School district · Texas · LEAID 4837470

Roby CISD

Roby CISD sits in the lowest third of Texas districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,142 (above only 25% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Roby CISD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$47,142
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$26,661
Per-pupil spending
319
Students enrolled
25th
Pct. in TX
$47,142

Roby CISD sits in the lowest third of Texas districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,142 (above only 25% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $47,142, below the national average of $70,245, serving 319 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Roby CISD sits in the lowest third of Texas districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,142 (above only 25% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 25th percentile for Texas
  • 8th percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Roby CISD ranks #669 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #73 of 888 by per-pupil spending. Huntington ISD pay #1 at $96,219 is not Palacios ISD spending #1 at $62,904 per pupil
  • +26.2% 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, Roby CISD's instructional payroll puts 11.4% into vocational programs , 4.4 points above the state median of 7.0%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Texas peer.

Program Roby CISD TX median Gap
Regular program 77.4% 75.4% +2.0 pp
Special education 4.9% 8.1% -3.2 pp
Vocational programs 11.4% 7.0% +4.4 pp
Other programs 6.2% 8.3% -2.1 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 4837470 · FY2023.

LEAID 4837470 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Roby CISD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -8% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P25 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P8 national PPE-HIGH $27K/pupil ENR-TINY 319 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Petersburg FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $47,142 estimated average teacher salary · P25 in Texas · P8 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Ector (+$3,921est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Roby CISD

Salary neighbourhood · Roby CISD

Roby CISD trails 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 Roby CISD

Roby CISD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$47,142 8th percentile higher than 8% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Roby CISD $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

Roby CISD 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 Roby CISD ranks #669 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #73 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

Roby CISD 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 Roby CISD

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 8% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +26.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Texas's statewide +10.1% by 16.1 points, a growth rate faster than 81% of the 1,015 Texas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 7.4% here, from 297 students in FY2019 to 319 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.
  • It is a very small district (319 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $26,661 is among the highest in the nation.

Texas sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$47,141.674

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
$48,530

+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 Roby CISD

What the Numbers Say About Roby CISD

Roby CISD is a small school district in Texas, serving 319 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $26,661. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $47,142, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4837470 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Texas statewide average of $51,478, teacher pay in Roby CISD runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (32.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Texas, it pays more than 25% 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, Roby CISD reports $8.5M in total expenditure against $7.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Roby CISD compare?

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

Roby CISD $47,142
Houston ISD $60,017
Texas avg $51,478
National avg $70,245

Roby CISD pays -21.5% less than Houston ISD · per-pupil $26,661 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, Roby CISD sits closest to Petersburg ISD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Round Top-carmine 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.

Out-of-state districts near Roby CISD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Roby CISD: closest on enrollment (319 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($47,142 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

$7.3M
Total Revenue
$8.5M
Total Expenditure
$2.2M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.3M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Roby CISD: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% 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. Placed 572 of 709, Roby CISD is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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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Other Texas Districts

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 Roby CISD
What is the average teacher salary in Roby CISD?

The average teacher salary in Roby CISD is $47,142 (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 Roby CISD teacher pay compare to the Texas average?

Roby CISD pays 8.4% less than the Texas state average of $51,478. The district's average is $47,142.

How does Roby CISD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Roby CISD pays 32.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $47,142.

What is the per-pupil spending in Roby CISD?

Roby CISD spends approximately $26,661 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Roby CISD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Roby CISD's total expenditure of $8.5M (NCES FY2023).

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