Pleasant Grove ISD
Texarkana, Texas · Bowie County · Grades Pre-K–12
Pleasant Grove ISD runs 4 schools (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 2,366 students. By enrollment it is the 336th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, small.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 4 |
| Students | 2,366 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 172.6 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.8% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | City, small |
| NCES district ID | 4835130 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Pleasant Grove ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 494 | 14.2 | 47.4% |
| Pleasant Grove High School | High | 9–12 | 821 | 12.7 | 37.9% |
| Pleasant Grove Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 514 | 16 | 44.4% |
| Pleasant Grove Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 537 | 13.1 | 40.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Pleasant Grove ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Pleasant Grove ISD in context
Size
Pleasant Grove ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Pleasant Grove High School with 821 students, and the smallest is Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School with 494; the average is 592, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 11 is its largest grade, with 233 students this year. Grade 12 has 171 students and kindergarten has 139, 23% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Pleasant Grove ISD enrolls 35 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Pleasant Grove ISD at 64.7%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 15.5%.
41.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 37.9% at Pleasant Grove High School to 47.4% at Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 172.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 13.7 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 5.7 counselors it has 415 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 1 librarians or media specialists.
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 Pleasant Grove ISD's area as city, small: inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest district is Texarkana ISD, 2.1 miles away with 7,269 students. 12 districts are within 25 miles, and 1 of them enrolls more students than Pleasant Grove ISD. Bowie County has 13 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 | 162.1 | 15 |
| School counselors | 5.7 | 415 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 1 | 2,366 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 28 | 85 |
| Other student support staff | 9.6 | 246 |
| School administrators | 17 | 139 |
| District administrators | 4 | 592 |
| All staff | 299 |
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
| White | 64.7% |
| Black | 15.5% |
| Hispanic | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% |
| Asian | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 35 |
| Kindergarten | 139 |
| Grade 1 | 152 |
| Grade 2 | 168 |
| Grade 3 | 160 |
| Grade 4 | 175 |
| Grade 5 | 179 |
| Grade 6 | 169 |
| Grade 7 | 193 |
| Grade 8 | 175 |
| Grade 9 | 220 |
| Grade 10 | 197 |
| Grade 11 | 233 |
| Grade 12 | 171 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana ISD | 2 mi | 7,269 | 13.1 | – |
| Red Lick ISD | 4 mi | 504 | 11.4 | – |
| Liberty-Eylau ISD | 6 mi | 1,937 | 11.4 | – |
| Leary ISD | 6 mi | 119 | 10.9 | – |
| Hooks ISD | 10 mi | 914 | 12.8 | – |
| Redwater ISD | 11 mi | 1,103 | 10.4 | – |
| Maud ISD | 18 mi | 450 | 11.7 | – |
| New Boston ISD | 18 mi | 1,108 | 9.9 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Bowie County
- Texarkana ISD (7,269 students)
- Liberty-Eylau ISD (1,937 students)
- New Boston ISD (1,108 students)
- Redwater ISD (1,103 students)
- Hooks ISD (914 students)
- Dekalb ISD (898 students)
- Red Lick ISD (504 students)
- Simms ISD (480 students)
- Maud ISD (450 students)
- Malta ISD (223 students)
- Leary ISD (119 students)
- Hubbard ISD (64 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
8500 N Kings Hwy, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (903)831-4086
Website: pgisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.