Public school district · Town: Remote
Texas · Lamar County

Paris ISD

3,832 students · 8 schools · 14.5:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #250 of 1211 in Texas

Students
3,832
Schools
8
Teachers (FTE)
264
Student–Teacher
14.5:1
County
Lamar
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Paris ISD

Paris ISD is a public school system serving Lamar County, Texas, based in Paris. It serves 3,832 students across 8 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a town: remote district. By enrollment it is the #250 largest of Texas’s 1211 school systems.

Phone9037377473
Address1920 Clarksville, Paris, TX 75460
CountyLamar County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Paris ISD enrolls 3,832 students in 8 schools — an average of about 479 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #250 of 1211 statewide by enrollment.

Students
3,832
#250 of 1211 in Texas
Schools
8
~479 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Town: Remote
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Paris ISD, from the NCES Common Core of Data (3,832 students reported):

White
30%
Black
30%
Hispanic
27%
Asian
1%
Two or more
11%
Amer. Indian
1%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Paris ISD employs about 264 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 14.5:1 — below the Texas average of about 14.9:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 487.

Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
264
classroom teachers
Total staff
487
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Texas funds schools

Texas funds districts through the Foundation School Program, combining state aid and local property taxes. It starts from a Basic Allotment per student in average daily attendance — $6,215 for 2025–26 after HB 2 (2025) raised it from $6,160 — then adds weighted allotments for compensatory, bilingual, special-education, career-and-technical and other needs. Property-wealthy districts return excess local revenue to the state through recapture (“Robin Hood”) for redistribution.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Paris ISD are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Texas assigns A–F accountability ratings across Student Achievement, School Progress and Closing the Gaps. Look up Paris ISD’s ratings through the TEA School and District Accountability portal, which links to the TXschools.gov rating lookup.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Texas accredits public districts itself: the Texas Education Agency assigns each district an accreditation status (Accredited, Accredited-Warned, Accredited-Probation or Not Accredited-Revoked), separate from any voluntary Cognia accreditation. See the Texas Education Agency for a district’s status.

How it compares

Paris ISD vs. Texas

Enrollment rank
#250
of 1211 districts
Ratio
14.5:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Locale
Town: Remote
Lamar County

See every Texas district side by side in the Texas directory.

Go deeper

Look up Paris ISD’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Texas Legislature (the Foundation School Program) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Paris ISD. NCES District ID (LEAID): 4834290. Confirm current details with the district and the Texas Education Agency.