Plains ISD
Plains, Texas · Yoakum County · Grades Pre-K–12
Plains ISD runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 423 students. By enrollment it is the 853rd largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as rural, remote.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 423 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 47.5 |
| Students per teacher | 8.9 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.9% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Yoakum County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4835040 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Plains ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plains Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 201 | 9.4 | 64.7% |
| Plains High School | High | 9–12 | 129 | 7.3 | 55.8% |
| Plains Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 93 | 11.1 | 64.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Plains ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Plains ISD in context
Size
Plains ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Plains Elementary School with 201 students, and the smallest is Plains Middle School with 93; the average is 141, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 9 is its largest grade, with 35 students this year. Grade 12 has 34 students and kindergarten has 28, 21% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Plains ISD enrolls 26 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Plains ISD at 68.8%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 30.5%.
61.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 55.8% at Plains High School to 64.7% at Plains Elementary School. All 3 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 8.9 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 1 counselors it has 423 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists and 1 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Plains ISD's area as rural, remote: in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest district is Denver City ISD, 15.1 miles away with 1,474 students. 2 districts are within 25 miles, and 2 of them enroll more students than Plains ISD. Yoakum County has 2 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 45.6 | 9 |
| School counselors | 1 | 423 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 1 | 423 |
| Instructional aides | 12.4 | 34 |
| Other student support staff | 4 | 106 |
| School administrators | 2.9 | 146 |
| District administrators | 1 | 423 |
| All staff | 99.2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 68.8% |
| White | 30.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 26 |
| Kindergarten | 28 |
| Grade 1 | 32 |
| Grade 2 | 28 |
| Grade 3 | 26 |
| Grade 4 | 31 |
| Grade 5 | 30 |
| Grade 6 | 30 |
| Grade 7 | 33 |
| Grade 8 | 30 |
| Grade 9 | 35 |
| Grade 10 | 25 |
| Grade 11 | 35 |
| Grade 12 | 34 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver City ISD | 15 mi | 1,474 | 14.5 | – |
| Seagraves ISD | 22 mi | 525 | 11.6 | – |
| Wellman-Union CISD | 25 mi | 248 | 11.1 | – |
| Sundown ISD | 27 mi | 552 | 8.9 | – |
| Loop ISD | 31 mi | 150 | 8.2 | – |
| Whiteface CISD | 31 mi | 298 | 9.1 | – |
| Brownfield ISD | 32 mi | 1,608 | 12.4 | – |
| Seminole ISD | 34 mi | 3,089 | 13.1 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Yoakum County
- Denver City ISD (1,474 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
811 Cowboy Way, Plains, TX 79355
Phone: (806)456-7401
Website: plainsisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.