11.7 |
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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