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KILLEEN ISD

Killeen, Texas · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

42,883
Students enrolled
57
Public schools
2,710
Classroom teachers (FTE)
15.8:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 2,706
  • Kindergarten 3,155
  • Grade 1 3,273
  • Grade 2 3,304
  • Grade 3 3,304
  • Grade 4 3,271
  • Grade 5 3,205
  • Grade 6 3,135
  • Grade 7 3,000
  • Grade 8 2,970
  • Grade 9 3,188
  • Grade 10 3,018
  • Grade 11 2,806
  • Grade 12 2,548

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 35%
  • Black or African American 34%
  • White 17%
  • Two or more races 10%
  • Asian 2%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 26,516 of 42,882 students in the 54 of its 55 schools that report
  • Free lunch 56%
  • Reduced-price lunch 6%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$12,573 spent per student on day-to-day operations Texas median: $13,954 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,380
  • Support services $4,469
  • Other (food service, etc.) $724

Where the money comes from

  • Local 20%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 30%

Total revenue $643.2 milliontotal spending $644.5 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: MidsizeStudents: 66% city, 34% suburb

Total staff (FTE)

6,367

District office

200 N W S YOUNG DR, Killeen TX 76543

County

Bell County

Official website

NCES District ID

4825660

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About KILLEEN ISD

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The Killeen Independent School District is a growing, thriving district in Central Texas serving a 400 square mile area including the communities of Killeen, Harker Heights, Nolanville, and the Fort Hood military installation. With an enrollment of 41,969 students, the district is the 26th largest in Texas. Killeen ISD is the second largest employer in the area with Fort Hood being the largest. KISD staff consists of 5,315 full time employees: 45.8% - Teachers, 22.0% - Paraprofessionals, 20.8% - Classified, 7.7% - Professional Support, 2.9% - Campus Admin and 1.1% - Central Admin. The Board of Trustees consists of seven elected members who serve three year terms of office. The teachers currently serving KISD have an average of 9.9 years of teaching experience and an average of 7.5 years within KISD. More than 18.5 % of the teachers have a masters or doctoral degree. Class size averages vary throughout the district with a range of 22.1 students per class in PK – 4 and 23.1 students per class in 5th – 12th. The district provides various programs to support struggling students. Students are provided Response to Intervention (RtI) interventions within the school day, English as a Second Language instruction, and appropriate services for special needs students. Tutoring is structured within and outside the school day. Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) provides tutorial assistance within the school day for middle and high school students. After school programs include the district’s Math Center, Tutor.com, and various tutoring programs offered by individual campuses. Communities in Schools is a special program available for at-risk learners. The Killeen ISD’s Site-Based Decision Making (SBDM) Committee consists of teachers, other professional staff members, parents of students enrolled in the district, community members, and business representatives. The KISD Board has also established the District Employee Advocacy Committee (DEAC), consisting of teachers and other professional staff members, to enable two-way communication between employees and the Superintendent. This committee brings forward ideas, questions, and concerns from employees. Each campus has an established campus-level SBDM and DEAC committee. Killeen ISD also has a District Conduct Committee (DCC) to develop district level policies and monitor discipline procedures administered throughout the district.
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Public Schools in KILLEEN ISD (69)

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HARKER HEIGHTS H S

Harker Heights, TX · Grades 09–12 · 2,192 students · High

ROBERT M SHOEMAKER H S

Killeen, TX · Grades 09–12 · 2,165 students · High

KILLEEN H S

Killeen, TX · Grades 09–12 · 2,083 students · High

CHAPARRAL H S

Killeen, TX · Grades 09–12 · 2,031 students · High

C E ELLISON H S

Killeen, TX · Grades 09–12 · 1,761 students · High

ROY J SMITH MIDDLE

Killeen, TX · Grades 06–08 · 1,135 students · Middle

KILLEEN EL

Killeen, TX · Grades PK–05 · 1,091 students · Elementary

NOLAN MIDDLE

Harker Heights, TX · Grades 06–08 · 1,068 students · Middle

KILLEEN ISD EARLY COLLEGE H S

Fort Cavazos, TX · Grades 09–12 · 960 students · High

SAEGERT EL

Killeen, TX · Grades PK–05 · 940 students · Elementary

SKIPCHA EL

Harker Heights, TX · Grades PK–05 · 937 students · Elementary

PERSHING PARK EL

Killeen, TX · Grades PK–05 · 934 students · Elementary

MEADOWS EL

Fort Cavazos, TX · Grades PK–05 · 912 students · Elementary

ALICE W DOUSE EL

Killeen, TX · Grades PK–05 · 893 students · Elementary

CLIFTON PARK EL

Killeen, TX · Grades PK–05 · 875 students · Elementary

REECES CREEK EL

Killeen, TX · Grades PK–05 · 832 students · Elementary

HAYNES EL

Killeen, TX · Grades PK–05 · 811 students · Elementary

IDUMA EL

Killeen, TX · Grades PK–05 · 801 students · Elementary

PALO ALTO MIDDLE

Killeen, TX · Grades 06–08 · 781 students · Middle

AUDIE MURPHY MIDDLE

Fort Cavazos, TX · Grades 06–08 · 768 students · Middle

MOUNTAIN VIEW EL

Harker Heights, TX · Grades PK–05 · 765 students · Elementary

CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE

Killeen, TX · Grades 06–08 · 746 students · Middle

DR JOSEPH A FOWLER EL

Killeen, TX · Grades PK–05 · 739 students · Elementary

RANCIER MIDDLE

Killeen, TX · Grades 06–08 · 735 students · Middle