Wills Point ISD
Wills Point ISD is a public school district based in Wills Point, Texas, serving 2,893 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #278 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 46% of them. Its schools average 579 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Richard Cooper. It spends about $9,732 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Texas median. It has roughly 17.1 students per teacher.
How Wills Point compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Wills Point | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,732 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,595 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $25.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $29.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 169 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 342 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 362 | 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockport-Fulton ISDRockport | 2,913 | 4 | $11,327 | 15.0 | #277 |
| Wills Point ISDWills Point · this district | 2,893 | 5 | $9,732 | 17.1 | #278 |
| Royal ISDPattison | 2,884 | 4 | $12,500 | 15.8 | #279 |
| Sanger ISDSanger | 2,880 | 7 | $13,212 | 15.7 | #280 |
| Columbia-Brazoria ISDWest Columbia | 2,871 | 6 | $10,553 | 15.4 | #281 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Bluff School DistrictPine Bluff, AR | 2,896 | $12,351 | 13.6 |
| Windsor C-1Imperial, MO | 2,894 | $9,220 | 13.9 |
| Albert Gallatin Area School DistrictUniontown, PA | 2,894 | $14,073 | 13.5 |
| Hamilton Township School DistrictMays Landing, NJ | 2,892 | $19,024 | 10.9 |
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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