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RICHARDS ISD

RICHARDS, GRIMES COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: MR MICHAEL SMITH JR

TEA Rating

C · 73

Enrollment

261

Avg Salary

$69,727

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
Beginning2$52,096
1–5 years4$55,857
6–10 years3$52,957
11–20 years7$59,839
21–30 years4$64,379
Over 30 years2$85,490

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor1$168,967
School Nurse1$128,896
Principal1$86,000
Superintendent1$122,985

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

11.4 : 1

Teacher turnover

21.4%

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
378%44%28%
484%53%0%
547%21%5%
650%14%0%
767%44%22%
871%29%6%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
394%61%22%
484%37%11%
558%42%16%
669%25%6%
788%53%47%
865%18%6%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
829%0%0%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I64%45%27%
Biology100%64%36%
English I83%61%22%
English II58%50%17%
U.S. History94%61%28%

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Schools (1)

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