Regular local school district · McLennan County
West ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
West ISD runs 4 public schools with 1,300 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.0 students per teacher is 2.1 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "WEST ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,300
- Teachers (FTE)
- 100
- Students per teacher
- 13.0
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 406 W Shook St, West, TX 76691
- Phone
- (254)981-2000
- County
- McLennan County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4845040
- State district ID
- TX-161916
- Total staff (FTE)
- 210
- School counselors (FTE)
- 4.0About 325 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 6.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.0
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 (1,264), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $16.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.6 million
- State revenue
- $7.9 million
- Local revenue
- $6.8 million
- Total spending
- $21.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $17,210
- Salaries
- $9.9 million45.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $22.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.9%
- State: 48.3%
- Local: 41.7%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$17,210
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in West ISD
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Challenge Academy | Secondary | 9 | 1 | |
| West Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 645 | 15.0 |
| West High School | High | 9 to 12 | 375 | 11.0 |
| West Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 279 | 12.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in McLennan County
- Waco ISD 13,376 students
- Midway ISD 8,824 students
- LA Vega ISD 3,093 students
- China Spring ISD 3,013 students
- Robinson ISD 2,378 students
- Connally ISD 2,269 students
- Lorena ISD 1,817 students
- McGregor ISD 1,495 students
- Rapoport Academy Public School 898 students
- Axtell ISD 834 students
- Moody ISD 751 students
- Bosqueville ISD 729 students
- Riesel ISD 689 students
- Valley Mills ISD 669 students
- Mart ISD 605 students
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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.