DID YOU KNOW?

Learn more about teacher compensation, student enrollment, facilities, and financial standing in Rockwall ISD.

Teacher Compensation and Increased Student Enrollment

• Texas is currently facing a statewide shortage of available teachers and at the same time educator salaries in Rockwall ISD are among the lowest in the area.
• Approximately 370 interested students were wait-listed this school year due to a lack of facility space at the Dr. Gene Burton College and Career Academy.
• Rockwall ISD has grown over 3,500+ students in the past 10 years.
• Rockwall ISD is projected to grow 6,500+ students in the next 10 years.

Facilities

• Bonds are paid from the Interest & Sinking tax rate. These funds are used for construction, renovations, FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment), land purchases and new school buses. By law, I&S funds cannot be used for salaries or staff. 

 

• Rockwall ISD operates more than 3.5 million square feet of learning space across 30 buildings. 
• 12 campuses in Rockwall ISD are over 20 years in age.
• Over the last 5 years, construction costs have gone up over 20%.
• School districts have not received an increase in state funding since 2019.
• The State does not help pay for construction costs.
• The District’s high schools were built as 4A schools, but Rockwall ISD has grown in student population to 6A size.
• Updating building systems will improve efficiency and save money on operating costs districtwide.

Financial Standing

• Rockwall ISD has an AAA bond rating by virtue of the guarantee of the Permanent School Fund of the State of Texas.
• Rockwall ISD has an AA Underlying credit rating affirmed by Standard & Poor’s.
• Rockwall ISD has an Aa2 Underlying credit rating affirmed by Moody’s Investors Services.
• Rockwall ISD has the lowest tax rate out of 18 districts in the region.
• Rockwall ISD spends less on administration than its peers and the state average.