Regular local school district · Ellis County
Waxahachie ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Waxahachie ISD runs 18 public schools with 11,196 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.5 students per teacher is about the same as the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "WAXAHACHIE ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 18
- Students
- 11,196
- Teachers (FTE)
- 773
- Students per teacher
- 14.5
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 411 N Gibson St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
- Phone
- (972)923-4631
- County
- Ellis County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4844730
- State district ID
- TX-070912
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,643
- School counselors (FTE)
- 28.0About 400 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 43.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.5
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 (9,679), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $130.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $10.1 million
- State revenue
- $48.4 million
- Local revenue
- $72.2 million
- Total spending
- $121.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,567
- Salaries
- $78.5 million64.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $232.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.7%
- State: 37.0%
- Local: 55.2%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,567
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Waxahachie ISD
By level: 4 high, 3 middle, 10 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Clift Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 449 | 12.8 |
| Coleman J H | Middle | 6 to 8 | 775 | 13.8 |
| Dunaway Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 525 | 14.6 |
| Ellis Co JJAEP | High | 8 to 12 | 6 | |
| Felty Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 471 | 15.2 |
| Finley J H | Middle | 6 to 8 | 839 | 14.5 |
| Howard J H | Middle | 6 to 8 | 918 | 16.7 |
| Marvin Biomedical Academy | Elementary | PK to 5 | 535 | 15.7 |
| Northside Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 480 | 14.1 |
| Ray Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 386 | 13.8 |
| Shackelford Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 452 | 13.7 |
| Simpson Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 592 | 16.4 |
| Turner Prekindergarten Academy | Prekindergarten | PK | 256 | 15.1 |
| Waxahachie Global High School | High | 9 to 12 | 369 | 13.2 |
| Waxahachie High School | High | 9 to 12 | 3,056 | 15.8 |
| Waxahachie High School of Choice | High | 10 to 12 | 56 | 5.1 |
| Wedgeworth Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 594 | 13.2 |
| Wilemon STEAM Academy | Elementary | K to 5 | 437 | 13.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Ellis County
- Midlothian ISD 11,356 students
- Red Oak ISD 6,696 students
- Ennis ISD 6,646 students
- Life School 5,735 students
- Ferris ISD 3,010 students
- Palmer ISD 1,352 students
- Maypearl ISD 1,209 students
- Italy ISD 597 students
- Avalon ISD 347 students
- Milford ISD 258 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.