Wayside Schools
A public school district in Austin, Texas, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,787
- Students enrolled
- 92.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 234.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,682
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,787 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,969th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 400th of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 72% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,682 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 22% 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
Wayside Schools spent $12,682 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,268 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 | $12,682 | $20.9 million | 1,651 |
| FY2022 | $10,946 | $18.0 million | 1,643 |
| FY2021 | $9,556 | $17.8 million | 1,861 |
| FY2020 | $9,141 | $18.4 million | 2,009 |
| FY2019 | $9,163 | $19.2 million | 2,095 |
| FY2018 | $8,035 | $17.0 million | 2,116 |
| FY2017 | $7,958 | $15.8 million | 1,991 |
| FY2016 | $7,267 | $13.5 million | 1,863 |
| FY2015 | $6,747 | $9.2 million | 1,368 |
| FY2014 | $6,009 | $6.7 million | 1,111 |
| FY2013 | $8,028 | $5.2 million | 653 |
| FY2012 | $7,229 | $1.8 million | 253 |
| FY2011 | $7,728 | $1.8 million | 232 |
| FY2010 | $7,819 | $1.5 million | 188 |
| FY2009 | $7,339 | $1.3 million | 171 |
| FY2008 | $7,847 | $1.2 million | 157 |
| FY2007 | $6,679 | $1.0 million | 156 |
| FY2006 | $6,331 | $956.0 thousand | 151 |
| FY2005 | $6,268 | $934.0 thousand | 149 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.4 million | 26.3% |
| State | $17.5 million | 71.5% |
| Local | $534.0 thousand | 2.2% |
| Total | $24.5 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Wayside Altamira Academy | 354 |
| Wayside Eden Park Academy | 235 |
| Wayside Real Learning Academy | 644 |
| Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School | 554 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- WAYSIDE SCHOOLS
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4800044
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