Sweeny ISD
Sweeny ISD is a public school district based in Sweeny, Texas, serving 1,919 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #339 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 34% of them. Its schools average 640 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Terri Watkins. It spends about $12,916 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.
How Sweeny compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Sweeny | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,916 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,467 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $33.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $31.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 140 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 306 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 480 | 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 →Terri Watkins
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty-Eylau ISDTexarkana | 1,937 | 4 | $12,208 | 11.5 | #337 |
| Atlanta ISDAtlanta | 1,929 | 5 | $11,470 | 13.0 | #338 |
| Sweeny ISDSweeny · this district | 1,919 | 3 | $12,916 | 13.7 | #339 |
| Tarkington ISDCleveland | 1,907 | 4 | $11,176 | 15.5 | #340 |
| Iowa Park CISDIowa Park | 1,904 | 5 | $10,157 | 13.2 | #341 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chittenango Central School DistrictChittenango, NY | 1,919 | $19,925 | 12.4 |
| Sallisaw Public SchoolsSallisaw, OK | 1,919 | $9,648 | 16.5 |
| Demopolis CityDemopolis, AL | 1,918 | $9,776 | 15.3 |
| Camden County SchoolsCamden, NC | 1,918 | $11,025 | 15.2 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tx-sweeny-isd