Public schools in Texarkana, TX
Texarkana has 23 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 6 high, 4 middle, 12 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 11,077 students. They are run by 6 districts and agencies; Texarkana ISD runs 11 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 6 districts and agencies that run Texarkana's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Texarkana | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana ISD | 11 | 7,180 | $13,568 |
| Pleasant Grove ISD | 4 | 2,310 | $10,803 |
| Liberty-Eylau ISD | 4 | 2,003 | $14,692 |
| Red Lick ISD | 2 | 527 | $11,023 |
| Leary ISD | 1 | 93 | $12,484 |
| Premier High Schools | 1 | 7,117 | $10,443 |
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.
6 high schools in Texarkana, 3,734 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas High School | 1,750 | 11.1 | 66.0% | Texarkana ISD |
| Pleasant Grove High School | 821 | 12.7 | 33.4% | Pleasant Grove ISD |
| Liberty-Eylau High School | 543 | 8.4 | 81.4% | Liberty-Eylau ISD |
| Digital Academy of Texas | 471 | not reported | 38.9% | Texarkana ISD |
| Premier H S of Texarkana | 88 | 17.6 | 67.0% | Premier High Schools |
| Options Early Graduation High School | 61 | 7.4 | 85.2% | Texarkana 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 middle schools in Texarkana, 2,786 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Middle | 1,421 | 13.1 | 78.4% | Texarkana ISD |
| Liberty-Eylau Middle | 594 | 13.6 | 87.7% | Liberty-Eylau ISD |
| Pleasant Grove Middle | 537 | 13.1 | 34.3% | Pleasant Grove ISD |
| Red Lick Middle | 234 | 12.9 | not reported | Red Lick 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.
12 elementary schools in Texarkana, 4,292 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty-Eylau Elementary | 531 | 13.2 | 90.2% | Liberty-Eylau ISD |
| Pleasant Grove Intermediate | 514 | 16.0 | 41.1% | Pleasant Grove ISD |
| Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary | 494 | 14.2 | 42.9% | Pleasant Grove ISD |
| Highland Park Elementary | 427 | 14.7 | 93.4% | Texarkana ISD |
| Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary | 351 | 16.2 | 28.8% | Texarkana ISD |
| Waggoner Creek Elementary | 337 | 14.6 | 36.5% | Texarkana ISD |
| Spring Lake Park Elementary | 334 | 10.8 | 88.9% | Texarkana ISD |
| Theron Jones Early Literacy Center | 329 | 9.5 | 97.3% | Texarkana ISD |
| Westlawn Elementary | 317 | 10.3 | 93.7% | Texarkana ISD |
| Red Lick Elementary | 270 | 10.4 | not reported | Red Lick ISD |
The other 2 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty-Eylau Early Childhood Center | 269 | 13.1 | 90.3% | Liberty-Eylau ISD |
| Leary Elementary | 119 | 10.9 | 95.0% | Leary 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 Texarkana, 265 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Laurence Dunbar Early Education Center | 265 | 11.3 | 97.4% | Texarkana 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 Texarkana's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Texarkana school has 13.0 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Texas median of 14.5. 57% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 351 students (state 507).
| Texarkana | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.0 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 351 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 57% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 57% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 4.3% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 23 Texarkana 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 Texarkana
- Texarkana ISDRuns 11 of Texarkana's 23 public schools and spent $13,568 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,568
- Texas High School, the largest high school in Texarkana1,750 students in 2024-25, 11.1 per teacher.1,750
- Compare Texarkana ISD with Pleasant Grove ISDTexarkana'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 Texarkana 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.
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Questions about schools in Texarkana
How many public schools are in Texarkana, TX?
23 public schools with an address in Texarkana were open in 2024-25: 6 high, 4 middle, 12 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 11,077 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Texarkana?
Texas High School, with 1,750 students in 2024-25 (Texarkana ISD).Which districts run Texarkana's schools?
Texarkana ISD (11 schools), Pleasant Grove ISD (4 schools), Liberty-Eylau ISD (4 schools), Red Lick ISD (2 schools), and 2 more. 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