Palestine ISD
Palestine ISD is a public school district based in Palestine, Texas, serving 3,186 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #255 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 50% of them. Its schools average 531 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Jason L Marshall. It spends about $11,959 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.
How Palestine compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Palestine | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,959 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,066 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $50.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $52.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 224 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 519 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 531 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Texas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Jason L Marshall
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkburnett ISDBurkburnett | 3,213 | 7 | $9,690 | 13.4 | #252 |
| Burnet CISDBurnet | 3,209 | 6 | $11,015 | 14.7 | #253 |
| Godley ISDGodley | 3,195 | 6 | $13,071 | 13.9 | #254 |
| Palestine ISDPalestine · this district | 3,186 | 6 | $11,959 | 14.2 | #255 |
| Bridge City ISDBridge City | 3,157 | 5 | $8,754 | 16.5 | #256 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canandaigua City School DistrictCanandaigua, NY | 3,189 | $20,248 | 10.2 |
| Lemoore Union ElementaryLemoore, CA | 3,186 | $12,304 | 19.4 |
| Morgan DistrictMorgan, UT | 3,185 | $7,838 | 19.2 |
| Dover Area School DistrictDover, PA | 3,184 | $15,693 | 14.2 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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