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CLEVELAND ISD

CLEVELAND, LIBERTY COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: DR GLENN BARNES

TEA Rating

F · 59

Enrollment

12,711

Avg Salary

$67,180

Open Jobs

28

2024–2025 TEA district staff

Salary by Experience

Average base salary by years of experience. Excludes stipends and benefits.

Teachers

ExperienceTeachersAvg salary
Beginning123$55,312
1–5 years460$63,990
6–10 years111$68,977
11–20 years72$70,364
21–30 years24$73,156
Over 30 years16$76,240

Some districts increased salaries for 2025–26. For the current pay scale, see the district’s website.

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor39$76,153
School Nurse10$68,503
Librarian2$78,548
Business Services7$76,551
Principal12$108,904
Superintendent1$260,000

Teacher Incentive Allotment · TIA

TIA Participation

The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) provides additional funding to reward and retain top-performing teachers.

Participation status

TIA Active
Learn about TIA
LevelTeachers designated% designatedAvg payout
Recognized101.2%$5,981
Exemplary91.1%$12,046
Master60.7%$21,933

25 of 807 teachers TIA-designated (3.1%) in 2024-25

TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

15.5 : 1

Teacher turnover

27.6%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

78.6%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

Grade-level and end-of-course results by performance level.

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
352%27%10%
440%23%7%
560%29%9%
645%14%3%
715%4%0%
843%18%3%