School district · Texas · LEAID 4835370
Port Aransas ISD
Port Aransas ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (546 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Port Aransas ISD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $57,445
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $41.0M
- Total spending
- 546
- Students enrolled
- 81st
- Pct. in TX
Above benchmark
Port Aransas ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (546 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,445, below the national average of $70,245, serving 546 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Port Aransas ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (546 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 81st percentile for Texas
- 31st percentile nationally
- 9% 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.
- +2.5% 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, Port Aransas ISD's instructional payroll puts 81.6% into regular program , 6.2 points above the state median of 75.4%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Texas district.
| Program | Port Aransas | TX median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 81.6% | 75.4% | +6.2 pp |
| Special education | 11.4% | 8.1% | +3.3 pp |
| Vocational programs | 4.6% | 7.0% | -2.4 pp |
| Other programs | 2.3% | 8.3% | -6.0 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 4835370 · FY2023.
LEAID 4835370 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Port Aransas F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $57,445 estimated average teacher salary · P81 in Texas · P31 nationally · 9% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Round (+$266est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Port Aransas
Salary neighbourhood · Port Aransas
Port Aransas 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
- Leander · near
Leander · near
$57,161 est. salary
- Port · this district
Port · this district
$57,445 est. salary
- Round · near
Round · near
$57,711 est. salary
- North · near
North · near
$57,830 est. salary
- Spring · top pay
Spring · top pay
$65,729 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Port Aransas
Port Aransas ISD's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$57,445 31st percentile higher than 31% 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
What stands out about Port Aransas ISD
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +2.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Texas's statewide +10.1% by 7.7 points, a growth rate faster than 21% of the 1,015 Texas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment grew 9.0% here, from 501 students in FY2019 to 546 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.
- Its reported per-pupil figure ($75,167) reflects regional or program spending divided by a small number of directly-enrolled students, it is not a comparable per-classroom figure.
Texas sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $57,445.47
- Texas price level
- 97.1 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $59,137
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 Port Aransas ISD
What the Numbers Say About Port Aransas ISD
Port Aransas ISD is a small school district in Texas, serving 546 students with $41.0M in total spending across its regional programs. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,445. NCES LEAID 4835370 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Texas statewide average of $51,478, teacher pay in Port Aransas ISD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 11.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Texas, it pays more than 81% 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, Port Aransas ISD reports $41.0M in total expenditure against $15.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 9% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.
How does Port Aransas ISD compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Texas average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Port Aransas ISD pays -4.3% less than Houston ISD · per-pupil $75,167 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.
Out-of-state districts near Port Aransas ISD's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Port Aransas ISD: closest on enrollment (546 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,445 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 Port Aransas 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 74% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 26% 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. Port Aransas ISD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 164 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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Smaller-district sample from 902 Texas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Port Aransas ISD
What is the average teacher salary in Port Aransas ISD?
The average teacher salary in Port Aransas ISD is $57,445 (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 Port Aransas ISD teacher pay compare to the Texas average?
Port Aransas ISD pays 11.6% more than the Texas state average of $51,478. The district's average is $57,445.
How does Port Aransas ISD teacher pay compare to the national average?
Port Aransas ISD pays 18.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,445.
Why is the per-pupil figure for Port Aransas ISD so high?
Port Aransas ISD is a specialized or regional agency (such as a county office, service cooperative, or career-technical center) that directly enrolls only 546 students while delivering programs to many more. Dividing its $41.0M budget by that small enrollment produces a per-pupil figure that is not comparable to a standard school district, so we report total spending and enrollment instead.
What percentage of Port Aransas ISD's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 9% of Port Aransas ISD's total expenditure of $41.0M (NCES FY2023).
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