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RUSK ISD

RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: MID JOHNSON

TEA Rating

B · 83

Enrollment

1,983

Avg Salary

$68,839

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
Beginning13$47,601
1–5 years41$56,838
6–10 years25$63,904
11–20 years35$70,889
21–30 years31$76,843
Over 30 years7$75,144

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor9$77,041
School Nurse2$72,956
Business Services1$73,923
Principal5$96,968
Superintendent1$147,668

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

13.4 : 1

Teacher turnover

11.6%

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
379%60%32%
470%40%13%
587%51%17%
682%34%4%
750%15%3%
876%47%13%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
385%72%46%
477%49%18%
579%56%21%
671%55%25%
788%63%33%
882%52%23%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
859%29%14%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I82%48%27%
Biology93%61%17%
English I69%54%7%
English II81%66%11%
U.S. History95%72%37%

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Open positions

No open positions listed for this district yet.