Texarkana ISD
Texarkana, Texas · Bowie County · Grades Pre-K–12
Texarkana ISD runs 13 schools (8 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 1 pre-k) with 7,269 students. By enrollment it is the 164th 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 | 13 |
| Students | 7,269 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 554.2 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | City, small |
| NCES district ID | 4842480 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Texarkana ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Academy of Texas | High | 5–12 | 471 | – | 40.6% |
| Highland Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 427 | 14.7 | 95.1% |
| Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 351 | 16.2 | 33.6% |
| Nash Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 667 | 15.4 | 89.4% |
| Options Early Graduation High School | High | 9–12 | 61 | 7.4 | 85.2% |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar Early Education Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 265 | 11.3 | 98.1% |
| Spring Lake Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 334 | 10.8 | 90.1% |
| Texas High School | High | 9–12 | 1,750 | 11.1 | 66.9% |
| Texas Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,421 | 13.1 | 79.7% |
| Theron Jones Early Literacy Center | Elementary | K–2 | 329 | 9.5 | 97.9% |
| Waggoner Creek Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 337 | 14.6 | 41.5% |
| Wake Village Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 539 | 12.6 | 86.5% |
| Westlawn Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 317 | 10.3 | 93.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Texarkana ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Texarkana ISD in context
Size
Texarkana ISD enrolls 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 Texas High School with 1,750 students, and the smallest is Options Early Graduation High School with 61; the average is 559, against 626 statewide.
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 9, with 562 students. Grade 12 has 487 students and kindergarten has 530, within 10% of each other. Texarkana ISD enrolls 473 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Black students are the largest group in Texarkana ISD at 43.3%, above their 12.8% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 27.5%.
75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 33.6% at Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary School to 98.1% at Paul Laurence Dunbar Early Education Center. 10 of its 13 schools serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3; at the others, families apply based on income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 554.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 13.1 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 14 counselors it has 519 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 0.5 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
Texarkana ISD is based inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, an area NCES calls city, small. The nearest district is Pleasant Grove ISD, 2.1 miles away with 2,366 students. 11 districts are within 25 miles, and 0 of them enroll more students than Texarkana 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 | 484 | 15 |
| School counselors | 14 | 519 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0.5 | 14,538 |
| Instructional aides | 151.2 | 48 |
| Other student support staff | 53.5 | 136 |
| School administrators | 39 | 186 |
| District administrators | 14.5 | 501 |
| All staff | 1,167.5 |
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
| Black | 43.3% |
| White | 27.5% |
| Hispanic | 21% |
| Two or more races | 6.5% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| 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 | 473 |
| Kindergarten | 530 |
| Grade 1 | 543 |
| Grade 2 | 535 |
| Grade 3 | 540 |
| Grade 4 | 518 |
| Grade 5 | 447 |
| Grade 6 | 524 |
| Grade 7 | 524 |
| Grade 8 | 510 |
| Grade 9 | 562 |
| Grade 10 | 561 |
| Grade 11 | 515 |
| Grade 12 | 487 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove ISD | 2 mi | 2,366 | 13.7 | – |
| Liberty-Eylau ISD | 4 mi | 1,937 | 11.4 | – |
| Red Lick ISD | 5 mi | 504 | 11.4 | – |
| Leary ISD | 7 mi | 119 | 10.9 | – |
| Redwater ISD | 11 mi | 1,103 | 10.4 | – |
| Hooks ISD | 12 mi | 914 | 12.8 | – |
| Maud ISD | 17 mi | 450 | 11.7 | – |
| New Boston ISD | 19 mi | 1,108 | 9.9 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Bowie County
- Pleasant Grove ISD (2,366 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
4241 Summerhill Rd, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (903)794-3651
Website: txkisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.