School district · Texas · LEAID 4819700
Fort Worth ISD
Fort Worth ISD sits in the highest third of Texas districts on estimated teacher pay at $64,811 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Fort Worth ISD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $64,811
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $16,537
- Per-pupil spending
- 72,783
- Students enrolled
- 98th
- Pct. in TX
Well above benchmark
Fort Worth ISD sits in the highest third of Texas districts on estimated teacher pay at $64,811 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $64,811, below the national average of $70,245, serving 72,783 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Upper-third pay in state: Fort Worth ISD sits in the highest third of Texas districts on estimated teacher pay at $64,811 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 98th percentile for Texas
- 48th percentile nationally
- 35% of spending reaches instructional salaries
- Texas ranks #44 of 49 on the salary estimate and #2 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
- Fort Worth ISD ranks #13 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #406 of 888 by per-pupil spending. Huntington ISD pay #1 at $96,219 is not Palacios ISD spending #1 at $62,904 per pupil
- +11.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)
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Instructional payroll mix vs Texas median
Among 1,024 Texas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Fort Worth ISD's instructional payroll puts 28.9% into other programs , 20.6 points above the state median of 8.3%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.
| Program | Fort Worth | TX median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 59.2% | 75.4% | -16.2 pp |
| Special education | 7.6% | 8.1% | -0.5 pp |
| Vocational programs | 4.3% | 7.0% | -2.7 pp |
| Other programs | 28.9% | 8.3% | +20.6 pp |
Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 1,024 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4819700 · FY2023.
LEAID 4819700 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Fort Worth F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $64,811 estimated average teacher salary · P98 in Texas · P48 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lamar ($32est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Fort Worth
Salary neighbourhood · Fort Worth
Fort Worth already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).
- Ector · low pole
Ector · low pole
$51,062 est. salary
- Mansfield · near
Mansfield · near
$64,636 est. salary
- Fort · near
Fort · near
$64,672 est. salary
- Lamar · near
Lamar · near
$64,779 est. salary
- Fort · this district
Fort · this district
$64,811 est. salary
- Spring · top pay
Spring · top pay
$65,729 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Fort Worth
Fort Worth ISD's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$64,811 48th percentile higher than 48% of 10,684 US districts
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Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023
Fort Worth in Texas's upper-third pay band
Same 888 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Huntington ISD
Huntington ISD
$96,219 est. avg salary
- Fort Worth ISD
Fort Worth ISD
$64,811 est. avg salary
- Palacios ISD
Palacios ISD
$48,909 est. avg salary
What this shows Fort Worth ISD ranks #13 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #406 of 888 by per-pupil spending. Huntington ISD pay #1 at $96,219 is not Palacios ISD spending #1 at $62,904 per pupil
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Fort Worth ISD is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Palacios ISD
Palacios ISD
$62,904 per pupil
- Fort Worth ISD $16,537
Fort Worth ISD
$16,537 per pupil
- Huntington ISD $15,325
Huntington ISD
$15,325 per pupil
What this shows Palacios ISD leads spending at $62,904 per pupil; Huntington ISD leads pay.
What stands out about Fort Worth ISD
- Enrolment fell from 84,510 to 72,783 students (13.9% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
- With 72,783 students, it is the 50th-largest school district by enrollment among the 13,149 US districts reporting enrollment data.
- A district of this scale typically enrolls more students than several entire states' worth of smaller districts combined, which is part of why the per-pupil and per-teacher figures here should be read as an aggregate across many schools rather than a single-campus estimate.
- Its total annual revenue of $1.24B puts it among just 57 US districts operating a budget of this size or larger, out of the 13,149 districts in the NCES CCD F-33 survey, a scale that brings dedicated budget offices, multi-year capital planning, and district-wide procurement contracts that a small district's single-person business office cannot replicate.
Scale composition for Fort Worth ISD
Fort Worth ISD enrolls 72,783 students (0.16% of the 46,412,683 students across 13,149 US districts that report enrollment in the NCES CCD F-33 survey). Only 88 districts clear the 50,000-student threshold used here - sparse districts in the 500-5,000 band cannot show a national-share read of this kind because their headcount is too small for the percentage to mean anything. Total annual revenue is $1.24B, putting it among 57 districts at this budget scale or larger.
Reported teacher FTE is 4,929, about 14.8 students per teacher (mega-cohort median 16.0; denser staffing than 62 of the 87 mega-districts with a usable FTE count, rank 25th densest) . At this enrollment the ratio is an aggregate across many campuses, so a single-school class-size story is the wrong read - use it to place Fort Worth ISD among other large systems, not against a 1,000-student district whose FTE is a handful of classrooms.
Instructional salaries take 35% of total expenditure on a $1.20B budget . Large systems carry central offices, transportation, and facilities lines that dilute the classroom share relative to a small district whose budget is almost entirely payroll - comparing that percentage across the enrollment cliff without this scale note misreads both ends.
Nearest mega-district peers by enrollment (same 50k+ cohort):
| District | Enrollment | Est. avg salary | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin ISD · Texas | 73,384 | $54,699 | $1.26B |
| Davis District · Utah | 73,459 | $83,024 | $859M |
| Osceola · Florida | 73,558 | $43,191 | $1.02B |
| Brevard · Florida | 74,125 | $58,310 | $1.01B |
| Conroe ISD · Texas | 70,783 | $63,390 | $899M |
Texas sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $64,810.776
- Texas price level
- 97.1 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $66,719
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+3% versus the nominal figure.
Prices in Texas sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.
Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Texas compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.
How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Fort Worth ISD
What the Numbers Say About Fort Worth ISD
Fort Worth ISD is a large urban school district in Texas, serving 72,783 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,537. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,811, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4819700 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Texas statewide average of $51,478, teacher pay in Fort Worth ISD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 25.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (7.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Texas, it pays more than 98% of them. Texas itself ranks #44 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.
On the budget side, Fort Worth ISD reports $1203.6M in total expenditure against $1243.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $189.0M, special-education teacher pay is $24.3M.
How does Fort Worth ISD compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Texas average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Fort Worth ISD pays +8.0% more than Houston ISD · per-pupil $16,537 vs $16,112
Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.
Data-derived comparison paths
Find comparable Texas districts
On pay, Fort Worth ISD sits closest to Lamar CISD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Laredo ISD. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
Out-of-state districts near Fort Worth ISD's enrollment scale
Two out-of-state peer sets for Fort Worth ISD: closest on enrollment (72,783 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,811 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.
Similar enrollment
Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).
Similar estimated salary
Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.
Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.
Revenue & Expenditure
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Fort Worth ISD: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 76% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 24% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.
Texas Teacher Pay Overview
The highest average among comparably sized Texas districts belongs to Huntington ISD at $96,219. Fort Worth ISD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 11 of 708, nearer the ceiling than the floor. On BEA's price parity Texas sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Pennsylvania are its nearest price peers.
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Large-district sample from 902 Texas peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.
This is a sample of 6 from 902 Texas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.
Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Worth ISD
What is the average teacher salary in Fort Worth ISD?
The average teacher salary in Fort Worth ISD is $64,811 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).
How does Fort Worth ISD teacher pay compare to the Texas average?
Fort Worth ISD pays 25.9% more than the Texas state average of $51,478. The district's average is $64,811.
How does Fort Worth ISD teacher pay compare to the national average?
Fort Worth ISD pays 7.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,811.
What is the per-pupil spending in Fort Worth ISD?
Fort Worth ISD spends approximately $16,537 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Fort Worth ISD's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 35% of Fort Worth ISD's total expenditure of $1203.6M (NCES FY2023).
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