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GALVESTON ISD

GALVESTON, GALVESTON COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: DR MATTHEW NEIGHBORS

TEA Rating

C · 76

Enrollment

6,671

Avg Salary

$61,895

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
Beginning46$46,476
1–5 years96$60,510
6–10 years90$61,788
11–20 years125$65,015
21–30 years49$68,635
Over 30 years25$68,973

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor17$74,363
School Nurse8$66,123
Librarian1$68,052
Business Services4$85,256
Principal9$111,590
Superintendent1$231,525

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
Recognized194.4%$5,956
Exemplary317.2%$11,762
Master6916.0%$22,006

119 of 431 teachers TIA-designated (27.6%) in 2024-25

TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

14.8 : 1

Teacher turnover

24.9%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

98.4%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

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

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
364%37%15%
464%46%20%
560%38%20%
664%41%20%
728%12%1%
860%32%8%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
369%43%20%
473%46%19%
568%49%29%
658%42%23%
767%38%18%
866%38%17%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
841%23%12%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I79%45%18%
Biology90%59%24%
English I64%46%9%
English II65%52%3%
U.S. History82%54%26%

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Open positions

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