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Know Your School District

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Geographical Area

Plano ISD serves the residents of approximately 100 square miles in southwest Collin County. This area includes 66 square miles in the City of Plano, with the balance including northern portions of the cities of Dallas and Richardson and parts of the cities of Allen, Parker and Murphy.

Number of Schools

Grade Level # of Campuses
Preschools (ages 3-5) 3
Elementary Schools (K-5) 44
Middle Schools (6-8) 12
High Schools (9-10) 5
Senior High Schools (11-12) 3
Special Programs Centers ( K-8 / 9-12) 2
Total Schools 68

Early Childhood StudentsStudent Enrollment

Grade Level # of Students (April, 2009)
Elementary (prek - 5) 26,624
Middle (6-8) 12,478
High (9-10) 7,852
Senior High (11-12) 7,217
Total Enrollment 54,171

Student Ethnicity Report - All Schools (62KB)

Employees

Title / Category # of Staff
Teachers 4,265
Principals 68
Campus Instructional Support / Professionals 399
Educational Assistants / Paraprofessionals/Technical 981
Non-campus Professional/Paraprofessional/Technical 601
Service Trades 95
Transportation 285
Food Service 379
Total Employees 7,073

Professional Staff

Topic Fact
Master's/Doctorate Degrees Nearly 40 percent of the professional staff members have master’s degrees and one percent hold doctorate degrees.
Teacher Experience Plano ISD teachers average 10 years of experience.

Teacher-to-Student Ratio

The district's average Elementary  student/teacher ratio is 18.1.

2008-09 Tax Rate

Category

Tax Rate / $100 of Assessed Valuation

Operating
$1.04
Debt Service $ .2634
Total Tax Rate $1.3034

Budget Information & Tax Rate History

 

 

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VIDEO LIBRARY
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AWARDS & RATINGS
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District, school, staff and student awards and ratings

Plano ISD Education Foundation
'I Love Plano ISD' Campaign