Paris ISD
Paris ISD is a public school district based in Paris, Texas, serving 3,832 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #226 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 56% of them. Its schools average 479 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Althea Dixon. It spends about $11,276 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher.
How Paris compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Paris | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,276 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,968 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $49.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $51.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 263 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 487 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 383 | 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 →Althea Dixon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleberry ISDFort Worth | 3,851 | 7 | $10,576 | 15.5 | #225 |
| Paris ISDParis · this district | 3,832 | 8 | $11,276 | 14.6 | #226 |
| Alvarado ISDAlvarado | 3,788 | 6 | $10,653 | 15.7 | #227 |
| Decatur ISDDecatur | 3,786 | 6 | $10,389 | 15.8 | #228 |
| Calallen ISDCorpus Christi | 3,745 | 6 | $11,103 | 13.0 | #229 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Public SchoolsWyoming, MI | 3,832 | $12,133 | 17.0 |
| SalemSalem, MA | 3,831 | $23,107 | 11.6 |
| WestboroughWestborough, MA | 3,831 | $19,392 | 11.1 |
| Kennett Consolidated School DistrictKennett Square, PA | 3,831 | $15,816 | 12.6 |
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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