School district · Texas

Palestine ISD

Palestine ISD in Texas: 6 public schools with 3,186 students and 14.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,544 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
3,186
Students per teacher
14.2
TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,544
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)
224
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per counselor
531
TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

40%proficient

−0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

1,322 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

39%proficient

−2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 52% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

1,343 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
$9.1K15
$9.4K16
$9.3K17
$9.6K18
$10.1K19
$11.5K20
$12.0K21
$12.7K22
$14.1K23
$14.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $7.6M
State
53% · $28.7M
Local
34% · $18.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,086
Support services
$5,557
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$904K
Long-term debt
$51.3M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K21519.5——
Northside PriFree meals for all
K–140015.5——
Southside ElFree meals for all
2–344214.544%43%
Palestine J HFree meals for all
7–845612.840%40%
Story IntFree meals for all
4–667016.339%37%
Palestine H SFree meals for all
9–121,00312.5——

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
1007 E Park Ave, Palestine, TX 75801
Phone
(903)731-8000
Website