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K-12 EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
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Use the Education Counts Database to find more detailed state information, ranks, comparisons across states, national statistics and more. | |
Governor: | Greg Abbott |
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Commissioner of Education: | Mike Morath |
Quality Counts state grade: | C- |
Pre-K-12 enrollment: | 5,233,765 |
Number of school districts: | 1,265 |
Number of public schools: | 9,367 |
Number of public school teachers: | 342,257 |
Unadjusted education spending per student: | $8,593 |
Percent minority students: | 71.0% |
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch: | 58.7% |
Percent of students with disabilities: | 8.6% |
Percent of English-language learners: | 15.6% |
NAEP Mathematics 2015 percent proficient | |
4th grade math: | 41.2% |
8th grade math: | 33.0% |
NAEP Reading 2015 percent proficient | |
4th grade reading: | 28.7% |
8th grade reading: | 28.0% |
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