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School district · Texas · LEAID 4840950

Southwest ISD

Southwest ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (13,747 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Southwest ISD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,294
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$14,634
Per-pupil spending
13,747
Students enrolled
80th
Pct. in TX
$57,294

Southwest ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (13,747 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,294, below the national average of $70,245, serving 13,747 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Southwest ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (13,747 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 80th percentile for Texas
  • 31st percentile nationally
  • 39% 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.
  • Southwest ISD ranks #176 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #597 of 888 by per-pupil spending. Huntington ISD pay #1 at $96,219 is not Palacios ISD spending #1 at $62,904 per pupil
  • +5.0% 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, Southwest ISD's instructional payroll puts 3.2% into vocational programs , 3.9 points below the state median of 7.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Southwest ISD TX median Gap
Regular program 76.3% 75.4% +0.9 pp
Special education 11.6% 8.1% +3.5 pp
Vocational programs 3.2% 7.0% -3.9 pp
Other programs 8.9% 8.3% +0.6 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 4840950 · FY2023.

LEAID 4840950 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Southwest ISD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +11% vs state RANK-ST-MID P80 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P31 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-LARGE 13.7K students INSTR-MID 39% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Royse FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,294 estimated average teacher salary · P80 in Texas · P31 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Leander ($133est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Southwest ISD

Salary neighbourhood · Southwest ISD

Southwest 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Southwest ISD

Southwest ISD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,294 31st percentile higher than 31% 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. Southwest 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

Southwest 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 Southwest ISD ranks #176 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #597 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

Southwest 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 Southwest ISD

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +5.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Texas's statewide +10.1% by 5.1 points, a growth rate faster than 27% of the 1,015 Texas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Texas sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$57,294.037

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
$58,981

+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 Southwest ISD

What the Numbers Say About Southwest ISD

Southwest ISD is a mid-sized school district in Texas, serving 13,747 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,634. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,294, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4840950 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Texas statewide average of $51,478, teacher pay in Southwest ISD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 11.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Texas, it pays more than 80% 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, Southwest ISD reports $201.2M in total expenditure against $211.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 39% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $41.7M, special-education teacher pay is $6.3M.

How does Southwest ISD compare?

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

Southwest ISD $57,294
Houston ISD $60,017
Texas avg $51,478
National avg $70,245

Southwest ISD pays -4.5% less than Houston ISD · per-pupil $14,634 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, Southwest ISD sits closest to Royse City ISD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Somerset 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. Royse City ISD
  2. New Braunfels ISD
  3. Community ISD
  4. Comal ISD
  5. Leander ISD
  6. Eanes ISD
  7. Aubrey ISD
  8. Boerne ISD
  9. Roma ISD
  10. Port Neches-groves ISD
  11. Lake Travis ISD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Somerset ISD
  2. Nacogdoches ISD
  3. Canutillo ISD
  4. New Braunfels ISD
  5. South San Antonio ISD
  6. College Station ISD
  7. Bay City ISD
  8. Abilene ISD
  9. Desoto ISD
  10. East Central ISD
  11. Brenham ISD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Southwest ISD: closest on enrollment (13,747 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,294 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

$211.0M
Total Revenue
$201.2M
Total Expenditure
$77.9M
Instruction Salaries
39% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$41.7M
Regular Program
$6.3M
Special Education
$1.7M
Vocational
$4.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Southwest 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 70% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 30% 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. Southwest ISD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 169 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.

Forney ISD
$46,550
16,211 students
Frenship ISD
$53,258
11,165 students
Del Valle ISD
$54,184
11,118 students
Canyon ISD
$57,767
11,075 students
Weslaco ISD
$64,125
16,491 students
Midlothian ISD
$59,789
10,990 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 Southwest ISD
What is the average teacher salary in Southwest ISD?

The average teacher salary in Southwest ISD is $57,294 (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 Southwest ISD teacher pay compare to the Texas average?

Southwest ISD pays 11.3% more than the Texas state average of $51,478. The district's average is $57,294.

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

Southwest ISD pays 18.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,294.

What is the per-pupil spending in Southwest ISD?

Southwest ISD spends approximately $14,634 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 39% of Southwest ISD's total expenditure of $201.2M (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. Southwest 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.