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DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD

DRIPPING SPRINGS, HAYS COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: DR HOLLY MORRIS-KUENTZ

TEA Rating

B · 89

Enrollment

8,808

Avg Salary

$63,958

Open Jobs

0

2024–2025 TEA district staff

Salary by Experience

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

Teachers

ExperienceTeachersAvg salary
Beginning40$55,616
1–5 years167$56,517
6–10 years102$58,448
11–20 years183$62,068
21–30 years77$68,682
Over 30 years4$74,545

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor24$77,026
School Nurse10$70,455
Librarian5$75,842
Business Services6$83,948
Principal9$108,482
Superintendent1$283,440

Teacher Incentive Allotment · TIA

TIA Participation

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

Participation status

Applied

May receive TIA payments beginning the 2027–28 school year.

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TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

15.2 : 1

Teacher turnover

18.5%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

99.5%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

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

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
386%60%32%
478%59%30%
590%67%31%
684%34%8%
787%67%21%
891%75%31%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
393%77%46%
488%71%35%
594%82%58%
690%78%48%
792%71%39%
895%80%50%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
879%49%25%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I88%58%37%
Biology99%91%54%
English I91%79%22%
English II93%87%15%
U.S. History99%89%56%

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Open positions

No open positions listed for this district yet.