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District profile / Texas
Galveston ISD
6,383
Students
2024-25 school year
11
Schools
2024-25 school year
$12,659
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 14% above the Texas median
14.5
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Texas median 14.4
Galveston ISD is a public school district based in Galveston, Texas, serving 6,383 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #166 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 68% of them. Its schools average 580 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Matthew Neighbors. It spends about $12,659 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Galveston compares
GalvestonTexas median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$102.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 15%State 9%Local 77%
| Measure | Galveston | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,659 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,991 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $115.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $102.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 441 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 996 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 399 | 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 Matthew Neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galveston ISDGalveston · this district | 6,383 | 11 | $12,659 | 14.5 | #166 |
| Highland Park ISDDallas | 6,350 | 8 | $10,876 | 13.8 | #167 |
| Cedar Hill ISDCedar Hill | 6,253 | 12 | $10,129 | 16.0 | #168 |
| Friendswood ISDFriendswood | 6,194 | 6 | $9,888 | 16.1 | #169 |
| Argyle ISDFlower Mound | 6,166 | 8 | $9,973 | 16.8 | #170 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood City ElementaryRedwood City, CA | 6,394 | $16,260 | 21.2 |
| Longview School DistrictLongview, WA | 6,382 | $14,628 | 17.8 |
| Glendora UnifiedGlendora, CA | 6,376 | $11,428 | 23.3 |
| Boyertown Area School DistrictBoyertown, PA | 6,375 | $15,483 | 15.5 |
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-galveston-isd