Prairie Lea ISD

Public school district · Caldwell County · Texas · NCES district ID 4835700

Prairie Lea ISD spent $17,275 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 72% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its one school enrolled 267 students in 2024-25; 25.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,936 per student, down 2.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% 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 Prairie Lea ISD in enrollment (226 to 230 students) and Prairie Lea ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Prairie Lea ISD, FY23Highland ISD $17,624; Prairie Lea ISD $17,275; Burkeville ISD $17,153; Oakwood ISD $16,504; Ector ISD $15,952; Hartley ISD $15,326; Sulphur Bluff ISD $14,749; Reve Preparatory Charter School $14,417; Zephyr ISD $14,348; Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock $7,615; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20kHighland ISD$17,624Prairie Lea ISD$17,275Burkeville ISD$17,153Oakwood ISD$16,504Ector ISD$15,952Hartley ISD$15,326Sulphur Bluff ISD$14,749Reve Preparatory Charter School$14,417Zephyr ISD$14,348Triumph Public High Schools-Lu…$7,615State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Prairie Lea ISD, FY23Highland ISD $17,624; Prairie Lea ISD $17,275; Burkeville ISD $17,153; Oakwood ISD $16,504; Ector ISD $15,952; Hartley ISD $15,326; Sulphur Bluff ISD $14,749; Reve Preparatory Charter School $14,417; Zephyr ISD $14,348; Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock $7,615; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20kHighland ISD$17,624Prairie Lea ISD$17,275Burkeville ISD$17,153Oakwood ISD$16,504Ector ISD$15,952Hartley ISD$15,326Sulphur Bluff ISD$14,749Reve Preparatory Charter School$14,417Zephyr ISD$14,348Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock$7,615State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Prairie Lea ISD, FY23Highland ISD $17,624; Prairie Lea ISD $17,275; Burkeville ISD $17,153; Oakwood ISD $16,504; Ector ISD $15,952; Hartley ISD $15,326; Sulphur Bluff ISD $14,749; Reve Preparatory Charter School $14,417; Zephyr ISD $14,348; Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock $7,615; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20kHighland ISD$17,624Prairie Lea ISD$17,275Burkeville ISD$17,153Oakwood ISD$16,504Ector ISD$15,952Hartley ISD$15,326Sulphur Bluff ISD$14,749Reve Preparatory Charter School$14,417Zephyr ISD$14,348Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock$7,615State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Prairie Lea ISD, FY23Highland ISD $17,624; Prairie Lea ISD $17,275; Burkeville ISD $17,153; Oakwood ISD $16,504; Ector ISD $15,952; Hartley ISD $15,326; Sulphur Bluff ISD $14,749; Reve Preparatory Charter School $14,417; Zephyr ISD $14,348; Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock $7,615; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20kHighland ISD$17,624Prairie Lea ISD$17,275Burkeville ISD$17,153Oakwood ISD$16,504Ector ISD$15,952Hartley ISD$15,326Sulphur Bluff ISD$14,749Reve Preparatory Charter School$14,417Zephyr ISD$14,348Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock$7,615State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$4,675,000 in revenue: 25.6% state, 54.6% local and 19.8% federal. Total spending including $6,290,000 of capital outlay was $10,477,000, or $45,751 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Prairie Lea ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,197,000; Local $2,553,000; Federal $925,000; total $4,675,000.
  • State$1,197,000 26%
  • Local$2,553,000 55%
  • Federal$925,000 20%

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

229 students in 2022-23, 265 students in 2023-24, 267 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Prairie Lea ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 229, 2023-24: 265, 2024-25: 26701002003002022-232292023-242652024-25267
Prairie Lea ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 229, 2023-24: 265, 2024-25: 26701002003002022-232292023-242652024-25267
Prairie Lea ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 229, 2023-24: 265, 2024-25: 26701002003002022-232292023-242652024-25267
Prairie Lea ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 229, 2023-24: 265, 2024-25: 26701002003002022-232292023-242652024-25267

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322919.311.9
2023-2426520.013.3
2024-2526718.014.8

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

$758,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,310 per student

Prairie Lea ISD booked $758,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 19 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 $39,377 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 7 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$562,00074.1%
Special education$14,0001.8%
Vocational$126,00016.6%
Other programs$56,0007.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,819 in 2018-19, $3,323 in 2019-20, $3,457 in 2020-21, $4,191 in 2021-22, $3,310 in 2022-23.

Prairie Lea ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,819, 2019-20: $3,323, 2020-21: $3,457, 2021-22: $4,191, 2022-23: $3,31002k4k6k2018-19$2,8192019-20$3,3232020-21$3,4572021-22$4,1912022-23$3,310
Prairie Lea ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,819, 2019-20: $3,323, 2020-21: $3,457, 2021-22: $4,191, 2022-23: $3,31002k4k6k2018-19$2,8192019-20$3,3232020-21$3,4572021-22$4,1912022-23$3,310
Prairie Lea ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,819, 2019-20: $3,323, 2020-21: $3,457, 2021-22: $4,191, 2022-23: $3,31002k4k6k2018-19$2,8192019-20$3,3232020-21$3,4572021-22$4,1912022-23$3,310
Prairie Lea ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,819, 2019-20: $3,323, 2020-21: $3,457, 2021-22: $4,191, 2022-23: $3,31002k4k6k2018-19$2,8192019-20$3,3232020-21$3,4572021-22$4,1912022-23$3,310

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 Prairie Lea ISD scored proficient or above: 4-37% in reading and 0-36% 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 arts4-37%52%100
Math0-36%42%81

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

80% or more of the 21 students in Prairie Lea ISD'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 rate80% or more90.3%
Students in the class21403,301

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, 267 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Prairie Lea School26714.856.9%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 Prairie Lea ISD

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 Prairie Lea ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentPrairie Lea ISD ranks 178 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,275).#178 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasPrairie Lea ISD is the number 1,018 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 229 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,018 of 1,212
  3. Reve Preparatory Charter SchoolThe next larger Texas district: 230 students in fall 2022, $14,417 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,417
  4. Sulphur Bluff ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 227 students in fall 2022, $14,749 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,749
  5. Compare Prairie Lea ISD with Reve Preparatory Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across TexasPrairie Lea ISD spent $39,377 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$39,377
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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 Prairie Lea ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Prairie Lea ISD?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 267 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Prairie Lea ISD spend per student?
    $17,275 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 $16,936 per student, down 2.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Prairie Lea ISD's money come from?
    $4,675,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.6% state, 54.6% local and 19.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Prairie Lea ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 31 of the 202 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.3%, 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 much does Prairie Lea ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $758,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,310 per student. Divided by the 19 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $39,377 per teacher, more than 7 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).
  6. How do students in Prairie Lea ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Prairie Lea ISD scored proficient or above: 4-37% in reading and 0-36% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Prairie Lea ISD?
    80% or more of the 21 students in Prairie Lea ISD'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.
  8. What is Prairie Lea ISD's NCES district ID?
    4835700. 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 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
  • 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

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