Panther Creek CISD

Public school district · Coleman County · Texas · NCES district ID 4800007

Panther Creek CISD spent $20,634 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 89% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its one school enrolled 163 students in 2024-25; 35.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,248 per student, down 6.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Texas: 90.3%).

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 Panther Creek CISD in enrollment (142 to 148 students) and Panther Creek CISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Panther Creek CISD, FY23Austwell-Tivoli ISD $24,861; Balmorhea ISD $23,285; Fannindel ISD $22,503; Panther Creek CISD $20,634; Blanket ISD $18,486; Centerville ISD $17,143; Iredell ISD $16,338; Walcott ISD $13,547; Hallsburg ISD $13,027; Sweet Home ISD $9,766; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20k25k30kAustwell-Tivoli ISD$24,861Balmorhea ISD$23,285Fannindel ISD$22,503Panther Creek CISD$20,634Blanket ISD$18,486Centerville ISD$17,143Iredell ISD$16,338Walcott ISD$13,547Hallsburg ISD$13,027Sweet Home ISD$9,766State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Panther Creek CISD, FY23Austwell-Tivoli ISD $24,861; Balmorhea ISD $23,285; Fannindel ISD $22,503; Panther Creek CISD $20,634; Blanket ISD $18,486; Centerville ISD $17,143; Iredell ISD $16,338; Walcott ISD $13,547; Hallsburg ISD $13,027; Sweet Home ISD $9,766; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20k25k30kAustwell-Tivoli ISD$24,861Balmorhea ISD$23,285Fannindel ISD$22,503Panther Creek CISD$20,634Blanket ISD$18,486Centerville ISD$17,143Iredell ISD$16,338Walcott ISD$13,547Hallsburg ISD$13,027Sweet Home ISD$9,766State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Panther Creek CISD, FY23Austwell-Tivoli ISD $24,861; Balmorhea ISD $23,285; Fannindel ISD $22,503; Panther Creek CISD $20,634; Blanket ISD $18,486; Centerville ISD $17,143; Iredell ISD $16,338; Walcott ISD $13,547; Hallsburg ISD $13,027; Sweet Home ISD $9,766; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k15k25k30kAustwell-Tivoli ISD$24,861Balmorhea ISD$23,285Fannindel ISD$22,503Panther Creek CISD$20,634Blanket ISD$18,486Centerville ISD$17,143Iredell ISD$16,338Walcott ISD$13,547Hallsburg ISD$13,027Sweet Home ISD$9,766State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Panther Creek CISD, FY23Austwell-Tivoli ISD $24,861; Balmorhea ISD $23,285; Fannindel ISD $22,503; Panther Creek CISD $20,634; Blanket ISD $18,486; Centerville ISD $17,143; Iredell ISD $16,338; Walcott ISD $13,547; Hallsburg ISD $13,027; Sweet Home ISD $9,766; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k15k25k30kAustwell-Tivoli ISD$24,861Balmorhea ISD$23,285Fannindel ISD$22,503Panther Creek CISD$20,634Blanket ISD$18,486Centerville ISD$17,143Iredell ISD$16,338Walcott ISD$13,547Hallsburg ISD$13,027Sweet Home ISD$9,766State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$3,723,000 in revenue: 35.8% state, 40.7% local and 23.5% federal. Total spending including $336,000 of capital outlay was $3,420,000, or $23,586 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Panther Creek CISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,333,000; Local $1,515,000; Federal $875,000; total $3,723,000.
  • State$1,333,000 36%
  • Local$1,515,000 41%
  • Federal$875,000 24%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

145 students in 2022-23, 161 students in 2023-24, 163 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Panther Creek CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1630501001502002022-231452023-241612024-25163
Panther Creek CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1630501001502002022-231452023-241612024-25163
Panther Creek CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1630501001502002022-231452023-241612024-25163
Panther Creek CISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1630501001502002022-231452023-241612024-25163

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314520.77.0
2023-2416121.17.6
2024-2516321.17.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Panther Creek CISD scored proficient or above: 13-63% in reading and 5-55% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTexasStudents tested
Reading and language arts13-63%52%58
Math5-55%42%58

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 12 students in Panther Creek CISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate50% or more90.3%
Students in the class12403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 163 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Panther Creek School1637.757.1%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 Panther Creek CISD

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 Panther Creek CISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentPanther Creek CISD ranks 73 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,634).#73 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasPanther Creek CISD is the number 1,118 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 145 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,118 of 1,212
  3. Hallsburg ISDThe next larger Texas district: 146 students in fall 2022, $13,027 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,027
  4. Austwell-Tivoli ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 144 students in fall 2022, $24,861 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,861
  5. Compare Panther Creek CISD with Hallsburg ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Panther Creek CISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Panther Creek CISD?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 163 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Panther Creek CISD spend per student?
    $20,634 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 $19,248 per student, down 6.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Panther Creek CISD's money come from?
    $3,723,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 35.8% state, 40.7% local and 23.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Panther Creek CISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 24 of the 127 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.9%, 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.
  5. How do students in Panther Creek CISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Panther Creek CISD scored proficient or above: 13-63% in reading and 5-55% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Panther Creek CISD?
    50% or more of the 12 students in Panther Creek CISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Panther Creek CISD's NCES district ID?
    4800007. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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

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