Melissa ISD
Melissa ISD is a public school district based in Melissa, Texas, serving 7,735 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #148 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 71% of them. Its schools average 1,105 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Keith Murphy. It spends about $9,211 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% less than the Texas median. It has roughly 16.0 students per teacher.
How Melissa compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Melissa | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,211 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,209 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $100.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $53.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 483 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 981 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.0 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 483 | 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 →Keith Murphy
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood ISDSan Antonio | 7,849 | 23 | $12,226 | 15.5 | #145 |
| Sherman ISDSherman | 7,788 | 16 | $11,409 | 12.3 | #146 |
| Copperas Cove ISDCopperas Cove | 7,761 | 11 | $10,143 | 13.3 | #147 |
| Melissa ISDMelissa · this district | 7,735 | 7 | $9,211 | 16.0 | #148 |
| Texas City ISDTexas City | 7,711 | 15 | $12,766 | 13.5 | #149 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk CountyCedartown, GA | 7,745 | $11,168 | 14.7 |
| Wausau School DistrictWausau, WI | 7,738 | $13,692 | 13.3 |
| Pulaski CountySomerset, KY | 7,729 | $10,299 | 16.0 |
| Westminster Public SchoolsWestminster, CO | 7,724 | $15,628 | 18.0 |
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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