Palo Pinto ISD
Public school district · Palo Pinto County · Texas · NCES district ID 4834140
Palo Pinto ISD spent $17,155 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 71% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its one school enrolled 94 students in 2024-25; 8.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,441 per student, down 4.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Palo Pinto ISD in enrollment (93 to 101 students) and Palo Pinto ISD itself.
Where the money came from
$2,300,000 in revenue: 8.0% state, 82.1% local and 9.9% federal. Total spending including $116,000 of capital outlay was $7,490,000, or $77,216 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$183,000 8%
- Local$1,889,000 82%
- Federal$228,000 10%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 629 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
97 students in 2022-23, 102 students in 2023-24, 94 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 97 | 10.0 | 9.7 |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 10.0 | 10.2 |
| 2024-25 | 94 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$527,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,433 per student
Palo Pinto ISD booked $527,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 10 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $52,700 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 63 in 100 Texas districts with a figure (state median $50,660, 1,054 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $463,000 | 87.9% |
| Special education | $7,000 | 1.3% |
| Other programs | $57,000 | 10.8% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,895 in 2018-19, $5,010 in 2019-20, $6,214 in 2020-21, $6,167 in 2021-22, $5,433 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Palo Pinto ISD scored proficient or above: 50-100% in reading and 35-85% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This district | Texas | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 50-100% | 52% | 40 |
| Math | 35-85% | 42% | 31 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
1 elementary school, 94 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto Elementary | 94 | 9.4 | 44.7% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Palo Pinto ISD
- Website: palopintoisd.net
- Phone: (940) 659-2745
- Office: 821 Oak St, Palo Pinto, TX 76484
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Palo Pinto ISD
- Texas districts by spending per studentPalo Pinto ISD ranks 184 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,155).#184 of 629
- Every school district in TexasPalo Pinto ISD is the number 1,185 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 97 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,185 of 1,212
- Prelude Preparatory Charter SchoolThe next larger Texas district: 98 students in fall 2022, $15,612 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,612
- Damon ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 94 students in fall 2022, $28,617 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$28,617
- Compare Palo Pinto ISD with Prelude Preparatory Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Teacher salary spending across TexasPalo Pinto ISD spent $52,700 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$52,700
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Palo Pinto ISD
How many schools and students are in Palo Pinto ISD?
One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 94 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Palo Pinto ISD spend per student?
$17,155 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,156 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,441 per student, down 4.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Palo Pinto ISD's money come from?
$2,300,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 8.0% state, 82.1% local and 9.9% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Palo Pinto ISD live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 12 of the 113 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Palo Pinto ISD spend on teacher salaries?
$527,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,433 per student. Divided by the 10 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $52,700 per teacher, more than 63 in 100 Texas districts (state median $50,660). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Palo Pinto ISD do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Palo Pinto ISD scored proficient or above: 50-100% in reading and 35-85% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is Palo Pinto ISD's NCES district ID?
4834140. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25