Public schools in Celina, TX
Celina has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 5,937 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Celina ISD runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Celina's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Celina | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celina ISD | 5 | 3,897 | $10,959 |
| Prosper ISD | 2 | 24,983 | $10,664 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Celina, 1,322 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celina High School | 1,322 | 15.3 | 14.0% | Celina ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Celina, 1,219 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry & Linda Moore Middle | 1,219 | 16.6 | 13.9% | Celina ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Celina, 3,155 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Farms Elementary | 1,058 | 15.6 | 2.3% | Prosper ISD |
| O'dell Elementary | 770 | 18.9 | 10.1% | Celina ISD |
| Sam Johnson Elementary | 738 | 13.3 | 1.1% | Prosper ISD |
| Marcy B Lykins Elementary | 589 | 13.7 | 21.2% | Celina ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Celina, 241 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celina Primary | 241 | 14.4 | 19.1% | Celina ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Celina's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Celina school has 15.3 students per full-time teacher, more than the Texas median of 14.5. 29% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 770 students (state 507).
| Celina | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.3 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 770 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 29% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Celina schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Celina
- Celina ISDRuns 5 of Celina's 7 public schools and spent $10,959 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,959
- Celina High School, the largest high school in Celina1,322 students in 2024-25, 15.3 per teacher.1,322
- Compare Celina ISD with Prosper ISDCelina's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Celina addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Texas
- Houston759 schools
- San Antonio521 schools
- Dallas352 schools
- Austin258 schools
- Fort Worth257 schools
- El Paso213 schools
- Arlington102 schools
- Corpus Christi90 schools
Questions about schools in Celina
How many public schools are in Celina, TX?
7 public schools with an address in Celina were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 5,937 students.What is the largest high school in Celina?
Celina High School, with 1,322 students in 2024-25 (Celina ISD).Which districts run Celina's schools?
Celina ISD (5 schools), Prosper ISD (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25