Lovejoy ISD
Lovejoy ISD is a public school district based in Allen, Texas, serving 4,019 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #220 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 57% of them. Its schools average 670 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Katie Kordel. It spends about $10,790 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.0 students per teacher.
How Lovejoy compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Lovejoy | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,790 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,534 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $54.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $60.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 236 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 462 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.0 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 402 | 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 →Katie Kordel
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floresville ISDFloresville | 4,062 | 7 | $9,606 | 16.5 | #219 |
| Lovejoy ISDAllen · this district | 4,019 | 6 | $10,790 | 17.0 | #220 |
| Uvalde CISDUvalde | 4,019 | 8 | $12,291 | 16.4 | #221 |
| Livingston ISDLivingston | 4,016 | 7 | $11,157 | 16.5 | #222 |
| Marble Falls ISDMarble Falls | 4,001 | 7 | $11,434 | 13.6 | #223 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon-Koyukuk School DistrictFairbanks, AK | 4,024 | $7,543 | 52.3 |
| Greenwood Community School CorporationGreenwood, IN | 4,023 | $9,009 | 16.5 |
| Bethel Park School DistrictBethel Park, PA | 4,019 | $19,334 | 13.2 |
| Carteret Public School DistrictCarteret, NJ | 4,015 | $18,355 | 12.5 |
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-lovejoy-isd