School district · Texas

Ector County ISD

Ector County ISD in Texas: 44 public schools with 33,663 students and 19.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $10,921 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 44; 2 charter
Students: 33,663
Students per teacher: 19.5; TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $10,921; TX $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 1,728
Counselors (FTE): 74.0
Students per counselor: 455; TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 4.0; Librarians (FTE): 16.8

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

42%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

13,205 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

31%proficient

−2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

12,731 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$7.7K15

$8.2K16

$8.4K17

$8.1K18

$8.5K19

$9.1K20

$10.3K21

$11.0K22

$10.7K23

$10.9K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 16% · $74.5M
State: 41% · $194.8M
Local: 43% · $203.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,327
Support services: $4,044
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $30.8M
Long-term debt: $100.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 27Middle schools: 6High schools: 7Other schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Carver Early Ee-KgFree meals for all	Pre-K	385	34.2	—	—	Odessa
The Odessa Y Learning CenterCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K	209	23.1	—	—	Odessa
Austin Montessori MagnetFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	550	19.1	50%	35%	Odessa
Barbara Jordan ElFree meals for all	K–5	807	21.2	44%	28%	Odessa
Blanton ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	510	20.4	44%	47%	Odessa
Burnet ElFree meals for all	K–5	325	18.8	24%	24%	Odessa
Cameron Dual Language MagnetFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	644	22.3	51%	49%	Odessa
Dowling ElFree meals for all	K–5	712	24.3	34%	33%	Odessa
Edward K Downing ElFree meals for all	K–5	834	22.1	23%	24%	Odessa
El Magnet at BlackshearFree meals for all	K–5	715	22.0	37%	33%	Odessa
El Magnet at HaysFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	511	22.2	84%	74%	Odessa
El Magnet at Milam ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	583	16.8	53%	46%	Odessa
El Magnet at Reagan ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	685	22.1	95%	85%	Odessa
El Magnet at ZavalaFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	726	21.3	35%	35%	Odessa
G E 'buddy' West ElFree meals for all	K–5	780	19.9	37%	36%	Odessa
Gale Pond Alamo ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	352	15.0	50%	50%	Odessa
Goliad ElFree meals for all	K–5	565	17.8	33%	23%	Odessa
Gonzales ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	424	17.9	36%	21%	Odessa
Ireland ElFree meals for all	K–5	431	18.7	35%	26%	Odessa
L B Johnson ElFree meals for all	K–5	475	20.5	50%	34%	Odessa
Lamar Early Ee-KgFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	338	27.8	—	—	Odessa
Lauro Cavazos ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	614	22.7	24%	30%	Odessa
Lee Buice ElFree meals for all	K–5	844	20.8	35%	28%	Odessa
Murry Fly ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	1,091	22.0	41%	44%	Odessa
Noel ElFree meals for all	K–5	501	19.8	33%	35%	Odessa
Pease ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	621	21.5	38%	29%	Odessa
Ross ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	512	17.3	50%	42%	Odessa
Sam Houston ElFree meals for all	K–5	450	19.2	45%	39%	Odessa
San Jacinto ElFree meals for all	K–5	656	21.2	52%	45%	Odessa
Bonham MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	835	16.6	37%	26%	Odessa
Bowie MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	874	15.5	38%	34%	Odessa
Crockett MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,181	18.9	32%	15%	Odessa
Ector College Prep Success AcademyFree meals for all	6–8	1,272	18.7	36%	17%	Odessa
Nimitz MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,310	19.9	48%	21%	Odessa
Wilson & Young Medal of Honor MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,227	18.7	47%	32%	Odessa
Alter Ed CtrAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	85	11.1	13%	0.0%	Odessa
Ector Co Youth CtrAlternativeFree meals for all	7–11	14	6.6	—	—	Odessa
George H W Bush New Tech OdessaFree meals for all	9–12	414	11.2	—	—	Odessa
Odessa Career and Technical Early College H SFree meals for all	9–12	418	24.2	—	—	Odessa
Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College H SFree meals for all	9–12	476	25.3	—	—	Odessa
Odessa H SFree meals for all	9–12	3,814	17.8	—	—	Odessa
Permian H SFree meals for all	9–12	4,138	19.8	—	—	Odessa
Reg Day School for DeafSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	0	—	—	—	Odessa
The STEM AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–12	755	18.4	53%	38%	Odessa

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 802 N Sam Houston, Odessa, TX 79760
Phone: (432)456-9879

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.