Rice CISD
Rice CISD is a public school district based in Altair, Texas, serving 1,306 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #435 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 15% of them. Its schools average 187 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Kendall Center. It spends about $12,071 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 15.0 students per teacher.
How Rice compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Rice | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,071 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,164 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $16.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $18.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 87 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 189 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.0 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 435 | 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 →Kendall Center
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muleshoe ISDMuleshoe | 1,330 | 4 | $14,002 | 12.1 | #432 |
| Natalia ISDNatalia | 1,315 | 4 | $12,938 | 13.8 | #433 |
| Wall ISDWall | 1,313 | 6 | $11,924 | 10.2 | #434 |
| Rice CISDAltair · this district | 1,306 | 7 | $12,071 | 15.0 | #435 |
| West ISDWest | 1,300 | 4 | $11,393 | 13.0 | #436 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburne-Earlville Central School DistrictSherburne, NY | 1,307 | $23,514 | 10.9 |
| Muldrow Public SchoolsMuldrow, OK | 1,307 | $10,945 | 15.0 |
| Paulding Exempted VillagePaulding, OH | 1,306 | $13,192 | 15.9 |
| Kingfisher Public SchoolsKingfisher, OK | 1,306 | $12,136 | 12.1 |
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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