Gladewater ISD
Gladewater ISD is a public school district based in Gladewater, Texas, serving 1,636 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #378 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 26% of them. Its schools average 409 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Rae Ann Patty. It spends about $11,067 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.
How Gladewater compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Gladewater | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,067 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,263 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $21.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $22.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 124 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 283 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 409 | 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 →Rae Ann Patty
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Grove ISDOrange Grove | 1,648 | 4 | $10,778 | 15.4 | #375 |
| Crystal City ISDCrystal City | 1,643 | 5 | $12,067 | 15.4 | #376 |
| Jim Ned CISDTuscola | 1,639 | 5 | $11,120 | 13.2 | #377 |
| Gladewater ISDGladewater · this district | 1,636 | 4 | $11,067 | 13.2 | #378 |
| Aransas Pass ISDAransas Pass | 1,624 | 4 | $11,208 | 14.8 | #379 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winters Joint UnifiedWinters, CA | 1,636 | $14,334 | 20.2 |
| Kinnelon School DistrictKinnelon, NJ | 1,636 | $27,068 | 11.1 |
| West Muskingum LocalZanesville, OH | 1,636 | $9,971 | 20.0 |
| Northwest LocalCanal Fulton, OH | 1,636 | $11,908 | 14.7 |
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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