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Leander Independent School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Cedar Park, Leander, Jonestown and Volente, and parts of Austin and Liberty Hill.
Students
42,608
Schools
53
Spent per student
$10,850
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Debt
$1,308.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Leander Independent School District
- School Grade A−: better than 79% of Texas districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- Spends 15% less per student than the TX average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020
- Debt of $1,308.7M, about $30,715 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Leander.
PK–510 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. TX
2020–21Math proficiency50%
State average 36.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 90.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$10,850 per student · 15% below TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 78%State 18%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
40,355’20
41,780’21
42,338’22
42,521’23
42,608’24
Up 5.6% since 2020.
Students
White 44%Hispanic 26%Asian 18%Two or more races 7%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
53 public schools.
Monta Jane Akin El
A872 students14:1
Whitestone El
B+855 students13:1
Rutledge El
A853 students14:1
Tarvin El
838 students14:1
Larkspur El
B834 students13:1
Parkside El
A807 students14:1
Ronald Reagan El
A−800 students14:1
William J Winkley El
A−763 students15:1
North El
737 students14:1
Pleasant Hill El
C+720 students12:1
Jim Plain El
B704 students12:1
Bagdad El
C701 students11:1
C C Mason El
B691 students14:1
Patricia Knowles El
C683 students11:1
Deer Creek El
A−638 students14:1
Officer Leonard A Reed El
B+638 students11:1
Christine Camacho El
B−622 students11:1
River Place El
A−589 students12:1
Charlotte Cox El
B534 students12:1
Donald Lewis Hisle
530 students13:1
Cypress El
A−506 students13:1
Westside El
A−504 students13:1
Laura Welch Bush El
A+503 students13:1
Lois F Giddens El
C+483 students10:1
Pauline Naumann El
A−473 students13:1
Block House Creek El
B468 students14:1
Steiner Ranch El
A−417 students12:1
Grandview Hills El
B−388 students10:1
River Ridge El
A+370 students12:1
Ada Mae Faubion El
B−353 students11:1
Florence W Stiles Middle
A+1,493 students17:1
Cedar Park Middle
A−1,365 students16:1
Artie L Henry Middle
A−1,347 students14:1
Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle
C+1,182 students15:1
Running Brushy Middle
B+1,120 students13:1
Canyon Ridge Middle
A+964 students15:1
Knox Wiley Middle
B916 students13:1
Leander Middle
A−873 students12:1
Four Points Middle
A581 students12:1
Early College H S
267 students17:1
Step - Core
4 students
Step - Detention
3 students
Vista Ridge H S
A2,480 students15:1
Vandegrift H S
A2,437 students16:1
Rouse H S
B+2,260 students16:1
Cedar Park H S
A2,155 students15:1
Leander H S
B2,131 students14:1
Glenn H S
B−2,024 students14:1
Leander Extended Opportunity
A−67 students4:1
New Hope H S
C−65 students11:1
Campus 007
0 students
New El 131
0 students
Step - Jjaep
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.