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PALACIOS ISD

PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: JARED DUNCUM

TEA Rating

B · 83

Enrollment

1,273

Avg Salary

$64,379

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
Beginning9$49,052
1–5 years29$53,241
6–10 years17$57,812
11–20 years24$62,592
21–30 years18$70,648
Over 30 years4$68,396

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor2$75,325
School Nurse2$64,347
Librarian1$73,651
Principal2$109,786
Superintendent1$154,871

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
Recognized22.0%$6,517
Exemplary76.9%$13,058
Master11.0%$23,445

10 of 101 teachers TIA-designated (9.9%) in 2024-25

TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

12.5 : 1

Teacher turnover

20.4%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

98%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

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

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
368%43%21%
476%52%18%
551%19%4%
668%23%5%
729%17%0%
864%25%6%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
358%29%3%
476%43%7%
584%51%24%
678%65%30%
774%49%28%
884%62%27%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
851%23%3%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I76%32%14%
Biology96%57%25%
English I72%50%13%
English II68%58%10%
U.S. History95%73%32%

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