Texarkana ISD
Texarkana ISD is a public school district based in Texarkana, Texas, serving 7,269 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #154 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 70% of them. Its schools average 559 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Sherri Penix. It spends about $10,789 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.
How Texarkana compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Texarkana | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,789 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,894 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $89.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $95.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 554 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,167 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 519 | 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 →Sherri Penix
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
0 stories matchedWe haven't matched any stories to Texarkana ISD yet. Recent Texas coverage is on the Texas page.
Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azle ISDAzle | 7,304 | 12 | $9,978 | 15.4 | #152 |
| Seguin ISDSeguin | 7,290 | 14 | $10,602 | 15.9 | #153 |
| Texarkana ISDTexarkana · this district | 7,269 | 13 | $10,789 | 13.1 | #154 |
| Angleton ISDAngleton | 7,105 | 11 | $11,186 | 14.9 | #155 |
| La Porte ISDLa Porte | 7,099 | 13 | $11,941 | 16.1 | #156 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Public SchoolsAbingdon, VA | 7,270 | $12,010 | 13.2 |
| Dodge CityDodge City, KS | 7,268 | $12,965 | 18.3 |
| RevereRevere, MA | 7,261 | $17,242 | 11.1 |
| Alum Rock Union ElementarySan Jose, CA | 7,259 | $16,303 | 19.4 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tx-texarkana-isd