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District profile / Texas
Elgin ISD
5,959
Students
2024-25 school year
9
Schools
2024-25 school year
$10,680
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Texas median
19.2
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Texas median 14.4
Elgin ISD is a public school district based in Elgin, Texas, serving 5,959 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #176 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 662 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Christopher Bailey. It spends about $10,680 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 19.2 students per teacher. We've matched 2 news stories to the district.
How Elgin compares
ElginTexas median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$65.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 14%State 49%Local 38%
| Measure | Elgin | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,680 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,246 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $56.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $65.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 310 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 793 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 19.2 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 298 | 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 Christopher Bailey
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
2 stories matchedSchool safety
Elgin ISD campuses cleared after reported threat
Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna ISDAnna | 6,038 | 8 | $10,932 | 17.6 | #172 |
| Joshua ISDJoshua | 6,026 | 10 | $10,932 | 16.2 | #173 |
| Roma ISDRoma | 6,019 | 10 | $12,330 | 12.8 | #174 |
| Corsicana ISDCorsicana | 5,998 | 8 | $10,762 | 15.3 | #175 |
| Elgin ISDElgin · this district | 5,959 | 9 | $10,680 | 19.2 | #176 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Exempted VillageMilford, OH | 5,961 | $11,846 | 19.3 |
| Ozark R-VIOzark, MO | 5,959 | $9,335 | 13.0 |
| ShrewsburyShrewsbury, MA | 5,956 | $16,103 | 13.8 |
| Wayne County SchoolsWayne, WV | 5,953 | $12,505 | 13.3 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tx-elgin-isd