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DENISON ISD

DENISON, GRAYSON COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: DR DAVID KIRKBRIDE

TEA Rating

C · 78

Enrollment

4,757

Avg Salary

$67,408

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
Beginning35$55,899
1–5 years107$56,281
6–10 years70$57,132
11–20 years80$58,961
21–30 years54$65,070
Over 30 years16$70,761

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor15$73,485
School Nurse9$58,787
Librarian3$66,976
Business Services1$51,800
Principal9$107,066
Superintendent1$219,980

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

13.7 : 1

Teacher turnover

20.4%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

97.3%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

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

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
365%39%16%
462%42%12%
558%30%9%
671%33%12%
759%37%10%
858%27%3%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
363%42%16%
477%45%14%
569%45%21%
664%43%17%
768%41%19%
879%53%23%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
857%31%12%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I77%49%23%
Biology95%74%31%
English I69%49%9%
English II71%58%7%
U.S. History88%59%23%

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Open positions

No open positions listed for this district yet.