North - Northwest Austin Edition | May 2024

From the cover

Budgets tighten for ISDs as school options grow

The overview

North Austin suburbs: Harmony and Idea public schools, BASIS Texas Charter Schools and Valor North Austin. New educational options are not limited to charter schools. New private schools, such as Acton Academy Northwest Austin, and homeschooling groups have also been formed.

schools and receive federal funding but are subject to fewer state laws, according to the TEA. Round Rock ISD and Pugerville ISD lost 12.3% and 19% of students transferring out to charter schools or other public districts in the 2022-23 school year, TEA data shows. In the last decade, four charter schools opened in

Community Impact analyzed Texas Education Agency, U.S. Census Bureau and withdrawal data from local school districts to nd out where students are going. Overwhelmingly, data indicates families are choosing charter schools. Transfer data from the TEA shows 90% of students that transferred out of AISD for the 2023-24 school year chose a charter school. These are public

District transfers

The amount of students that have transferred out of districts has increased substantially in the past ten years.

Transfers out

Transfers in

Austin ISD

Round Rock ISD

Pflugerville ISD

5,723

5,398

16,222

0 1.5K 3K 4.5K 6K

0 4.5K 9K 13.5K 18K

2,479

564

522

Students transferring from AISD into charter schools and other school districts in 2022-23

Students transferring from RRISD into charter schools and other school districts in 2022-23

Students transferring from PfISD into charter schools and other school districts in 2022-23 Charter schools School districts

Charter schools

School districts

Charter schools

School districts

4,591

728

14,689

1,067

5,028

695

Top schools PfISD students went to in 2022-’23

Top schools AISD students went to in 2022-23

Top schools RRISD students went to in 2022-23

3,347

1,036

Idea Public Schools

Meridian World School

1,850

Idea Public Schools

3,034

771

KIPP Texas Public Schools

Harmony Public Schools

NYOS Charter School 627 Harmony Science Academy 581

1,958

711

Harmony Public Schools

Orenda Charter School

SOURCES: AUSTIN ISD, ROUND ROCK ISD, PFLUGERVILLE ISD, TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, U.S. CENSUS BUREAUCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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