School district · Texas

Palacios ISD

Palacios ISD in Texas: 2 public schools with 1,265 students and 12.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,730 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
1,265
Students per teacher
12.5
TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,730
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)
101
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
422
TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.1

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%

51%proficient

−1.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

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

Math

Texas: 42%

32%proficient

−11.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 67% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

479 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
$11.7K15
$11.6K16
$11.6K17
$11.8K18
$12.7K19
$12.3K20
$13.1K21
$15.1K22
$15.8K23
$16.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $3.2M
State
14% · $3.9M
Local
75% · $21.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,288
Support services
$6,562
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$59.8M
Long-term debt
$108.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Palacios ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–561014.445%34%
Palacios Junior Senior H SFree meals for all
6–1265511.256%29%

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.

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.

Sources

Address
1209 12TH St, Palacios, TX 77465
Phone
(361)972-5491
Website