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NIXON-SMILEY CISD

NIXON, GONZALES COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: MR JEFF VANAUKEN

TEA Rating

B · 81

Enrollment

995

Avg Salary

$64,779

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
Beginning6$50,690
1–5 years14$50,280
6–10 years21$54,839
11–20 years27$62,513
21–30 years24$68,057
Over 30 years1$73,702

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor3$71,802
School Nurse4$59,939
Principal4$92,228
Superintendent1$165,666

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
Exemplary11.1%$15,557
Master55.4%$27,652

6 of 93 teachers TIA-designated (6.5%) in 2024-25

TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

11 : 1

Teacher turnover

16.3%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

97.8%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

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

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
365%42%18%
443%26%9%
567%32%7%
677%25%5%
728%6%0%
879%52%6%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
363%43%15%
477%43%19%
578%57%32%
681%50%14%
772%52%24%
890%70%30%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
867%28%10%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I56%21%8%
Biology89%64%36%
English I66%51%16%
English II63%47%5%
U.S. History83%45%19%

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Open positions

No open positions listed for this district yet.