- District operating expenditures increased by 57.84%, from $17,215,596,745 to $27,173,368,809, including a 61.31% increase in expenditures for general administration, from $708,615,758 to $1,143,047,700.
- Local tax receipts increased by 78.11%, from $9,673,814,847 to $17,229,655,604.
- The number of elementary teachers increased by 16.63%, from 104,400 to 117,830, while the number of “other support staff,” not including teachers, counselors, nurses, therapists, diagnosticians, librarians, or administrators, increased by 104.4%, from 9,237 to 18,882.
- The average superintendent salary increased by 35.71%, from $69,578 to $94,427; the average teacher salary increased by 26.47%, from $32,425 to $41,009.
- The percent of school district operating funds spent on instruction declined, from approximately 60.73% to 59.32%. In 2004-05, school districts’ budgets for instruction (about $16.1B) accounted for approximately 49.1% of all state, federal, and local revenues for public education (about $32.8B).
- The total number of students reported in membership in Texas school districts increased by 14.49%, from 3,828,975 to 4,383,871.
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