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Waelder Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Waelder.

Waelder’s Schools page →

Students
302
Schools
1
Spent per student
$16,778
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$6.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Waelder Independent School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 31% more per student than the TX average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.9M, about $22,930 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 8% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Waelder. Grade by grade →

PK–12Waelder SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 40.9% · 155 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 51.1% · 159 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 90.3% · 25 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,778 per student · 31% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 39%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
298’20
305’21
290’22
297’23
302’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 86%White 8%Black 5%Two or more races 2%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.