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TATUM ISD

TATUM, RUSK COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: DR JERRY PATRICK RICHARDSON

TEA Rating

B · 85

Enrollment

1,330

Avg Salary

$70,796

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
Beginning1$56,197
1–5 years17$50,746
6–10 years19$60,608
11–20 years24$63,881
21–30 years21$76,132
Over 30 years10$76,290

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor3$68,571
School Nurse3$45,987
Librarian3$73,480
Principal4$95,173
Superintendent1$208,331

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

15.2 : 1

Teacher turnover

20.7%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

100%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

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

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
364%40%17%
482%65%26%
581%55%17%
682%40%11%
764%41%11%
879%48%23%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
371%38%9%
483%56%17%
582%63%33%
676%47%19%
787%69%39%
889%53%26%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
864%28%9%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I88%64%30%
Biology98%77%22%
English I79%57%7%
English II87%77%6%
U.S. History96%72%22%

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Open positions

No open positions listed for this district yet.