Plains ISD
A public school district in Plains, Texas, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 423
- Students enrolled
- 48.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 99.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,677
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 423 in 2024–25
- Ranks 11,866th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 853rd of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 33% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,677 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 63% 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
Plains ISD spent $17,677 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,761 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 | $17,677 | $7.6 million | 431 |
| FY2022 | $17,056 | $7.0 million | 412 |
| FY2021 | $14,534 | $6.3 million | 431 |
| FY2020 | $13,409 | $6.5 million | 482 |
| FY2019 | $12,620 | $6.0 million | 479 |
| FY2018 | $14,277 | $6.4 million | 448 |
| FY2017 | $12,972 | $6.0 million | 459 |
| FY2016 | $12,435 | $5.8 million | 467 |
| FY2015 | $13,777 | $6.3 million | 457 |
| FY2014 | $13,536 | $6.3 million | 466 |
| FY2013 | $13,841 | $6.2 million | 447 |
| FY2012 | $13,983 | $6.7 million | 476 |
| FY2011 | $13,948 | $7.0 million | 504 |
| FY2010 | $15,380 | $7.2 million | 468 |
| FY2009 | $15,142 | $6.7 million | 445 |
| FY2008 | $13,372 | $6.3 million | 471 |
| FY2007 | $11,797 | $5.6 million | 473 |
| FY2006 | $11,859 | $5.5 million | 461 |
| FY2005 | $10,761 | $4.9 million | 456 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.1 million | 5.8% |
| State | $832.0 thousand | 4.2% |
| Local | $17.6 million | 89.9% |
| Total | $19.6 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Plains Elementary | 201 |
| Plains High School | 129 |
| Plains Middle | 93 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- PLAINS 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
- 4835040
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