Texas City ISD
Texas City ISD is a public school district based in Texas City, Texas, serving 7,711 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #149 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 71% of them. Its schools average 514 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Melissa Duarte. It spends about $12,766 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.
How Texas City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Texas City | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,766 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,185 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $169.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $152.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 572 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,378 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 308 | 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 Melissa Duarte
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman ISDSherman | 7,788 | 16 | $11,409 | 12.3 | #146 |
| Copperas Cove ISDCopperas Cove | 7,761 | 11 | $10,143 | 13.3 | #147 |
| Melissa ISDMelissa | 7,735 | 7 | $9,211 | 16.0 | #148 |
| Texas City ISDTexas City · this district | 7,711 | 15 | $12,766 | 13.5 | #149 |
| Eanes ISDAustin | 7,604 | 10 | $10,527 | 12.3 | #150 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Covina UnifiedWest Covina, CA | 7,715 | $15,130 | 21.3 |
| Bristol School DistrictBristol, CT | 7,713 | $18,999 | 12.6 |
| North Little Rock School DistrictNorth Little Rock, AR | 7,711 | $12,361 | 14.5 |
| J S Morton HSD 201Cicero, IL | 7,709 | $14,602 | 15.8 |
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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