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WELLS ISD

WELLS, CHEROKEE COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: JIMMY FRIDAY WRIGHT

TEA Rating

C · 79

Enrollment

236

Avg Salary

$57,612

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$38,783
1–5 years4$44,719
6–10 years4$49,775
11–20 years6$57,058
21–30 years4$59,745
Over 30 years1$56,444

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor1$66,907
School Nurse1$48,243
Principal2$73,635
Superintendent1$102,500

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.

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TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

11.3 : 1

Teacher turnover

49.4%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

95.3%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

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

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
358%32%5%
465%15%0%
533%0%0%
658%25%0%
750%25%0%
863%26%5%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
358%26%11%
470%30%5%
567%20%7%
692%42%17%
775%56%31%
880%60%40%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
870%45%20%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I67%11%6%
Biology100%71%6%
English I86%43%7%
English II85%60%5%
U.S. History86%55%41%

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