Ponder ISD
A public school district in Ponder, Texas, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,719
- Students enrolled
- 125.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 213.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,102
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,719 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,108th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 413th of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 71% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,102 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 9% 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
Ponder ISD spent $11,102 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,010 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 | $11,102 | $18.2 million | 1,640 |
| FY2022 | $11,448 | $18.1 million | 1,582 |
| FY2021 | $10,026 | $15.9 million | 1,585 |
| FY2020 | $9,707 | $15.3 million | 1,579 |
| FY2019 | $9,182 | $14.2 million | 1,550 |
| FY2018 | $10,233 | $14.5 million | 1,414 |
| FY2017 | $9,623 | $12.8 million | 1,330 |
| FY2016 | $9,557 | $12.2 million | 1,274 |
| FY2015 | $10,227 | $13.3 million | 1,300 |
| FY2014 | $9,726 | $12.2 million | 1,255 |
| FY2013 | $9,510 | $11.8 million | 1,246 |
| FY2012 | $9,069 | $11.4 million | 1,258 |
| FY2011 | $9,681 | $11.9 million | 1,227 |
| FY2010 | $10,414 | $12.8 million | 1,233 |
| FY2009 | $9,038 | $10.8 million | 1,194 |
| FY2008 | $9,312 | $10.4 million | 1,114 |
| FY2007 | $8,388 | $9.0 million | 1,077 |
| FY2006 | $8,144 | $8.1 million | 999 |
| FY2005 | $8,010 | $7.4 million | 928 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.8 million | 6.8% |
| State | $7.7 million | 29.0% |
| Local | $16.9 million | 64.2% |
| Total | $26.4 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 |
|---|---|
| Ponder Elementary | 773 |
| Ponder High School | 557 |
| Ponder Junior High | 389 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- PONDER 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
- 4835310
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