Shallowater ISD
Shallowater ISD is a public school district based in Shallowater, Texas, serving 1,731 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #367 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 28% of them. Its schools average 346 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Thomas Aron Strickland. It spends about $11,383 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.8 students per teacher.
How Shallowater compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Shallowater | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,383 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,839 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $20.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $21.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 135 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 283 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 346 | 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 Thomas Aron Strickland
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy ISDTroy | 1,732 | 4 | $10,060 | 14.8 | #366 |
| Shallowater ISDShallowater · this district | 1,731 | 5 | $11,383 | 12.8 | #367 |
| Vernon ISDVernon | 1,729 | 7 | $11,369 | 12.7 | #368 |
| Hondo ISDHondo | 1,727 | 4 | $10,382 | 14.3 | #369 |
| Ponder ISDPonder | 1,719 | 3 | $10,026 | 13.8 | #370 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise UnifiedParadise, CA | 1,733 | $19,718 | 19.3 |
| Borden-Henryville School CorporationMemphis, IN | 1,733 | $7,035 | 13.2 |
| Winn ParishWinnfield, LA | 1,732 | $13,967 | 13.5 |
| Clay CountyAshland, AL | 1,729 | $10,305 | 16.5 |
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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