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Leander Independent School District, Texas

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Leander Independent School District
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Leander, Texas
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Superintendent: Bruce Gearing
# of school board members: 7
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Leander Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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Bruce Gearing is the superintendent of the Leander Independent School District. Gearing was appointed superintendent on July 25, 2019. Gearing's previous career experience includes working as the superintendent of the Dripping Springs Independent School District, an assistant superintendent of the Mount Pleasant Independent School District, and a high school principal.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Dan Troxell was the superintendent of the Leander Independent School District from 2016 to 2019.[2] Troxell's previous career experience included working as the superintendent of the Kerrville Independent School District.[3]
  • Karie Lynn McSpadden was the interim superintendent of the Leander Independent School District in 2016. McSpadden's previous career experience included working as the district's chief human resources officer.[4]
  • Bret Champion was the superintendent of the Leander Independent School District from 2008 to 2016. Champion's previous career experience included working in the district as a teacher, principal, and assistant principal.[5]

School board

The Leander Independent School District board of trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. All board members are elected at large by place.[6]

Elections

See also: Leander Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected biennially in November to overlapping four-year terms.[6]

Three seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was August 19, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Leander Independent School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[7]


District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $23,702,000 $587 4%
Local: $413,850,000 $10,255 79%
State: $86,082,000 $2,133 16%
Total: $523,634,000 $12,976
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $557,003,000 $13,802
Total Current Expenditures: $404,150,000 $10,014
Instructional Expenditures: $244,532,000 $6,059 44%
Student and Staff Support: $42,053,000 $1,042 8%
Administration: $72,523,000 $1,797 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $45,042,000 $1,116 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $75,767,000 $1,877
Construction: $65,243,000 $1,616
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $8,522,000 $211
Interest on Debt: $67,984,000 $1,684


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[9] $56,995 $72,027
2023-2024[10] $55,655 $71,457
2021[11] $50,900 $67,914

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[12]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 50 74 27 35 40-44 80-89 53
2018-2019 66 88 39 55 60-69 69 70
2017-2018 64 88 40 51 50-59 65 68
2016-2017 87 96 70 78 80-89 90 90
2015-2016 86 96 70 77 80-89 86 89
2014-2015 84 95 68 76 80-89 85 88
2013-2014 85 95 75 78 70-79 86 88
2012-2013 87 96 77 81 80-84 88 89
2011-2012 92 98 83 87 80-89 92 93
2010-2011 92 96 83 88 80-84 94

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 54 70 38 41 45-49 PS 58
2018-2019 65 81 42 53 60-69 68 70
2017-2018 64 81 44 52 60-64 69 69
2016-2017 85 94 69 77 80-84 86 89
2015-2016 85 94 71 77 70-79 85 89
2014-2015 87 94 76 80 85-89 89 90
2013-2014 89 94 78 83 85-89 89 91
2012-2013 91 95 84 85 85-89 92 93
2011-2012 96 98 90 92 >=90 98 97
2010-2011 95 98 90 92 85-89 96

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 97 >=95 >=95 96 >=50 >=95 97
2017-2018 97 >=95 90-94 96 PS >=95 97
2016-2017 96 >=95 >=95 95 >=50 >=95 96
2015-2016 97 >=95 >=95 96 >=50 >=95 97
2014-2015 96 >=95 90-94 95 >=50 90-94 96
2013-2014 95 >=95 90-94 94 PS 90-94 96
2012-2013 95 >=95 90-94 93 >=50 >=90 95
2011-2012 94 >=95 85-89 91 >=50 >=90 95
2010-2011 91 >=95 85-89 86 PS >=90 92


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 42,415 1.5
2021-2022 41,780 3.4
2020-2021 40,355 -2.5
2019-2020 41,381 3.3
2018-2019 40,031 2.5
2017-2018 39,028 2.1
2016-2017 38,226 2.8
2015-2016 37,158 2.5
2014-2015 36,211 2.1
2013-2014 35,450 3.0
2012-2013 34,381 3.1
2011-2012 33,309 3.5
2010-2011 32,152 5.3
2009-2010 30,454 6.4
2008-2009 28,507 6.9
2007-2008 26,551 8.4
2006-2007 24,333 9.3
2005-2006 22,077 9.7
2004-2005 19,945 8.7
2003-2004 18,201 7.6
2002-2003 16,814 7.2
2001-2002 15,603 7.1
2000-2001 14,499 9.9
1999-2000 13,059 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Leander Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 14.9 5.1
Black 4.4 12.8
Hispanic 26.1 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 6.3 3.0
White 47.9 25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Leander Independent School District had 2,988.78 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.19.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 56.89
Kindergarten: 174.44
Elementary: 1,042.15
Secondary: 1,324.45
Total: 2,988.78

Leander Independent School District employed 50.60 district administrators and 161.46 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 50.60
District Administrative Support: 182.02
School Administrators: 161.46
School Administrative Support: 188.21
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 577.81
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 19.33
Total Guidance Counselors: 85.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 34.74
Library/Media Support: 4.00
Student Support Services: 260.25
Other Support Services: 724.67


Schools

The Leander Independent School District operates 54 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ada Mae Faubion El402PK-5
Artie L Henry Middle1,2546-8
Bagdad El829PK-5
Block House Creek El471PK-5
Campus 0070
Canyon Ridge Middle1,1046-8
C C Mason El636PK-5
Cedar Park H S1,9529-12
Cedar Park Middle1,2866-8
Charlotte Cox El659PK-5
Christine Camacho El680PK-5
Cypress El528PK-5
Deer Creek El674PK-5
Early College H S1109-9
Florence W Stiles Middle1,5036-8
Four Points Middle6326-8
Glenn H S2,0639-12
Grandview Hills El457PK-5
Jim Plain El811PK-5
Knox Wiley Middle7836-8
Larkspur El855PK-5
Laura Welch Bush El525PK-5
Leander Extended Opportunity586-12
Leander H S2,2189-12
Leander Middle8026-8
Leander Virtual Learning Academy77KG-8
Lois F Giddens El485PK-5
Monta Jane Akin El875PK-5
New El 1310
New Hope H S5111-12
North El441PK-5
Officer Leonard A Reed El674KG-5
Parkside El778KG-5
Patricia Knowles El654PK-5
Pauline Naumann El466PK-5
Pleasant Hill El688PK-5
River Place El598KG-5
River Ridge El479PK-5
Ronald Reagan El817PK-5
Rouse H S1,9439-12
Running Brushy Middle1,0526-8
Rutledge El984KG-5
Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle1,3576-8
Steiner Ranch El496PK-5
Step - Core111-11
Step - Detention310-11
Step - Jjaep0
Tarvin El711PK-5
Travis Co J J A E P0
Vandegrift H S2,6589-12
Vista Ridge H S2,6469-12
Westside El560PK-5
Whitestone El938PK-5
William J Winkley El691PK-5

Contact information

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Leander Independent School District
204 W. South St.
P.O. Box 218
Leander, TX 78646-0218
Phone: 512-570-0000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Leander Independent School District, "Superintendent," accessed November 13, 2019
  2. ↑ Leander Independent School District, "Bruce Gearing, Ed.D, hired as Leander ISD Superintendent of Schools," accessed August 5, 2021
  3. ↑ Leander Independent School District, "Dan Troxell, Ph.D.," archived January 16, 2017
  4. ↑ Leander Independent School District, "Interim Superintendent," archived August 2, 2016
  5. ↑ Leander Independent School District, "Superintendent," archived May 26, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Leander Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed August 3, 2021
  7. ↑ Leander Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed August 3, 2021
  8. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  9. ↑ Leander Independent School District, "2024-25 Teacher/Librarian Salary Scale," accessed April 22, 2025
  10. ↑ Leander Independent School District, "2023-24 Teacher/Librarian Hiring Salary Scale," accessed February 5, 2024
  11. ↑ Leander Independent School District, "2021-22 Teacher/Librarian Hiring Salary Scale," accessed August 3, 2021
  12. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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