Waco ISD
Waco ISD is a public school district based in Waco, Texas, serving 13,376 students in 23 schools. By enrollment it ranks #90 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 582 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Tiffany Spicer. It spends about $12,273 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.
How Waco compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Waco | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,273 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,115 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $195.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $206.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 932 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,121 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 418 | 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 Tiffany Spicer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine-Colleyville ISDGrapevine | 13,541 | 20 | $10,280 | 14.9 | #88 |
| Fort Stockton ISDFort Stockton | 13,480 | 8 | $12,588 | 84.8 | #89 |
| Waco ISDWaco · this district | 13,376 | 23 | $12,273 | 14.4 | #90 |
| Bastrop ISDBastrop | 13,370 | 16 | $10,595 | 16.8 | #91 |
| Coppell ISDCoppell | 13,233 | 16 | $9,663 | 14.4 | #92 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustang Public SchoolsYukon, OK | 13,426 | $8,677 | 17.6 |
| Laramie County School District #1Cheyenne, WY | 13,426 | $17,354 | 12.6 |
| Pleasanton UnifiedPleasanton, CA | 13,338 | $12,555 | 23.2 |
| Lafourche ParishThibodaux, LA | 13,326 | $10,501 | 16.7 |
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-waco-isd