Regular local school district · Hays County
Dripping Springs ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Dripping Springs ISD runs 8 public schools with 8,712 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.2 students per teacher is about the same as the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 8
- Students
- 8,712
- Teachers (FTE)
- 573
- Students per teacher
- 15.2
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 300 Sportsplex Dr, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
- Phone
- (512)858-3000
- County
- Hays County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4800008
- State district ID
- TX-105904
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,064
- School counselors (FTE)
- 21.0About 415 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 27.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.2
Texas15.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (7,283), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $99.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.8 million
- State revenue
- $12.5 million
- Local revenue
- $84.1 million
- Total spending
- $163.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $22,503
- Salaries
- $49.7 million30.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $276.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 2.9%
- State: 12.6%
- Local: 84.5%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$22,503
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Dripping Springs ISD
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Cypress Springs Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 697 | 15.2 |
| Dripping Springs Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 1,104 | 15.1 |
| Dripping Springs High School | High | 9 to 12 | 2,564 | 16.6 |
| Dripping Springs Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 917 | 14.6 |
| Rooster Springs Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 772 | 15.4 |
| Sycamore Springs Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 674 | 14.0 |
| Sycamore Springs Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,043 | 14.9 |
| Walnut Springs Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 941 | 14.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Hays County
- Hays CISD 24,330 students
- San Marcos CISD 8,222 students
- Wimberley ISD 2,661 students
- Ki Charter 448 students
- Doral Academy of Texas 392 students
- Katherine Anne Porter School 95 students
- Texas Preparatory School 59 students
More in Texas
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.