Who are Leander ISD's teachers?

In short

• About 28 of every 100 teachers had a master’s degree in 2024-25. Across Texas it was about 25.¹
• Very few teachers had no degree: about 1 in 200, compared with about 1 in 40 across Texas.¹
• About 75 of every 100 teachers were white, and about 44 of every 100 students were. Across Texas, the figures were about 52 and 24.¹²

How it works

• The state reports who teaches in each district every year. This is in the Texas Academic Performance Report.¹
• Teachers are counted as full-time equals. Two half-time teachers count as one. Leander ISD had about 3,119 in 2024-25.¹
• Teacher years on the job are on another page. See teacher experience.

What the numbers show

Teachers, 2024-25	Leander ISD	Texas
No degree	0.5%	2.4%
Bachelor’s	70.2%	71.4%
Master’s	28.4%	25.4%
Doctorate	0.9%	0.8%
Men	20.8%	24.6%

Source: Texas Education Agency, 2024-25 report.¹

Teachers and students by race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Group	Leander ISD teachers	Leander ISD students	Texas teachers	Texas students
White	75.3%	43.7%	52.2%	24.4%
Hispanic	15.8%	26.1%	31.0%	53.5%
Black	3.4%	4.6%	12.8%	12.8%
Asian	3.4%	18.3%	2.2%	5.6%

Source: Texas Education Agency, 2024-25 report.¹²

• In Leander ISD, the shares of teachers and students differ. White teachers make up a larger share than white students. Hispanic and Asian teachers make up smaller shares than Hispanic and Asian students.¹²
• The same pattern shows up across Texas. Statewide, white teachers are also a larger share than white students, and Hispanic teachers a smaller share than Hispanic students.¹²
• The report does not say why the shares differ. It does not cover who applies, who is hired or who stays.¹

The other side

• The report does not measure teaching quality. Degree and background figures do not show how well anyone teaches or how students do.¹
• Teacher and student groups are counted in different ways. Teachers are counted as full-time equals; students are counted by head.¹²
• One year is a snapshot. These shares can change as teachers are hired and leave, and as enrollment changes. This page does not show a trend.¹

Changes to this page

• Nov. 2, 2026: We put the teacher and student figures side by side for both Leander ISD and Texas, and reworded the comparison so it does not suggest a cause.

Questions to ask

• How does the district recruit teachers, and from where?
• Does the district pay more for a master’s degree?

What we still don’t know

• How these shares have changed over time. This page shows one year.
• How Leander ISD compares with nearby districts on these figures.

Footnotes

1. Texas Education Agency, 2024-25 Texas Academic Performance Report, Leander ISD (246913), “Staff Information”: teachers 3,118.7 FTE; teachers by ethnicity, African American 3.4% (state 12.8%), Hispanic 15.8% (31.0%), White 75.3% (52.2%), Asian 3.4% (2.2%); teachers by sex, males 20.8% (24.6%), females 79.2% (75.4%); teachers by highest degree held, no degree 0.5% (2.4%), bachelors 70.2% (71.4%), masters 28.4% (25.4%), doctorate 0.9% (0.8%). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³

2. Same report, “Student Information,” enrollment, 2024-25: African American 4.6% (state 12.8%), Hispanic 26.1% (53.5%), White 43.7% (24.4%), Asian 18.3% (5.6%). State teacher shares are in the note above. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵