Which programs do Leander ISD teachers work in?

In short

• About 67 of every 100 teachers were counted in regular education in 2024-25. Across Texas it was about 69.¹
• About 19 of every 100 were in special education. Across Texas it was about 11.¹
• These are counts of teacher time, not class lists. They do not show which students each teacher teaches.¹

Numbers marked “our math” are our estimates, not official figures. The notes show the inputs and the steps.

How it works

• The state reports teachers by program every year. This is in the Texas Academic Performance Report.¹
• Teachers are counted as full-time equals. Two half-time teachers count as one. Leander ISD had about 3,119 teachers in 2024-25.¹
• Students can be in more than one program. So the student shares are not meant to add up to 100.²
• More on teachers: see who the teachers are and staffing.

What the numbers show

Program, 2024-25	Leander ISD teachers	Texas teachers	Leander ISD students	Texas students
Regular education	66.7%	69.0%	n/a	n/a
Special education	18.8%	11.4%	15.9%	15.3%
Career and technical	4.0%	5.5%	25.0%	27.7%
Bilingual/ESL	1.6%	6.3%	14.9%	24.3%
Gifted and talented	1.2%	1.6%	20.3%	8.7%
Extra help for students at risk (compensatory)	0.4%	2.6%	n/a	n/a
Other	7.1%	3.6%	n/a	n/a

Source: Texas Education Agency, 2024-25 report.¹²

• Special education has a larger share of teachers than the state. About 587 teachers were counted there.¹ The staffing page shows this group grew fast.
• Gifted students are a much larger share than in Texas. About 20 of every 100 Leander ISD students were in the gifted program, compared with about 9 statewide.²
• Teacher and student shares should not be compared row by row. The report does not show how many hours students spend in each program.¹²

The other side

• A low teacher count in a program does not by itself mean students go without. The report does not show how many regular teachers also serve students in other programs.¹
• The report does not measure quality. It does not show how well any program serves students.¹
• One year is a snapshot. This page does not show a trend.¹

Questions to ask

• How many regular teachers also hold ESL or gifted training?
• How does the district explain its gifted share compared with the state’s?

What we still don’t know

• How many students each program teacher serves.
• How these shares have changed over time.

Changes to this page

• Nov. 2, 2026: Rewrote the questions to ask so each is open, neutral and addressed to the public body.
• Nov. 2, 2026: We added the one program row the table had left out, so the teacher shares now cover every program in the report.

Footnotes

1. Texas Education Agency, 2024-25 Texas Academic Performance Report, Leander ISD (246913), “Staff Information,” Teachers by Program (population served), full-time equals and percent (state in parentheses): Bilingual/ESL 51.4, 1.6% (6.3%); Career and Technical 125.2, 4.0% (5.5%); Compensatory 13.8, 0.4% (2.6%); Gifted and Talented 38.2, 1.2% (1.6%); Regular 2,080.5, 66.7% (69.0%); Special Education 587.4, 18.8% (11.4%); Other 222.2, 7.1% (3.6%). Teachers 3,118.7. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

2. Same report, “Student Information,” students by program, 2024-25 (state in parentheses): Bilingual/ESL 6,327, 14.9% (24.3%); Career and Technical 10,630, 25.0% (27.7%); Gifted and Talented 8,613, 20.3% (8.7%); Special Education 6,759, 15.9% (15.3%). Total students 42,507. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴