Total enrollment
29,651
+4,435 (+18%) vs SY 2020-21
41 schools in MIDLAND ISD
Texas · 29,651 students · 1 city
MIDLAND ISD's public schools, 41 in all, serve about 29,651 K-12 students inside Texas, an average of 723 per school.
4-year change in MIDLAND ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
40
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How MIDLAND ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #454 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 29,651 | #50 of 760 | #227 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 40 | #51 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #741 of 758 | #8,113 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 60.1% | #390 of 750 | #2,850 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #342 of 557 | #3,112 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside MIDLAND ISD
State test results across the district's 36 scored schools run from Early College H S at Midland College at 94.6% proficient to Jones Elementary School at 22.7%, a gap of 71.9 points. That is the 12th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 35 district schools that reported both years went from 23,465 to 26,623 students (up 13%) and from 1,430 to 1,400 full-time teachers (down 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About MIDLAND ISD
MIDLAND ISD runs 41 public schools across Texas, collectively educateing roughly 29,651 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, MIDLAND ISD spans 27 elementary, 4 middle, 9 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 723 in this district, meaningfully above the Texas typical of 606.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 18%: 25,216 students in SY 2020-21 versus 29,651 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for MIDLAND ISD discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.