Rains ISD
Rains ISD is a public school district based in Emory, Texas, serving 1,712 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #371 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 27% of them. Its schools average 428 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Joe Nicks. It spends about $11,011 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.
How Rains compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Rains | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,011 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,605 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $20.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $21.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 126 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 305 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 428 | 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 →Joe Nicks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hondo ISDHondo | 1,727 | 4 | $10,382 | 14.3 | #369 |
| Ponder ISDPonder | 1,719 | 3 | $10,026 | 13.8 | #370 |
| Rains ISDEmory · this district | 1,712 | 4 | $11,011 | 13.6 | #371 |
| Eustace ISDEustace | 1,711 | 4 | $11,998 | 13.5 | #372 |
| Marion ISDMarion | 1,709 | 5 | $11,254 | 14.7 | #373 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean City School DistrictOcean City, NJ | 1,713 | $23,074 | 8.0 |
| Prairie Central CUSD 8Fairbury, IL | 1,712 | $16,196 | 12.2 |
| Pekin CSD 303Pekin, IL | 1,712 | $14,981 | 15.6 |
| WebsterWebster, MA | 1,712 | $18,504 | 12.1 |
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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