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Richardson Independent School District
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Richardson, Texas
District details
Superintendent: Tabitha Branum
# of school board members: 7
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Richardson Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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Tabitha Branum is the superintendent of the Richardson Independent School District. Branum began serving as interim superintendent in December 2021 and was appointed full superintendent in August 2022. Branum's previous career experience includes working in the district as an assistant superintendent of secondary schools and deputy superintendent. She also worked as a principal, assistant principal, curriculum leader, and a teacher in various Texas school districts, including the Coppell Independent School District.[1]

Past superintendents

School board

The Richardson Independent School District board of trustees consists of seven members who are elected to three-year terms. Five members are elected by district and two are elected at large.[5]

Elections

See also: Richardson Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected annually in May to overlapping three-year terms.[5]

Three seats on the board were up for general election on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Richardson Independent School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[6]


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.[7]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $82,756,000 $2,199 15%
Local: $384,354,000 $10,213 70%
State: $84,166,000 $2,236 15%
Total: $551,276,000 $14,649
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $637,717,000 $16,945
Total Current Expenditures: $441,091,000 $11,720
Instructional Expenditures: $271,688,000 $7,219 43%
Student and Staff Support: $58,778,000 $1,561 9%
Administration: $46,215,000 $1,228 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $64,410,000 $1,711 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $163,919,000 $4,355
Construction: $141,072,000 $3,748
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,032,000 $80
Interest on Debt: $26,762,000 $711


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[8] $61,000 $86,000
2023-2024[9] $60,000 $66,775
2021[10] $55,000 $61,775

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.[11]

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 40 50 26 26 20-29 49 67
2018-2019 54 65 41 44 50-59 60 77
2017-2018 54 67 39 43 45-49 64 78
2016-2017 80 86 70 75 80-89 85 93
2015-2016 79 85 68 74 70-79 85 93
2014-2015 78 84 67 74 70-79 84 92
2013-2014 82 86 72 79 60-69 86 94
2012-2013 82 86 72 78 70-74 87 94
2011-2012 89 91 81 87 >=90 92 96
2010-2011 91 91 85 90 80-89 97

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 44 49 32 29 50-59 56 71
2018-2019 50 55 38 37 40-49 60 75
2017-2018 50 58 36 37 40-44 63 77
2016-2017 73 75 65 65 70-79 82 91
2015-2016 74 77 65 65 75-79 83 92
2014-2015 76 78 68 68 70-74 83 92
2013-2014 78 75 71 72 70-79 85 94
2012-2013 81 77 75 74 80-84 87 95
2011-2012 90 87 86 88 >=90 91 97
2010-2011 92 91 89 89 >=90 98

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 89 90-94 86 87 PS 90-94 94
2017-2018 88 85-89 86 85 >=50 85-89 94
2016-2017 87 85-89 82 86 >=50 90-94 92
2015-2016 89 80-84 89 87 >=50 >=95 94
2014-2015 89 80-84 85 86 >=50 >=90 96
2013-2014 88 80-84 83 88 >=50 80-89 93
2012-2013 89 85-89 85 86 >=50 85-89 95
2011-2012 91 85-89 87 88 PS >=90 97
2010-2011 91 90-94 86 87 >=80 >=90 96


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 37,085 -0.5
2022-2023 37,260 -1.0
2021-2022 37,633 -0.4
2020-2021 37,787 -4.8
2019-2020 39,619 1.3
2018-2019 39,108 -0.5
2017-2018 39,314 0.1
2016-2017 39,268 1.3
2015-2016 38,738 0.3
2014-2015 38,618 0.9
2013-2014 38,283 0.6
2012-2013 38,043 2.6
2011-2012 37,044 2.6
2010-2011 36,070 3.4
2009-2010 34,843 1.3
2008-2009 34,407 0.7
2007-2008 34,180 0.4
2006-2007 34,042 -3.2
2005-2006 35,147 2.9
2004-2005 34,139 -1.2
2003-2004 34,536 -1.5
2002-2003 35,052 -0.6
2001-2002 35,245 0.3
2000-2001 35,138 1.4
1999-2000 34,655 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Richardson Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 7.5 5.4
Black 21.0 12.8
Hispanic 37.8 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 3.1 3.1
White 30.2 25.0

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 2023-2024 school year, Richardson Independent School District had 2,725.44 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.61.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 96.20
Kindergarten: 173.22
Elementary: 1,023.91
Secondary: 1,164.79
Total: 2,725.44

Richardson Independent School District employed 77.96 district administrators and 217.65 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 77.96
District Administrative Support: 191.35
School Administrators: 217.65
School Administrative Support: 250.29
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 466.34
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 64.79
Total Guidance Counselors: 115.77
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 52.17
Library/Media Support: 19.82
Student Support Services: 384.95
Other Support Services: 981.26


Schools

The Richardson Independent School District operates 55 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Aikin El518PK-6
Apollo J H6177-8
Arapaho Classical Magnet578KG-6
Audelia Creek El582PK-6
Berkner H S2,3129-12
Big Springs El401PK-6
Bowie El640PK-6
Brentfield El812PK-6
Canyon Creek El304PK-6
Carolyn G Bukhair El658PK-6
Christa Mcauliffe Learning Center1532-12
Dartmouth El361PK-6
Dobie Pre-Kindergarten School358PK-PK
Dover El496PK-6
Forest Lane Academy552PK-6
Forest Meadow J H6887-8
Forestridge El506PK-6
Greenwood Hills El416KG-6
Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet669PK-6
Jess Harben El377PK-6
Lake Highlands El780PK-6
Lake Highlands H S2,9259-12
Lake Highlands J H8107-8
Liberty J H5427-8
Mark Twain El454PK-6
Math/Science/Tech Magnet628KG-6
Merriman Park El514PK-6
Mohawk El496PK-6
Moss Haven El488PK-6
Northlake El631PK-6
Northrich El345PK-6
Northwood Hills El366KG-6
O Henry El471PK-6
Parkhill J H6387-8
P A S S Learning Ctr75-11
Pearce H S2,4539-12
Prairie Creek El280KG-6
Prestonwood El472PK-6
Richardson Heights El488PK-6
Richardson H S2,7549-12
Richardson North J H5607-8
Richardson Terrace El527PK-6
Richardson West Technology And Arts Magnet7937-8
Richland El609PK-6
Risd Acad728KG-6
Skyview El680PK-6
Spring Creek El413PK-6
Springridge El274KG-6
Spring Valley El368PK-6
Stults Road El543PK-6
Thurgood Marshall El497PK-6
Wallace El597PK-6
Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet5917-8
White Rock El1,000PK-6
Yale El365PK-6

Contact information

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Richardson Independent School District
400 S. Greenville Ave.
Richardson, TX 75081
Phone: 469-593-0000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Richardson Independent School District, "Superintendent Profile," accessed November 30, 2023
  2. ↑ Advocate Magazine, "Jeannie Stone is interim superintendent, and other staff changes at RISD," accessed June 15, 2016
  3. ↑ Richardson Independent School District, "Superintendent Profile," accessed August 3, 2021
  4. ↑ Richardson Independent School District, "Superintendent," archived February 14, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Richardson Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed August 3, 2021
  6. ↑ Richardson Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed August 3, 2021
  7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  8. ↑ Richardson Independent School District, "2024-2025 New Hire Teacher Salary Schedule," accessed April 21, 2025
  9. ↑ Richardson Independent School District, "2023-2024 Hiring Schedule," accessed February 6, 2024
  10. ↑ Richardson Independent School District, "2021-2022 Hiring Schedule," accessed August 3, 2021
  11. ↑ 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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