Tidehaven ISD
Tidehaven ISD is a public school district based in El Maton, Texas, serving 1,065 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #490 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 4% of them. Its schools average 266 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Patrick Talbert. It spends about $12,908 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.
How Tidehaven compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Tidehaven | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,908 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,228 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $18.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $16.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 74 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 156 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 532 | 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 →Patrick Talbert
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early ISDEarly | 1,067 | 4 | $12,105 | 11.1 | #489 |
| Tidehaven ISDEl Maton · this district | 1,065 | 4 | $12,908 | 14.4 | #490 |
| George West ISDGeorge West | 1,063 | 4 | $11,530 | 14.2 | #491 |
| Troup ISDTroup | 1,063 | 3 | $12,184 | 12.2 | #492 |
| Stanton ISDStanton | 1,062 | 3 | $14,221 | 11.8 | #493 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyes UnionKeyes, CA | 1,065 | $14,033 | 23.2 |
| Skokie School District 73-5Skokie, IL | 1,065 | $23,305 | 10.3 |
| South Spencer County School CorporationRockport, IN | 1,065 | $9,724 | 11.5 |
| Corinth Central School DistrictCorinth, NY | 1,065 | $17,904 | 11.8 |
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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