Rice ISD
Rice ISD is a public school district based in Rice, Texas, serving 1,105 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #477 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 6% of them. Its schools average 368 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Amy Harvell. It spends about $10,799 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.6 students per teacher.
How Rice compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Rice | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,799 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,170 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $12.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $15.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 71 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 143 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 552 | 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 →Amy Harvell
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Boston ISDNew Boston | 1,108 | 4 | $13,339 | 10.0 | #475 |
| Rice ISDRice · this district | 1,105 | 3 | $10,799 | 15.6 | #477 |
| Prairiland ISDPattonville | 1,105 | 4 | $10,143 | 12.4 | #476 |
| Redwater ISDTexarkana | 1,103 | 4 | $11,136 | 10.4 | #478 |
| Blanco ISDBlanco | 1,102 | 3 | $12,416 | 12.8 | #479 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Helena UnifiedSt. Helena, CA | 1,105 | $31,620 | 13.5 |
| Eldorado CUSD 4Eldorado, IL | 1,105 | n/a | 13.3 |
| South Putnam Community SchoolsGreencastle, IN | 1,105 | $9,534 | 13.3 |
| Ausable Valley Central School DistrictClintonville, NY | 1,105 | $25,891 | 11.4 |
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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