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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 11,052 (2023-2024)
Schools: 19 (2023-2024)
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Waxahachie Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Ellis County). During the 2024 school year, 11,052 students attended one of the district's 19 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Waxahachie Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kim Kriegel2027
Adrian Cooper20242027
Ryan Pitts20242027
Judd McCutchen2026
Clay Schoolfield2026
Dusty Autrey2025
Debbie Timmermann2025

Elections

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School board meetings

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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.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $20,559,000 $2,037 14%
Local: $80,700,000 $7,994 55%
State: $45,105,000 $4,468 31%
Total: $146,364,000 $14,499
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $131,054,000 $12,982
Total Current Expenditures: $116,381,000 $11,528
Instructional Expenditures: $71,948,000 $7,127 55%
Student and Staff Support: $12,111,000 $1,199 9%
Administration: $12,644,000 $1,252 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $19,678,000 $1,949 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,877,000 $483
Construction: $1,791,000 $177
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $222,000 $21
Interest on Debt: $9,189,000 $910


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. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

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 (%)
2021-2022 40 80-89 26 35 <50 40-44 50
2020-2021 45 80-89 28 41 <50 45-49 53
2018-2019 52 >=80 34 48 40-59 50-54 59
2017-2018 49 60-79 31 45 40-59 50-54 57
2016-2017 83 >=80 72 82 >=50 85-89 87
2015-2016 82 >=80 69 80 60-79 85-89 86
2014-2015 78 >=80 63 77 60-79 80-84 83
2013-2014 79 >=80 67 76 60-79 80-84 85
2012-2013 81 80-89 66 77 60-79 80-84 86
2011-2012 84 >=80 71 83 60-79 80-89 87
2010-2011 86 >=80 75 83 >=80 90

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 (%)
2021-2022 52 80-89 41 47 <50 55-59 61
2020-2021 44 70-79 27 39 <50 50-54 53
2018-2019 50 60-79 33 47 40-59 60-64 57
2017-2018 48 60-69 28 45 40-59 50-54 56
2016-2017 77 80-89 62 75 >=80 80-84 83
2015-2016 78 60-79 63 76 60-79 85-89 84
2014-2015 79 >=80 64 77 60-79 80-84 85
2013-2014 79 >=80 64 76 60-79 80-84 85
2012-2013 80 80-89 69 76 60-79 85-89 86
2011-2012 90 >=80 84 87 >=80 >=90 93
2010-2011 90 >=80 82 87 >=80 94

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 (%)
2021-2022 94 >=50 90-94 90-94 PS >=80 96
2020-2021 94 >=50 >=95 90-94 PS >=80 95
2018-2019 90 >=50 85-89 90-94 PS >=80 91
2017-2018 88 PS 85-89 85-89 PS >=80 90
2016-2017 89 >=50 90-94 80-84 PS >=80 92
2015-2016 88 >=50 85-89 85-89 PS >=50 87
2014-2015 88 PS 80-84 85-89 PS >=80 89
2013-2014 90 PS 85-89 85-89 PS >=80 91
2012-2013 90 PS 85-89 90-94 PS >=80 90-94
2011-2012 91 PS 90-94 85-89 PS >=50 90-94
2010-2011 92 PS 85-89 90-94 PS >=50 90-94


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 11,052 1.9
2022-2023 10,837 6.8
2021-2022 10,095 4.1
2020-2021 9,679 2.0
2019-2020 9,481 5.7
2018-2019 8,937 4.7
2017-2018 8,517 1.3
2016-2017 8,408 3.4
2015-2016 8,121 1.9
2014-2015 7,968 1.9
2013-2014 7,814 2.1
2012-2013 7,651 1.8
2011-2012 7,516 1.7
2010-2011 7,385 6.2
2009-2010 6,924 4.0
2008-2009 6,646 1.3
2007-2008 6,561 3.6
2006-2007 6,322 1.7
2005-2006 6,215 4.0
2004-2005 5,968 1.8
2003-2004 5,859 0.8
2002-2003 5,812 2.3
2001-2002 5,680 0.6
2000-2001 5,645 1.3
1999-2000 5,571 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Waxahachie Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 5.4
Black 19.0 12.8
Hispanic 35.9 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 3.7 3.1
White 40.1 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

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Waxahachie Independent School District had 766.64 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.42.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 18.00
Kindergarten: 43.15
Elementary: 322.76
Secondary: 331.20
Total: 766.64

Waxahachie Independent School District employed 22.00 district administrators and 40.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 22.00
District Administrative Support: 26.98
School Administrators: 40.50
School Administrative Support: 56.79
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 194.30
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 10.21
Total Guidance Counselors: 27.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.47
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 77.84
Other Support Services: 386.07


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Waxahachie Independent School District operates 19 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Clift El608KG-5
Coleman J H8146-8
Dunaway El465KG-5
Ellis Co Jjaep98-10
Felty El528KG-5
Finley J H8386-8
Howard J H7866-8
Marvin Biomedical Academy491PK-5
Northside El497PK-5
Ray El0
Shackelford El441KG-5
Simpson El679KG-5
Turner Prekindergarten Academy261PK-PK
Waxahachie Freshman Center0
Waxahachie Global H S3569-12
Waxahachie H S3,1109-12
Waxahachie H S Of Choice5510-12
Wedgeworth El684KG-5
Wilemon Steam Academy430KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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