Needville ISD
Needville ISD is a public school district based in Needville, Texas, serving 3,650 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #233 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 54% of them. Its schools average 912 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Paul Drake. It spends about $10,164 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Texas median. It has roughly 14.9 students per teacher.
How Needville compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Needville | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,164 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,355 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $36.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $43.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 245 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 389 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 406 | 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 Paul Drake
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuloso-Midway ISDCorpus Christi | 3,671 | 5 | $10,232 | 14.8 | #231 |
| Kilgore ISDKilgore | 3,660 | 5 | $9,473 | 13.8 | #232 |
| Needville ISDNeedville · this district | 3,650 | 4 | $10,164 | 14.9 | #233 |
| Huffman ISDHuffman | 3,646 | 4 | $10,627 | 14.9 | #234 |
| Lampasas ISDLampasas | 3,640 | 5 | $10,915 | 14.2 | #235 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Pend Oreille School DistrictPonderay, ID | 3,653 | $11,593 | 16.9 |
| Silver Falls School District 4JSilverton, OR | 3,652 | $13,279 | 21.0 |
| Gibraltar School DistrictWoodhaven, MI | 3,651 | $11,185 | 18.6 |
| Grayslake CCSD 46Grayslake, IL | 3,650 | $15,066 | 13.5 |
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.
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