Katy Independent School District, Texas

Katy Independent School District
Katy, Texas
District details
Superintendent: Ken Gregorski
# of school board members: 7
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Katy Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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• Superintendent
• School board
• Elections
• Budget
• Teacher salaries
• Academic performance
• Students
• Staff
• Schools
• Contact information

Superintendent

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Ken Gregorski is the superintendent of the Katy Independent School District. Gregorski began serving as acting superintendent in July 2018 and was appointed full superintendent on January 14, 2019. Gregorski's previous career experience includes working as the district's deputy superintendent, the assistant superintendent for human resources of the Allen Independent School District, and a principal in the Fort Bend Independent School District.

Past superintendents

• Lance Hindt was the superintendent of the Katy Independent School District from 2016 to 2018. Hindt's previous career experience included working as the superintendent of the Stafford Municipal School District and Allen Independent School District.
• Alton Frailey was the superintendent of the Katy Independent School District from 2007 to 2016. Frailey's previous career experience included working as the superintendent of the DeSoto Independent School District and Cincinnati Public Schools.

School board

The Katy Independent School District board of trustees consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. All board members are elected at large by position.

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Katy Independent School District, Position 1	Victor Perez	May 16, 2022
Katy Independent School District, Position 2	Lance Redmon	May 20, 2019
Katy Independent School District, Position 3	Amy Thieme	May 15, 2023
Katy Independent School District, Position 4	Morgan Calhoun	May 15, 2023
Katy Independent School District, Position 5	Mary Ellen Cuzela	May 15, 2023
Katy Independent School District, Position 6	Rebecca Fox	May 17, 2021
Katy Independent School District, Position 7	Dawn Champagne	2018

This officeholder information was last updated on January 18, 2025. Please contact us with any updates.

Elections

See also: Katy Independent School District elections in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, & 2025

Members of the board are elected annually in May to overlapping three-year terms.

Two seats on the board are up for general election on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Katy Independent School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$77,098,000	$916	7%
Local:	$633,121,000	$7,521	59%
State:	$369,747,000	$4,393	34%
Total:	$1,079,966,000	$12,830

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$1,088,519,000	$12,931
Total Current Expenditures:	$866,890,000	$10,298
Instructional Expenditures:	$571,965,000	$6,794	53%
Student and Staff Support:	$85,007,000	$1,009	8%
Administration:	$95,766,000	$1,137	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$114,152,000	$1,356	10%
Total Capital Outlay:	$116,094,000	$1,379
Construction:	$88,878,000	$1,055
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$23,123,000	$274
Interest on Debt:	$82,372,000	$978

Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year	Minimum	Maximum
2023-2024	$62,400	$82,205
2020	$55,525	$76,565

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	61	86	39	48	45-49	62	71
2018-2019	68	91	51	57	60-64	68	75
2017-2018	67	90	51	55	50-54	68	74
2016-2017	90	98	81	85	80-84	90	94
2015-2016	88	97	78	82	75-79	88	92
2014-2015	88	97	78	82	75-79	87	92
2013-2014	89	97	79	84	80-84	90	93
2012-2013	89	97	80	84	80-84	92	93
2011-2012	93	>=99	83	89	90-94	94	96
2010-2011	92	97	84	89	90-94		96

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	63	82	51	52	50-54	65	71
2018-2019	66	84	52	55	50-54	70	73
2017-2018	65	83	51	53	55-59	67	72
2016-2017	87	94	77	81	85-89	90	92
2015-2016	87	94	79	81	75-79	89	92
2014-2015	88	95	81	83	80-84	90	93
2013-2014	89	95	82	84	85-89	92	94
2012-2013	90	95	84	85	80-84	94	94
2011-2012	96	98	93	94	>=95	97	97
2010-2011	95	98	92	93	>=95		97

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	94	98	91	92	>=80	90-94	96
2017-2018	94	97	92	91	>=50	>=95	96
2016-2017	94	98	92	92	>=80	90-94	95
2015-2016	93	98	91	90	>=80	90-94	95
2014-2015	93	98	90	90	>=50	>=95	95
2013-2014	92	98	87	87	>=50	90-94	95
2012-2013	93	97	90	89	>=80	90-94	95
2011-2012	93	97	89	88	>=80	>=95	95
2010-2011	92	96	85	89	>=80	90-94	95

Students

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	92,667	4.6
2021-2022	88,368	4.7
2020-2021	84,176	0.9
2019-2020	83,423	4.2
2018-2019	79,913	3.0
2017-2018	77,522	2.7
2016-2017	75,428	3.3
2015-2016	72,952	3.6
2014-2015	70,330	4.4
2013-2014	67,213	3.9
2012-2013	64,562	3.3
2011-2012	62,414	2.6
2010-2011	60,803	2.8
2009-2010	59,078	3.8
2008-2009	56,862	4.3
2007-2008	54,402	5.9
2006-2007	51,201	5.8
2005-2006	48,247	7.5
2004-2005	44,646	5.7
2003-2004	42,116	5.3
2002-2003	39,864	5.8
2001-2002	37,554	8.1
2000-2001	34,503	7.0
1999-2000	32,072	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Katy Independent School District (%)	Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.2	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	16.7	5.1
Black	14.2	12.8
Hispanic	36.3	52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	4.3	3.0
White	28.2	25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Katy Independent School District had 6,447.44 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.37.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	123.99
Kindergarten:	357.37
Elementary:	2,692.47
Secondary:	2,694.19
Total:	6,447.44

Katy Independent School District employed 203.59 district administrators and 372.67 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	203.59
District Administrative Support:	279.39
School Administrators:	372.67
School Administrative Support:	489.45

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	1,323.70
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	35.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	197.79
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	73.92
Library/Media Support:	66.53
Student Support Services:	615.19
Other Support Services:	2,214.35

Schools

The Katy Independent School District operates 79 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Adams J H	1,761	6-8
Arthur Miller Career Center	0	9-12
Bear Creek El	668	PK-5
Beckendorff J H	1,731	6-8
Bethke El	1,284	PK-5
Bonnie Holland El	862	PK-5
Bryant El	1,149	PK-5
Campbell El	1,545	PK-5
Cardiff J H	863	6-8
Cimarron El	611	PK-5
Cinco Ranch H S	3,656	9-12
Cinco Ranch J H	1,510	6-8
Diane Winborn El	737	PK-5
Edna Mae Fielder El	955	PK-5
Fort Bend Co Alter	0
Franz El	1,000	PK-5
Fred And Patti Shafer El	1,091	PK-5
Garland Mcmeans J H	1,169	6-8
Griffin El	821	PK-5
Harris Co Sch For Accelerated Lrn	0
Haskett J H	1,116	6-8
Hazel S Pattison El	1,228	PK-5
Jack & Sharon Rhoads El	796	PK-5
James E Randolph El	1,078	PK-5
James E Williams El	936	PK-5
Jean & Betty Schmalz El	1,311	PK-5
Jeanette Hayes El	610	PK-5
Jenks El	1,434	PK-5
Joella Exley El	954	PK-5
Jordan H S	2,745	9-12
Katy El	682	PK-5
Katy H S	3,330	9-12
Katy J H	1,094	6-8
Keiko Davidson El	1,065	PK-5
Leonard El	1,190	PK-5
Loraine T Golbow El	959	PK-5
Maurice L Wolfe El	405	PK-5
Mayde Creek El	824	PK-5
Mayde Creek H S	2,940	9-12
Mayde Creek J H	1,273	6-8
Mcelwain El	1,374	PK-5
Mcroberts El	708	PK-5
Memorial Parkway El	915	PK-5
Memorial Parkway J H	787	6-8
Morton Ranch El	1,130	PK-5
Morton Ranch H S	2,718	9-12
Morton Ranch J H	1,184	6-8
New El #45	0
New El #46	0
New H S #15	0	9-12
New Jh #18	0
Nottingham Country El	854	PK-5
Odessa Kilpatrick El	1,041	PK-5
Opport Awareness Ctr	166	6-12
Paetow H S	3,537	9-12
Project Tyke	14	PK-PK
Ray And Jamie Wolman El	859	PK-5
Roberta Wright Rylander El	1,088	PK-5
Robert King El	981	PK-5
Robertson El	761	PK-5
Rodger & Ellen Beck J H	1,259	6-8
Roosevelt Alexander El	1,008	PK-5
Seven Lakes H S	3,595	9-12
Seven Lakes J H	1,630	6-8
Stanley C Stanley El	935	PK-5
Stockdick J H	1,313	6-8
Sue Creech El	873	PK-5
Sundown El	722	PK-5
Taylor H S	3,085	9-12
Tays J H	1,508	6-8
T H Mcdonald J H	1,059	6-8
Tompkins H S	2,908	9-12
Tom Wilson El	1,148	PK-5
Ursula Stephens El	618	PK-5
West Memorial El	829	PK-5
West Memorial J H	927	6-8
Woodcreek El	1,327	PK-5
Woodcreek J H	1,568	6-8
Zelma Hutsell El	855	PK-5

Noteworthy events

2017: Board declines to join education coalition

See also: Districts join One Voice for Texas Public Education coalition

Henry Dibrell

In the fall of 2016, Katy ISD board of trustees Sergeant-at-Arms Henry Dibrell teamed up with Fort Bend ISD board of trustees President Kristin Tassin to start an education coalition in order to present a united front when speaking to state legislators about education issues. Though a total of 14 school districts had joined the One Voice for Texas Public Education coalition by April 11, 2017, Katy ISD never joined.

The board was set to vote on joining the coalition in January 2017, but members George Scott and Charles Griffin expressed concerns that they had not heard of the coalition before the vote was scheduled to be taken. When it was revealed that Dibrell had been working to create the coalition for weeks without notifying the board or the district's legislative committee, some board members said Dibrell's actions had been unacceptable. They also took issue with board President Rebecca Fox's apparent approval of Dibrell's actions.

The vote to join the coalition in January 2017 was postponed and then referred to the district's legislative committee. It was scheduled to be voted on at a board meeting in February 2017, but Fox removed the item from the agenda a week prior to the meeting date. Griffin, Scott, and fellow members Courtney Doyle and Ashley Vann expressed their frustration that the board could no longer discuss the coalition since it was no longer on the agenda. Fox said it had been pulled from the agenda due to a letter from the district's PTA.

"We have a board member who broke policy, and we have a board president who knew of violations and failed to take actions to correct it," said Griffin at a board meeting on February 28, 2017. "If board members can't follow rules, or the law, how can we expect administration or students to do the same thing?"

At that meeting, board members unanimously voted to dissolve the district's legislative committee and give all power to represent the district's legislative agenda to the superintendent.

On its website, One Voice for Texas Public Education highlighted the state's changing demographics as a reason the school districts came together.

“	Forty-nine percent of children in Texas live in low-income families and by 2020, Hispanics will become the largest ethnic group in the state, making up 42 percent of Texans. By 2044, Texas will be a majority Hispanic state. Proposed state regulations, accountability and funding do not support the reality of this changing student population.	”
—One Voice for Texas Public Education (2017)

The coalition also expressed support for three issues: "Making School Finance a Legislative Priority," "Making Uniform Standards and Requirements for All State Funded School Systems a Legislative Priority," and "Making Accountability and Assessment a Legislative Priority." Those issues came from the legislative priorities of the six original school districts who founded the coalition, according to Dibrell.

Specifically, members said they would like the state to provide funding for legislative mandates related to education. They also said they opposed programs for school vouchers and that they wanted the Texas Education Agency's A-F accountability ratings to be repealed. The A-F accountability ratings grade districts based on four categories: student achievement, student progress, closing performance gaps, and postsecondary readiness. Districts are also graded on a fifth category that is chosen by the school district.

In December 2016, the Katy ISD board of trustees approved a set of legislative priorities that were proposed by a committee led by Dibrell. Those priorities matched the coalition's.

Scott said he did not take issue with the coalition itself, but how Dibrell handled the district's involvement with it. “Ninety-nine percent of this has occurred outside the public’s view,” said Scott. “If [Dibrell] had come to the board and said I want us to join with six other school districts and I would like this to go through our legislative committee and there was a vote and it was approved by the board then I would not be raising these issues on governance."

Dibrell said he had done nothing wrong. "What law has been broken?" Dibrell said. "If a law has been broken, then that means every one of these school districts has also broken the law. I've done nothing wrong. I'm disappointed that KISD is not a part of it, but I'm thrilled that the One Voice movement is continuing to march and having success. My whole effort in this was to bring unity."

In the 2017 board of trustees election, Scott endorsed Vann and Doyle in their bids for re-election, but he endorsed Dibrell's challenger. Scott said he no long respected Dibrell and that he would vote for his opponent William Lacy "to thoroughly, convincingly and importantly defeat incumbent Henry Dibrell." Griffin also donated money to Lacy's campaign.

Dibrell said he did not care about Scott's endorsement of Lacy or Griffin's contribution to Lacy's campaign. "People can do what they want with their finances," said Dibrell. Fox and fellow board member Bryan Michalsky endorsed Dibrell. Lacy defeated Dibrell in the election.

2017: Board approves charter for bond committee

The Katy Independent board of trustees in January 2017 approved a charter for a committee to look into putting a bond for the school district on the November 2017 ballot. District officials said a bond was needed due to increasing enrollment. The district's demographer Population and Survey Analysts said Katy ISD was expected to have 10,000 more students in the 2021-2022 school year compared to the 2016-2017 school year. It was also expected to grow by another 7,000 students after that by the 2026-2027 school year.

The timeline for the bond research included meetings by the committee members in April and a survey sent out to district residents in July. On August 21, 2017, the board of trustees unanimously voted to hold a bond election on November 7, 2017. The bond package proposed building six new schools, renovating and expanding schools, and updating tools. The bond totaled $609,204,553 and was not projected to raise taxes. The bond passed with roughly 65 percent of the vote on November 7, 2017. More information can be found here.

2017: Board changes media policy

The Katy Independent board of trustees changed a board policy that allowed only the board president to speak to the media in January 2017. The change came after board members George Scott and Charles Griffin expressed their opposition to the policy in the fall of 2016.

Scott threatened legal action in November 2016 against the former media policy that had been approved more than 10 years previously. "Katy ISD is a government, and if a government tries to restrict the ability of a trustee to speak to the media, it is simultaneously restricting the freedom of the press," said Scott. "There is nothing that should exist to squelch that right, but there has been an effort in Katy ISD to filter the public discussion."

Scott said that board members had been scolded in closed meetings for speaking to the media. "It's not the board president's job to police us. It's the community's," said Griffin, who served as board president from 2015 to 2016. "Let the community decide what's good or not."

Tom Gregor, a Houston attorney whose law firm worked with the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, said the board's policy was not illegal, but he also said that board members should not be discouraged from speaking to the media, according to the Houston Chronicle. Fox said that all of the board members had agreed to the policy. "It's one of many, many procedures we have agreed upon. It's not an infringement on our rights," said Fox. She did, however, say she was open to changing the policy.

In January 2017, the board changed the policy to allow other board members the ability to speak to the media, though the president was still named as the board's spokesperson. "There's nothing in (the new procedure) that intimidates me like the (old procedure) did," said Scott.

Fox said the new policy was more specific. "I'm happy with this one. I was happy with the other one, but this is fine, too."

2013: Bond proposal

In the November 2013 election, Katy ISD voters turned down a $128.5 million bond proposal aimed at building a new stadium, agriculture facility and science center. Fifty-four percent voted against the measure, with a vote of 9,011 against and 7,458 for the bond issue. No tax increase was planned with the proposal. According to George Scott, an education advocate and bond critic, the defeat shows that "Katy ISD administration and school board have become institutionally arrogant" and that "they lost sight of the fact that people in the community are dedicated to public education but also care about spending money wisely."

Contact information

Katy Independent School District
6301 S. Stadium Ln.
Katy, TX 77494
Phone: 281-396-6000

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