Gholson ISD
A public school district in Waco, Texas, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 265
- Students enrolled
- 19.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 35.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,536
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 265 in 2024–25
- Ranks 13,902nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 976th of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 21% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,536 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 13% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Gholson ISD spent $11,536 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,243 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,536 | $3.0 million | 263 |
| FY2022 | $11,983 | $2.8 million | 232 |
| FY2021 | $11,862 | $2.6 million | 218 |
| FY2020 | $10,250 | $2.6 million | 252 |
| FY2019 | $9,712 | $2.4 million | 250 |
| FY2018 | $9,440 | $2.4 million | 257 |
| FY2017 | $8,870 | $2.3 million | 254 |
| FY2016 | $8,806 | $2.2 million | 247 |
| FY2015 | $8,141 | $2.0 million | 248 |
| FY2014 | $7,312 | $1.8 million | 247 |
| FY2013 | $7,900 | $1.6 million | 201 |
| FY2012 | $9,054 | $1.3 million | 148 |
| FY2011 | $9,375 | $1.4 million | 144 |
| FY2010 | $8,442 | $1.3 million | 154 |
| FY2009 | $8,857 | $1.3 million | 147 |
| FY2008 | $8,752 | $1.3 million | 145 |
| FY2007 | $7,064 | $1.1 million | 157 |
| FY2006 | $7,673 | $1.1 million | 147 |
| FY2005 | $7,243 | $1.1 million | 148 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $521.0 thousand | 12.8% |
| State | $2.7 million | 66.4% |
| Local | $850.0 thousand | 20.8% |
| Total | $4.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Gholson ISD | 264 |
| McLennan County Challenge Academy | 1 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- GHOLSON ISD
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4820610
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Texas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Texas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Texas on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved