Krum ISD
Krum ISD is a public school district based in Krum, Texas, serving 2,542 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #297 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 42% of them. Its schools average 508 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Jason Cochran. It spends about $10,510 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% less than the Texas median. It has roughly 14.9 students per teacher.
How Krum compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Krum | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,510 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,156 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $24.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $26.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 171 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 346 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 424 | 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 Jason Cochran
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robstown ISDRobstown | 2,570 | 5 | $11,830 | 16.0 | #294 |
| Brownsboro ISDBrownsboro | 2,560 | 6 | $10,840 | 14.1 | #295 |
| Gonzales ISDGonzales | 2,557 | 5 | $10,791 | 16.0 | #296 |
| Krum ISDKrum · this district | 2,542 | 5 | $10,510 | 14.9 | #297 |
| Kingsville ISDKingsville | 2,534 | 5 | $11,816 | 14.6 | #298 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield School DistrictBrookfield, CT | 2,542 | $20,553 | 12.6 |
| Western School CorporationRussiaville, IN | 2,542 | $9,583 | 15.3 |
| Scott County School District 2Scottsburg, IN | 2,542 | $10,257 | 14.8 |
| Dighton-RehobothNorth Dighton, MA | 2,541 | $17,568 | 13.1 |
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.
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