Facts and Figures

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• For 2002, Texas ranked first among the 10 most populous states in public school total expenditures per $1,000 of state personal income. Texas ranked sixth among all 50 states. [Source: NEA Rankings and Estimates K-12 Total Expenditures 2001-2002; Bureau of Economic Analysis state personal income 2002]
• For 2002-2003, Texas ranked second among the 50 states in total public education expenditures. [Source: NEA Rankings and Estimates 2002-2003]
  
• For 2003, Texas ranked third among the 50 states in public education expenditures as a percent of total state expenditures. [Source: NASBO State Expenditure Report, 2002]
• Over the last 10 years, the average school property tax rate has increased by $0.24 per $100 of assessed value. [Source: comptrollers annual property tax report]
• From 1994 to 2002, passing rates on the TAAS test increased from 53 percent to 85 percent. Scores have gone up across the board, among various demographic groups, at every grade level. [Source: Texas Education Agency, Statewide TAAS Results - Percent Passing Tables, Grades 3-8, 10 Englishversion - Reading, Mathematics, Writing.]
• Since the 1998-1999 biennium, public education appropriations have increased by more than $7 billion or 26.5 percent. [Source: LBB Fiscal Size-Up, 1998-1999 Biennium and 2004-2005 Biennium]
  
• The total amount of public education revenues and receipts that were available for spending in the 2002-03 school year was $40.7 billion or $10,400 per student, based on ADA. [Source: NEA Rankings and Estimates.]
• Texas ranked 2nd among the 10 most populous states, or 12th among the 50 states in K-12 total revenues and receipts per student, adjusted for cost of living differences.* [ Source: NEA Rankings and Estimates, 2002-2003 estimated revenue and non-revenue receipts per ADA adjusted by the AFT Interstate Cost of Living Index;]
• Since the 1998-1999 school year, public school revenues and receipts have increased $2,648 per student or 34 percent. [Source: NEA Rankings and Estimates, K-12 Total Revenues and Receipts and K-12 ADA for 1998-1999 and 2002-2003]

Revenues And Expenditures Per Student

• The total amount of public education revenues and receipts that were available for spending in the 2002-03 school year was $40.7 billion or $10,400 per student, based on ADA. [Source: NEA Rankings and Estimates.]
  

  Category	Billions	Per ADA
  Local	$17.6	$4,509
  State	$14.4	$3,687
  Federal	$3.3	$837
  Bonds & Other Income	$5.4	$1,375
  Total	$40.7	$10,409

• Texas ranked 2nd among the 10 most populous states, or 12th among the 50 states in K-12 total revenues and receipts per student, adjusted for cost of living differences.* [Source: NEA Rankings and Estimates, 2002-2003 estimated revenue and non-revenue receipts per ADA adjusted by the AFT Interstate Cost of Living Index]
• Since the 1998-1999 school year, public school revenues and receipts have increased $2,648 per student or 34 percent. [Source: NEA Rankings and Estimates, K-12 Total Revenues and Receipts and K-12 ADA for 1998-1999 and 2002-2003]

* NOTE: The LBB's Fiscal Size-Up reports that in 2002, Texas ranked 32nd among the 50 states and Washington D.C. in K-12 current operating expenditures per student. This Fiscal Size-Up ranking excludes expenses for debt service and capital expenditures for facilities.

Teacher Pay

• There were 99,400 full-time teachers in 1999 who were still employed as teachers by Texas school districts in the 2002-2003 school year. The average salaries of those individuals increased $9,300 or 26.5 percent between 1999 and 2003. Inflation over the same period was 10.7 percent [Source: Texas Education Agency PEIMS data]
• In 2001-2002, Texas average teacher salaries, adjusted for cost of living, ranked 16th among the 50 states. [Source: American Federation of Teachers, Survey and Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends, 2002]
• Average Teacher Salaries* [Source: TEA Snapshots]

*Includes things like master Teacher grants, Professional