Texas · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced School Districts in Texas

Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled by PlainSchools, Education-data publisher · August 11, 2026

The ranking in one line

Eastland Isd in Eastland leads Texas's districts with an average school quality score of 72/100 across 3 schools.

72/100
top district score (grade B): 3
schools in Eastland Isd: 1,057
students in the top district: 63/100
average across the top 50

#	District	Grade	Students	Schools	Avg S:T	Per-Pupil $	Avg Quality
1	Eastland IsdEastland	B	1,057	3	10.2:1	$11,422	72
2	Wellington IsdWellington	B	530	3	10.8:1	$13,400	71
3	Sunray Collegiate IsdSunray	B-	675	3	9.8:1	$14,779	68.3
4	Friona IsdFriona	B-	1,063	4	10.5:1	$14,560	68.3
5	Early IsdEarly	B-	1,155	4	11.4:1	$12,181	66.8
6	Goldthwaite IsdGoldthwaite	B-	537	3	9.9:1	$18,490	66.7
7	De Leon IsdDe Leon	B-	720	3	10.3:1	$15,786	65.3
8	Harper IsdHarper	B-	584	3	12.4:1	$12,265	65.3
9	Sam Rayburn IsdIvanhoe	B-	506	2	9.4:1	$14,413	65
10	Weimar IsdWeimar	C+	704	3	12.4:1	$13,483	64.7
11	Spearman IsdSpearman	C+	743	3	9.5:1	$14,073	64.3
12	Stratford IsdStratford	C+	575	3	10.1:1	$12,543	64.3
13	Cross Roads IsdMalakoff	C+	560	3	11.2:1	$13,961	64.3
14	Miles IsdMiles	C+	512	4	10.8:1	$12,311	64.3
15	Harleton IsdHarleton	C+	705	3	11.1:1	$14,148	64
16	Bremond IsdBremond	C+	508	3	12:1	$14,010	63.7
17	Randolph Field IsdRandolph a F B	C+	1,462	3	14.5:1	$13,612	63.3
18	Grape Creek IsdSan Angelo	C+	1,172	6	13.4:1	$12,201	63.2
19	Crockett County Consolidated CsdOzona	C+	706	3	8.9:1	$19,263	63
20	Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CisdStinnett	C+	573	2	9.1:1	$13,698	62.5
21	Santa Maria IsdSanta Maria	C+	567	5	8:1	$20,319	62.5
22	Dublin IsdDublin	C+	1,146	3	12.8:1	$12,874	62.3
23	Muenster IsdMuenster	C+	563	2	13.3:1	$11,510	62
24	Stamford IsdStamford	C+	604	3	11.3:1	$18,474	61.7
25	Celeste IsdCeleste	C+	519	3	10.8:1	$14,430	61.7
26	Schulenburg IsdSchulenburg	C+	687	2	10.8:1	$14,812	61.5
27	Iola IsdIola	C+	587	2	11.9:1	$13,037	61.5
28	Valley View IsdValley View	C+	920	3	11.2:1	$16,262	61.3
29	Bellville IsdBellville	C+	2,251	5	13.3:1	$11,866	61
30	Haskell CisdHaskell	C+	539	3	9.3:1	$15,770	61
31	Sundown IsdSundown	C+	592	4	8.4:1	$16,446	60.8
32	Sabine IsdGladewater	C+	1,563	3	11.3:1	$11,933	60.7
33	Anson IsdAnson	C+	752	3	9.8:1	$13,876	60.7
34	Honey Grove IsdHoney Grove	C+	617	3	14.6:1	$13,368	60.7
35	Cisco IsdCisco	C+	829	4	8.7:1	$14,080	60.5
36	Red Lick IsdTexarkana	C+	527	2	11.7:1	$11,023	60.5
37	Panhandle IsdPanhandle	C+	657	3	10.7:1	$13,027	60.3
38	Olton IsdOlton	C+	597	3	11.7:1	$14,603	60.3
39	Axtell IsdAxtell	C+	836	5	11.9:1	$14,472	60.3
40	Danbury IsdDanbury	C+	737	4	11.9:1	$14,783	60
41	Lone Oak IsdLone Oak	C	1,083	3	14.5:1	$14,001	59.7
42	Wolfe City IsdWolfe City	C	720	3	11.8:1	$12,661	59.7
43	Farwell IsdFarwell	C	606	3	10:1	$12,812	59.7
44	El Paso Leadership AcademyEl Paso	C	594	3	22:1	$13,424	59.7
45	Louise IsdLouise	C	534	3	12.5:1	$15,032	59.7
46	Crawford IsdCrawford	C	593	2	11.2:1	$12,622	59.5
47	Nocona IsdNocona	C	804	3	10.4:1	$14,961	59.3
48	Frankston IsdFrankston	C	802	3	12.1:1	$14,595	59.3
49	San Saba IsdSan Saba	C	684	3	10.6:1	$15,852	59.3
50	Boles IsdQuinlan	C	547	3	11.8:1	$16,108	59.3

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best school districts in Texas? ▼

The top-ranked district in Texas is Eastland Isd in Eastland with 1,057 students across 3 schools. Average quality score: 72/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.

How are district rankings calculated? ▼

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.

How many school districts are in Texas? ▼

Texas has 50+ school districts serving 5,491,723 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1.

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Methodology

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.