Pittsburg ISD
Pittsburg ISD is a public school district based in Pittsburg, Texas, serving 2,245 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #315 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 38% of them. Its schools average 449 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Brandon Dennard. It spends about $10,893 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.9 students per teacher.
How Pittsburg compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Pittsburg | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,893 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,587 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $26.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $29.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 189 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 437 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 374 | 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 →Brandon Dennard
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale ISDSunnyvale | 2,306 | 4 | $10,798 | 14.3 | #312 |
| Venus ISDVenus | 2,283 | 4 | $10,916 | 14.7 | #313 |
| Connally ISDWaco | 2,269 | 6 | $11,363 | 12.3 | #314 |
| Pittsburg ISDPittsburg · this district | 2,245 | 5 | $10,893 | 11.9 | #315 |
| Bandera ISDBandera | 2,218 | 4 | $10,459 | 14.2 | #316 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville CityGreenville, OH | 2,249 | $12,833 | 15.8 |
| Fleetwood Area School DistrictFleetwood, PA | 2,247 | $17,172 | 12.7 |
| Hunterdon Central Regional High School DistrictFlemington, NJ | 2,246 | $26,168 | 10.4 |
| Meriwether CountyGreenville, GA | 2,245 | $13,925 | 12.5 |
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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