Total enrollment
24,330
+4,008 (+20%) vs SY 2020-21
28 schools in HAYS CISD
Texas · 24,330 students · 5 cities
Looking at the HAYS CISD system: 28 public K-12 schools serving approximately 24,330 students inside Texas, averaging 869 per school.
4-year change in HAYS CISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
27
+2 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How HAYS CISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #241 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 24,330 | #56 of 760 | #297 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 27 | #68 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #588 of 758 | #5,966 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 44.6% | #585 of 750 | #4,952 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #335 of 557 | #3,025 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside HAYS CISD
State test results across the district's 25 scored schools run from Jim Cullen Elementary School at 68.0% proficient to D J Red Simon Middle School at 30.5%, a gap of 37.5 points. That is the 110th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 22 district schools that reported both years went from 19,862 to 19,170 students (down 3%) and from 1,218 to 1,232 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About HAYS CISD
HAYS CISD is a low-population public-school district in Texas. The district runs 28 schools and hosts approximately 24,330 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, HAYS CISD is built around 17 elementary, 6 middle, and 5 high schools.
On a per-school basis, HAYS CISD runs about 869 students per school, 43% higher than the state mean of roughly 606.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 20%: 20,322 students in SY 2020-21 versus 24,330 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 25 to 27 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for HAYS CISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.