Waco ISD
A public school district in Waco, Texas, with 23 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 13,376
- Students enrolled
- 932.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,121.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,294
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 13,376 in 2024–25
- Ranks 622nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 96th of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 96% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,294 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 38% 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
Waco ISD spent $14,294 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,482 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 | $14,294 | $197.6 million | 13,824 |
| FY2022 | $13,294 | $187.3 million | 14,086 |
| FY2021 | $12,273 | $177.1 million | 14,428 |
| FY2020 | $11,346 | $169.0 million | 14,899 |
| FY2019 | $10,803 | $159.4 million | 14,756 |
| FY2018 | $10,432 | $154.6 million | 14,821 |
| FY2017 | $10,349 | $156.1 million | 15,081 |
| FY2016 | $9,666 | $144.5 million | 14,946 |
| FY2015 | $8,957 | $134.2 million | 14,978 |
| FY2014 | $8,506 | $126.7 million | 14,894 |
| FY2013 | $8,348 | $127.1 million | 15,221 |
| FY2012 | $8,218 | $126.0 million | 15,329 |
| FY2011 | $8,934 | $136.7 million | 15,305 |
| FY2010 | $8,874 | $136.1 million | 15,337 |
| FY2009 | $8,367 | $129.0 million | 15,417 |
| FY2008 | $8,497 | $129.6 million | 15,247 |
| FY2007 | $8,131 | $125.5 million | 15,430 |
| FY2006 | $7,837 | $122.4 million | 15,614 |
| FY2005 | $7,482 | $116.6 million | 15,579 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $56.3 million | 23.0% |
| State | $64.5 million | 26.3% |
| Local | $124.5 million | 50.7% |
| Total | $245.3 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
23 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- WACO 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
- 4844280
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