Liberty Hill ISD
Liberty Hill ISD is a public school district based in Liberty Hill, Texas, serving 9,836 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #125 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 76% of them. Its schools average 894 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Travis Motal. It spends about $9,168 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% less than the Texas median. It has roughly 14.9 students per teacher.
How Liberty Hill compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Liberty Hill | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,168 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,443 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $120.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $72.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 662 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,272 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 546 | 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 →Travis Motal
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waller ISDWaller | 9,905 | 11 | $10,535 | 15.4 | #121 |
| New Braunfels ISDNew Braunfels | 9,893 | 16 | $8,744 | 15.3 | #122 |
| Montgomery ISDMontgomery | 9,889 | 12 | $9,162 | 15.8 | #123 |
| Sharyland ISDMission | 9,844 | 13 | $11,063 | 15.7 | #124 |
| Liberty Hill ISDLiberty Hill · this district | 9,836 | 11 | $9,168 | 14.9 | #125 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier Union HighWhittier, CA | 9,846 | $15,902 | 22.3 |
| Scott CountyGeorgetown, KY | 9,830 | $10,759 | 15.3 |
| Bryant School DistrictBryant, AR | 9,827 | $9,678 | 16.5 |
| Duplin County SchoolsKenansville, NC | 9,822 | $9,896 | 16.2 |
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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