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HALE CENTER ISD

HALE CENTER, HALE COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: KELLY BAGGETT

TEA Rating

B · 83

Enrollment

554

Avg Salary

$56,557

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
Beginning3$37,661
1–5 years16$40,379
6–10 years13$47,443
11–20 years15$58,992
21–30 years7$62,649
Over 30 years2$62,514

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor3$64,202
School Nurse1$50,851
Principal3$83,170
Superintendent1$140,000

Teacher Incentive Allotment · TIA

TIA Participation

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

Participation status

Application Accepted

May receive TIA payments beginning the 2026–27 school year.

Learn about TIA
LevelTeachers designated% designatedAvg payout
Exemplary11.8%$15,056
Master11.8%$27,093

2 of 56 teachers TIA-designated (3.6%) in 2024-25

TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

10 : 1

Teacher turnover

31.1%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

100%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

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

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
360%26%9%
464%36%15%
554%15%2%
668%24%11%
781%38%11%
861%23%3%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
374%44%9%
464%28%13%
563%41%24%
666%37%8%
789%47%13%
887%55%16%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
853%19%6%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I83%43%15%
Biology94%63%23%
English I75%54%2%
English II90%73%5%
U.S. History92%50%6%

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Open positions

No open positions listed for this district yet.