Wylie ISD
Wylie ISD is a public school district based in Abilene, Texas, serving 5,606 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #182 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 64% of them. Its schools average 701 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Joey Light. It spends about $8,212 per student on day-to-day operations, 26% less than the Texas median. It has roughly 15.8 students per teacher.
How Wylie compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Wylie | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,212 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,354 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $51.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $52.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 355 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 706 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 467 | 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 →Joey Light
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
0 stories matchedWe haven't matched any stories to Wylie ISD yet. Recent Texas coverage is on the Texas page.
Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splendora ISDSplendora | 5,687 | 7 | $11,156 | 15.9 | #180 |
| Dayton ISDDayton | 5,675 | 7 | $9,996 | 16.4 | #181 |
| Wylie ISDAbilene · this district | 5,606 | 8 | $8,212 | 15.8 | #182 |
| Greenville ISDGreenville | 5,583 | 10 | $9,773 | 15.1 | #183 |
| Flour Bluff ISDCorpus Christi | 5,559 | 7 | $9,454 | 15.2 | #184 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorpark UnifiedMoorpark, CA | 5,605 | $11,521 | 23.5 |
| Oxford Community SchoolsOxford, MI | 5,605 | $13,193 | 16.9 |
| Lincoln ParishRuston, LA | 5,601 | $14,415 | 12.9 |
| Beaufort County SchoolsWashington, NC | 5,601 | $11,796 | 16.4 |
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-wylie-isd-abilene