Roosevelt ISD
Roosevelt ISD is a public school district based in Lubbock, Texas, serving 1,138 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #467 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 8% of them. Its schools average 379 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dallas Grimes. It spends about $12,339 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 10.9 students per teacher.
How Roosevelt compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Roosevelt | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,339 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,557 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $15.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $16.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 104 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 192 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 10.9 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 569 | 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 →Dallas Grimes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boling ISDBoling | 1,151 | 3 | $10,432 | 15.6 | #463 |
| Florence ISDFlorence | 1,142 | 3 | $12,764 | 12.4 | #466 |
| Roosevelt ISDLubbock · this district | 1,138 | 3 | $12,339 | 10.9 | #467 |
| Lone Oak ISDLone Oak | 1,137 | 4 | $12,108 | 13.1 | #468 |
| New Diana ISDDiana | 1,136 | 3 | $10,578 | 15.1 | #469 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Lomitas ElementaryMenlo Park, CA | 1,138 | $26,855 | 17.8 |
| Pipestone Area School DistrictPipestone, MN | 1,138 | $13,024 | 13.2 |
| Bellmore Union Free School DistrictBellmore, NY | 1,138 | $31,986 | 16.0 |
| Brooklyn CityBrooklyn, OH | 1,138 | $13,701 | 15.6 |
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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