Port Neches-Groves ISD
Port Neches-Groves ISD is a public school district based in Port Neches, Texas, serving 5,349 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #185 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 64% of them. Its schools average 594 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Julie Gauthier. It spends about $10,769 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.
How Port Neches-Groves compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Port Neches-Groves | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,769 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,451 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $73.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $68.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 377 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 702 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 594 | 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 →Julie Gauthier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Neches-Groves ISDPort Neches · this district | 5,349 | 9 | $10,769 | 14.2 | #185 |
| Celina ISDCelina | 5,324 | 8 | $10,733 | 15.9 | #186 |
| Nederland ISDNederland | 5,317 | 9 | $10,902 | 14.4 | #187 |
| Terrell ISDTerrell | 5,283 | 9 | $11,898 | 17.2 | #188 |
| Community ISDNevada | 5,271 | 8 | $10,198 | 18.8 | #189 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romeo Community SchoolsRomeo, MI | 5,355 | $11,870 | 16.4 |
| Wayne CountyJesup, GA | 5,348 | $12,290 | 14.1 |
| Port Washington Union Free School DistrictPort Washington, NY | 5,348 | $28,165 | 12.0 |
| Floyd CountyEastern, KY | 5,347 | $12,516 | 15.3 |
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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