Waxahachie ISD 鈥� Ellis County, TX: Schools & Enrollment

Key statistics

11,196

Students enrolled

18

Public schools

773

Classroom teachers (FTE)

14.5:1

Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

Pre-K 354
Kindergarten 716
Grade 1 742
Grade 2 824
Grade 3 828
Grade 4 869
Grade 5 844
Grade 6 861
Grade 7 853
Grade 8 818
Grade 9 952
Grade 10 919
Grade 11 843
Grade 12 773

By race/ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 40%
White 35%
Black or African American 19%
Two or more races 4%
Asian <1%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <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

49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 5,454 of 11,190 students in the 17 of its 18 schools that report

Free lunch 40%
Reduced-price lunch 9%

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

$11,710 spent per student on day-to-day operations Texas median: $13,954 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $6,965
Support services $4,269
Other (food service, etc.) $477

Where the money comes from

Local 59%
State 36%
Federal 5%

Total revenue $184.9 milliontotal spending $252.1 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)

Suburb: LargeStudents: 61% suburb, 39% rural

Total staff (FTE)

1,643

District office

411 N GIBSON ST, Waxahachie TX 75165

Phone

(972) 923-4631

County

Ellis County

Official website

NCES District ID

4844730

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About WAXAHACHIE ISD

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For over a century, the Waxahachie Independent School District has experienced and enjoyed a strong and lasting tradition of "Excellence in Education." With an enrollment of more than 7,500 students, each of our thirteen campuses is committed to the continued academic success and well-being of every student. Our 1000 employees understand that success is a journey and not a destination. Each day, they strive to be a professional learning community by focusing on learning rather than teaching, working collaboratively as a team, and holding each other accountable for results. Our district believes that all decisions must be consistent with our vision, mission, beliefs, and goals, data based, anchored in sound theory and practice, and focused on what is best for the short and long term interests of all students. Continuing our tradition of "Excellence in Education," the mission of the Waxahachie Independent School District is to develop through a cooperative effort with the home and community, well-educated, responsible citizens who can excel in a complex world.

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