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School district · Texas · LEAID 4826370

Lackland ISD

Lackland ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (968 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lackland ISD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$63,490
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$20,878
Per-pupil spending
968
Students enrolled
96th
Pct. in TX
$63,490

Lackland ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (968 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $63,490, below the national average of $70,245, serving 968 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Lackland ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (968 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 96th percentile for Texas
  • 45th percentile nationally
  • 36% 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.
  • Lackland ISD ranks #36 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #176 of 888 by per-pupil spending. Huntington ISD pay #1 at $96,219 is not Palacios ISD spending #1 at $62,904 per pupil
  • +23.6% 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, Lackland ISD's instructional payroll puts 3.7% into other programs , 4.6 points below 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 Lackland ISD TX median Gap
Regular program 78.9% 75.4% +3.5 pp
Special education 12.4% 8.1% +4.4 pp
Vocational programs 5.0% 7.0% -2.0 pp
Other programs 3.7% 8.3% -4.6 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 4826370 · FY2023.

LEAID 4826370 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lackland ISD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +23% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P96 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P45 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-SMALL 968 students INSTR-MID 36% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Ft FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $63,490 estimated average teacher salary · P96 in Texas · P45 nationally · 36% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Conroe ($100est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lackland ISD

Salary neighbourhood · Lackland ISD

Lackland ISD 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).

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

Lackland ISD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$63,490 45th percentile higher than 45% 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%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Lackland 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

Lackland ISD in Texas's upper-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 Lackland ISD ranks #36 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #176 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

Lackland 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 Lackland ISD

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +23.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Texas's statewide +10.1% by 13.4 points, a growth rate faster than 77% of the 1,015 Texas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,076 to 968 students (10.0% 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.

Texas sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$63,490.267

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
$65,360

+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 Lackland ISD

What the Numbers Say About Lackland ISD

Lackland ISD is a small school district in Texas, serving 968 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,878. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $63,490, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4826370 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Texas statewide average of $51,478, teacher pay in Lackland ISD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 23.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Texas, it pays more than 96% 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, Lackland ISD reports $20.2M in total expenditure against $24.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 36% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.

How does Lackland ISD compare?

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

Lackland ISD $63,490
Houston ISD $60,017
Texas avg $51,478
National avg $70,245

Lackland ISD pays +5.8% more than Houston ISD · per-pupil $20,878 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, Lackland ISD sits closest to Ft Sam Houston ISD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Quanah 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. Ft Sam Houston ISD
  2. Needville ISD
  3. Van Vleck ISD
  4. Ricardo ISD
  5. Randolph Field ISD
  6. Big Sandy ISD
  7. Tenaha ISD
  8. Corrigan-camden ISD
  9. Kennedale ISD
  10. Tatum ISD
  11. Farmersville ISD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Quanah ISD
  2. Detroit ISD
  3. Jim Ned CISD
  4. O'donnell ISD
  5. Stamford ISD
  6. Aransas County ISD
  7. Memphis ISD
  8. Meridian ISD
  9. Electra ISD
  10. Taft ISD
  11. La Pryor ISD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lackland ISD: closest on enrollment (968 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,490 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

$24.2M
Total Revenue
$20.2M
Total Expenditure
$7.2M
Instruction Salaries
36% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.4M
Regular Program
$0.7M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Lackland 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 77% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 23% 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. Lackland ISD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 33 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.

View all Texas districts →

Other Texas Districts

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

Nixon-smiley CISD
$54,093
1,045 students
Bloomington ISD
$50,441
890 students
West Rusk County Consolidated ISD
$55,396
1,048 students
Cooper ISD
$46,157
888 students
Buffalo ISD
$45,540
1,052 students
Keene ISD
$50,728
1,053 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 Lackland ISD
What is the average teacher salary in Lackland ISD?

The average teacher salary in Lackland ISD is $63,490 (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 Lackland ISD teacher pay compare to the Texas average?

Lackland ISD pays 23.3% more than the Texas state average of $51,478. The district's average is $63,490.

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

Lackland ISD pays 9.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $63,490.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lackland ISD?

Lackland ISD spends approximately $20,878 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 36% of Lackland ISD's total expenditure of $20.2M (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. Lackland 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.