School district · Texas

Plains ISD

Plains ISD in Texas: 3 public schools with 423 students and 8.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,050 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
423
Students per teacher
8.7
TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,050
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)
48.4
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
423
TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
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%

31%proficient

−2.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 92% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

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

Math

Texas: 42%

38%proficient

−1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

175 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
$13.8K15
$12.4K16
$13.0K17
$14.3K18
$12.6K19
$13.4K20
$14.5K21
$17.1K22
$17.7K23
$23.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.7% · $601K
State
4.2% · $684K
Local
92% · $15.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,596
Support services
$9,406
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.4M
Long-term debt
$9.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Plains ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–52019.428%29%
Plains MiddleFree meals for all
6–89311.134%46%
Plains H SFree meals for all
9–121297.3——

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
811 Cowboy Way, Plains, TX 79355
Phone
(806)456-7401
Website