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School district · Texas · LEAID 4819740

Franklin ISD

Franklin ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (1,353 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Franklin ISD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$52,839
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$22,673
Per-pupil spending
1,353
Students enrolled
61st
Pct. in TX
$52,839

Franklin ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (1,353 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,839, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,353 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Franklin ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (1,353 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 61st percentile for Texas
  • 21st percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Franklin ISD ranks #347 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #127 of 888 by per-pupil spending. Huntington ISD pay #1 at $96,219 is not Palacios ISD spending #1 at $62,904 per pupil
  • +33.0% 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, Franklin ISD's instructional payroll puts 15.9% into special education , 7.9 points above the state median of 8.1%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Texas peer.

Program Franklin ISD TX median Gap
Regular program 76.9% 75.4% +1.5 pp
Special education 15.9% 8.1% +7.9 pp
Vocational programs 5.7% 7.0% -1.4 pp
Other programs 1.5% 8.3% -6.8 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 4819740 · FY2023.

LEAID 4819740 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Franklin ISD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P61 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P21 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,353 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Haskell FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $52,839 estimated average teacher salary · P61 in Texas · P21 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: San (+$1,583est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Franklin ISD

Salary neighbourhood · Franklin ISD

Franklin ISD sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Franklin ISD

Franklin ISD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$52,839 21st percentile higher than 21% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Franklin ISD $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

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

Franklin ISD in Texas's lower-third pay band

Same 888 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Franklin ISD ranks #347 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #127 of 888 by per-pupil spending. Huntington ISD pay #1 at $96,219 is not Palacios ISD spending #1 at $62,904 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Franklin ISD is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Palacios ISD leads spending at $62,904 per pupil; Huntington ISD leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Franklin ISD

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +33.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Texas's statewide +10.1% by 22.9 points, a growth rate faster than 88% of the 1,015 Texas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 8.3% here, from 1,249 students in FY2019 to 1,353 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

Texas sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$52,838.705

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Texas price level
97.1 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$54,394

+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 Franklin ISD

What the Numbers Say About Franklin ISD

Franklin ISD is a small school district in Texas, serving 1,353 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,673. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,839, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4819740 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Texas statewide average of $51,478, teacher pay in Franklin ISD runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Texas, it pays more than 61% 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, Franklin ISD reports $30.7M in total expenditure against $22.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.1M, special-education teacher pay is $1.1M.

How does Franklin ISD compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Texas average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Franklin ISD $52,839
Houston ISD $60,017
Texas avg $51,478
National avg $70,245

Franklin ISD pays -12.0% less than Houston ISD · per-pupil $22,673 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, Franklin ISD sits closest to Haskell CISD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is North Lamar 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.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Haskell CISD
  2. Vidor ISD
  3. Graham ISD
  4. Bushland ISD
  5. Falls City ISD
  6. Lorena ISD
  7. Stephenville ISD
  8. Robinson ISD
  9. Hallettsville ISD
  10. Fruitvale ISD
  11. Crawford ISD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. North Lamar ISD
  2. Tornillo ISD
  3. Academy for Academic Excellence
  4. Newton ISD
  5. Alamo Heights ISD
  6. Sanger ISD
  7. Plemons-stinnett-phillips CISD
  8. Dilley ISD
  9. Blanco ISD
  10. Hamshire-fannett ISD
  11. Highland Park ISD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Franklin ISD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Franklin ISD: closest on enrollment (1,353 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,839 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

$22.5M
Total Revenue
$30.7M
Total Expenditure
$8.4M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.1M
Regular Program
$1.1M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Franklin 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 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% 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. Franklin ISD places 310 of 708 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

View all Texas districts →

Other Texas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 902 Texas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Palmer ISD
$52,104
1,304 students
Grandview ISD
$53,798
1,403 students
Palacios ISD
$48,909
1,300 students
Paradise ISD
$55,956
1,298 students
River Road ISD
$46,524
1,297 students
Breckenridge ISD
$42,831
1,409 students

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 Franklin ISD
What is the average teacher salary in Franklin ISD?

The average teacher salary in Franklin ISD is $52,839 (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 Franklin ISD teacher pay compare to the Texas average?

Franklin ISD pays 2.6% more than the Texas state average of $51,478. The district's average is $52,839.

How does Franklin ISD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Franklin ISD pays 24.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,839.

What is the per-pupil spending in Franklin ISD?

Franklin ISD spends approximately $22,673 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Franklin ISD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Franklin ISD's total expenditure of $30.7M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Franklin ISD's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.