Plano ISD
Plano, Texas · Collin County · Grades Pre-K–12
Plano ISD runs 72 schools (44 elementary, 13 middle, 11 high, 4 pre-k) with 46,612 students. By enrollment it is the 23rd largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 72 |
| Students | 46,612 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 3,387 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 36.4% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4835100 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Plano ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy High School | High | 9–12 | 275 | 11.6 | 14.9% |
| Adult Transition Center | High | 12 | 101 | 7.3 | 31.7% |
| Aldridge Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 462 | 14.8 | 22.3% |
| Andrews Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 405 | 11.6 | 11.6% |
| Armstrong Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 490 | 10.9 | 82% |
| Barksdale Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 547 | 14.9 | 15.4% |
| Barron Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 343 | 9.3 | 81.3% |
| Beaty Early Childhood School | Pre-K | Pre-K | 281 | 10.6 | 34.5% |
| Bethany Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 266 | 11.8 | 19.9% |
| Beverly Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 361 | 12.6 | 20.2% |
| Boggess Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 498 | 14 | 19.3% |
| Bowman Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 859 | 14.2 | 62.2% |
| Brinker Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 565 | 13 | 42.5% |
| Carlisle Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 436 | 14.2 | 28.9% |
| Carpenter Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 462 | 9.8 | 61.5% |
| Centennial Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 462 | 13.8 | 15.2% |
| Christie Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 568 | 12.3 | 57.6% |
| Clark High School | High | 9–10 | 1,114 | 14.2 | 35.3% |
| Daffron Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 604 | 13.5 | 51% |
| Davis Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 294 | 9.9 | 29.9% |
| Dooley Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 303 | 10.8 | 49.2% |
| Forman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 473 | 11.7 | 83.9% |
| Frankford Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 839 | 12.3 | 53.3% |
| Gulledge Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 692 | 15 | 13.3% |
| Haggar Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 546 | 13.9 | 48.4% |
| Haggard Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 707 | 13.9 | 21.9% |
| Harrington Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 321 | 11.8 | 29% |
| Haun Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 486 | 12 | 16.5% |
| Head Start | Pre-K | Pre-K | 143 | 20.1 | 97.9% |
| Hedgcoxe Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 366 | 11.9 | 23.2% |
| Hendrick Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 528 | 11.8 | 45.8% |
| Hickey Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 497 | 11.7 | 36.6% |
| Hightower Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 448 | 14 | 21% |
| Huffman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 519 | 14.1 | 40.1% |
| Hughston Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 379 | 11.4 | 17.2% |
| Hunt Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 491 | 13.7 | 14.1% |
| Isaacs Early Childhood School | Pre-K | Pre-K | 259 | 11.3 | 50.6% |
| Jackson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 705 | 14.1 | 73% |
| Jasper High School | High | 9–10 | 1,301 | 18 | 12.8% |
| Mathews Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 460 | 12.7 | 12.2% |
| McCall Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 490 | 14.2 | 37.1% |
| McMillen High School | High | 9–10 | 1,010 | 14.8 | 37.7% |
| Meadows Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 414 | 9.8 | 87.2% |
| Memorial Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 407 | 12 | 77.6% |
| Mendenhall Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 563 | 11.9 | 82.4% |
| Miller Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 315 | 12.2 | 23.2% |
| Mitchell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 787 | 14 | 65.4% |
| Murphy Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 901 | 15.7 | 19.5% |
| Otto Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 936 | 14.9 | 39.6% |
| Pearson Early Childhood | Pre-K | Pre-K | 220 | 13.7 | 30% |
| Plano East Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 3,033 | 16.7 | 32.8% |
| Plano Senior High School | High | 11–12 | 2,267 | 16.8 | 26.6% |
| Plano West Senior High School | High | 11–12 | 2,559 | 16.8 | 21.8% |
| Rasor Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 351 | 11.4 | 62.4% |
| Renner Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,137 | 15.5 | 37.2% |
| Rice Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 872 | 16.8 | 10.7% |
| Robinson Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,084 | 17.6 | 17.1% |
| Saigling Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 309 | 10.4 | 21% |
| Schell Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 403 | 13.1 | 33% |
| Schimelpfenig Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 826 | 15.7 | 17.2% |
| Shepard Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 400 | 11.8 | 18.8% |
| Shepton High School | High | 9–10 | 1,360 | 16 | 37.7% |
| Sigler Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 485 | 12 | 80.8% |
| Skaggs Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 356 | 11.5 | 11.5% |
| Stinson Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 463 | 12.6 | 18.1% |
| Thomas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 687 | 13 | 77% |
| Vines High School | High | 9–10 | 1,009 | 16.4 | 32.7% |
| Weatherford Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 404 | 10.3 | 73.8% |
| Wells Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 463 | 12.8 | 12.7% |
| Williams High School | High | 9–10 | 1,105 | 14.5 | 55% |
| Wilson Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 813 | 14.2 | 45.5% |
| Wyatt Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 318 | 11.5 | 8.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Plano ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Plano ISD in context
Size
Plano ISD enrolls 0.8% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 647 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Plano East Senior High School (3,033) and the smallest is Adult Transition Center (101).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 12, with 3,947 students. Grade 12 has 3,947 students and kindergarten has 2,955, 34% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Plano ISD enrolls 1,642 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 Plano ISD at 30.3%, below their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 28.5%.
36.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 8.5% at Wyatt Elementary School to 97.9% at Head Start.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 3,387 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 13.8 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 150 counselors it has 311 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 69.3 librarians or media specialists and 21.3 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
Plano ISD is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is Imagine Lone Star International Academy, 5.3 miles away with 270 students. 52 districts are within 25 miles, and 4 of them enroll more students than Plano ISD. Collin County has 16 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 | 1,759.1 | 26 |
| School counselors | 150 | 311 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 69.3 | 673 |
| School psychologists | 21.3 | 2,188 |
| Instructional aides | 712.5 | 65 |
| Other student support staff | 293.1 | 159 |
| School administrators | 249.1 | 187 |
| District administrators | 36.8 | 1,267 |
| All staff | 6,522.6 |
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 | 30.3% |
| White | 28.5% |
| Asian | 23% |
| Black | 12.7% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 1,642 |
| Kindergarten | 2,955 |
| Grade 1 | 3,080 |
| Grade 2 | 3,206 |
| Grade 3 | 3,402 |
| Grade 4 | 3,401 |
| Grade 5 | 3,329 |
| Grade 6 | 3,453 |
| Grade 7 | 3,522 |
| Grade 8 | 3,480 |
| Grade 9 | 3,796 |
| Grade 10 | 3,636 |
| Grade 11 | 3,763 |
| Grade 12 | 3,947 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imagine Lone Star International Academy | 5 mi | 270 | 15.6 | – |
| Allen ISD | 6 mi | 20,838 | 16.2 | – |
| Richardson ISD | 8 mi | 36,971 | 13.9 | – |
| Bridgeway Preparatory Academy | 8 mi | 108 | 18 | – |
| Trivium Academy | 8 mi | 629 | 17.1 | – |
| Richland Collegiate High School | 8 mi | 132 | 37.7 | – |
| Lovejoy ISD | 9 mi | 4,019 | 17 | – |
| Frisco ISD | 9 mi | 65,289 | 14.7 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Collin County
- Frisco ISD (65,289 students)
- Prosper ISD (31,651 students)
- McKinney ISD (23,296 students)
- Allen ISD (20,838 students)
- Wylie ISD (19,401 students)
- Princeton ISD (9,956 students)
- Melissa ISD (7,735 students)
- Anna ISD (6,038 students)
- Celina ISD (5,324 students)
- Community ISD (5,271 students)
- Lovejoy ISD (4,019 students)
- Farmersville ISD (2,397 students)
- Imagine International Academy of North Texas (1,445 students)
- Blue Ridge ISD (1,048 students)
- Imagine Lone Star International Academy (270 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
2700 W 15th, Plano, TX 75075
Phone: (469)752-8100
Website: pisd.edu
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.