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CENTER, SHELBY COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: JAKE HENSON

TEA Rating

C · 77

Enrollment

2,263

Avg Salary

$68,676

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
Beginning29$51,934
1–5 years52$54,161
6–10 years24$54,017
11–20 years34$62,521
21–30 years25$67,869
Over 30 years8$85,350

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor9$79,155
School Nurse1$72,806
Principal7$92,961
Superintendent2$154,660

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
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LevelTeachers designated% designatedAvg payout
Recognized148.2%$7,636
Exemplary137.6%$15,149
Master63.5%$27,303

33 of 171 teachers TIA-designated (19.3%) in 2024-25

TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

13.5 : 1

Teacher turnover

24.2%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

99.4%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

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

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
351%27%11%
437%18%5%
549%22%3%
666%25%5%
734%11%1%
881%53%22%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
359%27%6%
465%31%8%
565%34%14%
671%53%23%
771%45%19%
884%58%21%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
825%9%2%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I90%64%29%
Biology95%55%18%
English I69%49%3%
English II66%48%3%
U.S. History94%75%34%

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Open positions

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