Kaufman ISD
Kaufman ISD is a public school district based in Kaufman, Texas, serving 4,356 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #205 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 60% of them. Its schools average 622 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Joshua Garcia. It spends about $10,200 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Texas median. It has roughly 15.2 students per teacher.
How Kaufman compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Kaufman | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,200 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,459 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $45.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $52.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 286 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 538 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 396 | 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 Joshua Garcia
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas ISDDumas | 4,381 | 7 | $10,339 | 13.7 | #204 |
| Kaufman ISDKaufman · this district | 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 |
| Alice ISDAlice | 4,297 | 6 | $10,983 | 20.0 | #208 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville North Pulaski School DistrictJacksonville, AR | 4,360 | $10,271 | 13.1 |
| Muscatine Community School DistrictMuscatine, IA | 4,358 | $11,736 | 13.3 |
| Atascadero UnifiedAtascadero, CA | 4,357 | $11,955 | 21.8 |
| Nutley Public School DistrictNutley, NJ | 4,356 | $19,488 | 14.1 |
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-kaufman-isd