Palestine ISD
A public school district in Palestine, Texas, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,186
- Students enrolled
- 224.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 519.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,146
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,186 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,085th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 281st of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,146 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 36% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Palestine ISD spent $14,146 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,787 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,146 | $46.6 million | 3,297 |
| FY2022 | $12,744 | $42.8 million | 3,361 |
| FY2021 | $11,959 | $40.7 million | 3,400 |
| FY2020 | $11,489 | $39.5 million | 3,436 |
| FY2019 | $10,067 | $34.2 million | 3,393 |
| FY2018 | $9,609 | $32.8 million | 3,415 |
| FY2017 | $9,307 | $32.2 million | 3,455 |
| FY2016 | $9,395 | $31.8 million | 3,385 |
| FY2015 | $9,092 | $30.5 million | 3,353 |
| FY2014 | $9,627 | $31.4 million | 3,264 |
| FY2013 | $8,950 | $29.4 million | 3,289 |
| FY2012 | $8,519 | $27.5 million | 3,224 |
| FY2011 | $8,702 | $28.2 million | 3,246 |
| FY2010 | $8,849 | $28.7 million | 3,242 |
| FY2009 | $8,516 | $27.9 million | 3,276 |
| FY2008 | $8,367 | $27.7 million | 3,306 |
| FY2007 | $7,249 | $24.7 million | 3,409 |
| FY2006 | $6,996 | $23.7 million | 3,383 |
| FY2005 | $6,787 | $22.6 million | 3,334 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.9 million | 21.1% |
| State | $24.1 million | 42.8% |
| Local | $20.3 million | 36.1% |
| Total | $56.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Northside Pri | 400 |
| Palestine High School | 1,003 |
| Palestine Junior High | 456 |
| Southside Elementary | 442 |
| Story Intermediate | 670 |
| Washington Early Childhood Center | 215 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- PALESTINE ISD
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4834050
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Texas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Texas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Texas on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved