How has Leander ISD's teaching staff changed, and how does it compare nearby?

In short

• Leander ISD had about 3,119 teachers in 2024-25, about 200 more than in 2020-21 (our math).¹²³
• The teaching staff got more mixed. The share who are Hispanic rose from about 12 to 16 of every 100. The share who are white fell from about 82 to 75.¹²
• Among eight nearby districts, only Liberty Hill had a lower share of Hispanic teachers. About the same share of teachers had a master’s degree as in Round Rock, Pflugerville and Austin.²⁴

Numbers marked “our math” are our estimates, not official figures. The notes show the inputs and the steps.

How it works

• The state reports who teaches in each district every year, in the Texas Academic Performance Report.²
• Counts are “full-time equivalents.” Two half-time teachers count as one. That is why counts have decimals.²
• Shares are of all teachers in the district. They do not show which schools or subjects.

What the numbers show

Leander ISD teachers, 2020-21 and 2024-25:¹²

	2020-21	2024-25
Teachers (full-time equivalents)	2,918.4	3,118.7
Hispanic	12.2%	15.8%
White	81.6%	75.3%
Asian	1.6%	3.4%
African American	2.5%	3.4%
Men	18.9%	20.8%
Master’s degree	27.8%	28.4%
Doctorate	0.3%	0.9%

• The number of white teachers stayed about the same (2,381.4 then 2,349.9). Almost all the growth was in other groups (our math).¹²³
• The number of Asian teachers more than doubled, from 45.5 to 106.5 (our math).¹²³

Nearby districts, 2024-25:²⁴

District	Teachers	Hispanic	White	Men	Master’s degree	No degree
Leander	3,118.7	15.8%	75.3%	20.8%	28.4%	0.5%
Round Rock	3,206.6	20.2%	66.9%	22.2%	28.5%	1.4%
Austin	5,176.1	37.1%	50.2%	26.8%	27.5%	1.4%
Pflugerville	1,809.4	23.7%	60.7%	26.1%	27.8%	10.0%
Hays	1,566.2	37.0%	57.8%	23.5%	29.7%	0.8%
Georgetown	995.9	18.7%	76.3%	21.5%	23.9%	2.6%
Hutto	704.9	24.0%	65.2%	21.8%	24.3%	0.7%
Liberty Hill	662.7	13.0%	83.7%	18.7%	23.1%	0.5%
Texas	369,689.2	31.0%	52.2%	24.6%	25.4%	2.4%

• Pflugerville stands out: 1 in 10 of its teachers had no degree. In Leander it was about 1 in 200.²⁴

The other side

• These districts differ in size and in the communities they serve, so their teacher mix may differ for reasons outside the district’s control. The report does not say how many people of each group applied to teach in Leander.
• A changing mix is not proof of a hiring policy. The report does not say why the mix changed.
• A master’s degree does not by itself make a better teacher. The report counts degrees, not results in class.
• “No degree” is a reporting label. The state counts each teacher by the highest degree they hold, using state staffing data. The report does not say which classes these teachers teach, or why Pflugerville has more of them.⁵
• Pflugerville’s share grew quickly. In 2019-20 about 1 in 40 of its teachers had no degree.⁶

What you can do or watch next

• See who the teachers are for how Leander’s teachers compare with its students.
• See teacher experience for years of experience.
• See peer districts for how the nearby districts were picked.

Questions to ask

• How does the district recruit teachers, and how does it track results?

What we still don’t know

• How the mix differs by school and by subject.
• How the mix of new hires compares with the mix of teachers who left.

Changes to this page

• Nov. 2, 2026: Rewrote the questions to ask so each is open, neutral and addressed to the public body.
• Nov. 2, 2026: We removed a line about who teaches without a degree, because our sources do not say.
• Nov. 2, 2026: We added what the state’s “no degree” label means and how Pflugerville’s share changed.
• Nov. 2, 2026: New page.

Footnotes

1. Texas Education Agency, 2020-21 Texas Academic Performance Report, Leander ISD (246913), “Staff Information”: teachers 2,918.4 FTE; teachers by ethnicity, African American 73.4 (2.5%), Hispanic 356.9 (12.2%), White 2,381.4 (81.6%), Asian 45.5 (1.6%); males 550.7 (18.9%); masters 812.0 (27.8%); doctorate 7.9 (0.3%). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

2. Texas Education Agency, 2024-25 Texas Academic Performance Report, Leander ISD (246913), “Staff Information”: teachers 3,118.7 FTE; African American 104.7 (3.4%), Hispanic 492.9 (15.8%), White 2,349.9 (75.3%), Asian 106.5 (3.4%); males 648.7 (20.8%); no degree 15.6 (0.5%); masters 886.5 (28.4%); doctorate 28.1 (0.9%). State: teachers 369,689.2; Hispanic 31.0%, White 52.2%, males 24.6%, no degree 2.4%, masters 25.4%. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰

3. Our math. 3,118.7 − 2,918.4 = 200.3 more teachers. White 2,349.9 − 2,381.4 = −31.5. Asian 106.5 ÷ 45.5 = 2.34 times. Hispanic 492.9 ÷ 356.9 = 1.38 times. ↩ ↩² ↩³

4. Texas Education Agency, 2024-25 Texas Academic Performance Report, “Staff Information,” for Round Rock ISD (246909), Austin ISD (227901), Pflugerville ISD (227904), Hays CISD (105906), Georgetown ISD (246904), Hutto ISD (246906) and Liberty Hill ISD (246908): teacher FTE and teachers by ethnicity, sex and highest degree. ↩ ↩² ↩³

5. Texas Education Agency, 2024-25 TAPR Glossary, “Teachers by Highest Degree Held”: FTE counts of teachers with no degree, a bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate, as a share of all teacher FTEs, from state payroll and staffing data. ↩

6. Texas Education Agency, 2019-20 Texas Academic Performance Report, Pflugerville ISD (227904), “Staff Information”: no degree 44.6 FTE (2.5%); state 1.3%. ↩