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LUFKIN ISD

LUFKIN, ANGELINA COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: DR JAMES HOCKENBERRY

TEA Rating

B · 80

Enrollment

6,697

Avg Salary

$63,231

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
Beginning20$48,471
1–5 years154$50,002
6–10 years90$52,122
11–20 years130$56,803
21–30 years76$66,239
Over 30 years25$71,408

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor19$65,607
School Nurse8$59,005
Librarian5$61,432
Business Services4$75,457
Principal11$97,034
Superintendent1$260,829

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
Recognized183.6%$6,214
Exemplary102.0%$12,591
Master71.4%$22,934

35 of 495 teachers TIA-designated (7.1%) in 2024-25

TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

13.8 : 1

Teacher turnover

21%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

98.1%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

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

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
352%34%17%
457%39%20%
567%41%19%
671%34%15%
754%40%14%
857%26%5%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
366%39%17%
464%40%16%
570%46%24%
668%49%25%
774%46%27%
873%45%23%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
852%29%16%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I66%36%21%
Biology93%65%25%
English I60%42%9%
English II54%44%7%
U.S. History90%61%32%

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Open positions

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