Total enrollment
46,612
-3,542 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
82 schools in PLANO ISD
Texas · 46,612 students · 5 cities
PLANO ISD hosts 82 public K-12 schools inside Texas, collectively enrolling about 46,612 students (around 568 per school).
4-year change in PLANO ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
73
+1 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PLANO ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #141 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 46,612 | #24 of 760 | #111 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 73 | #17 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #377 of 758 | #4,288 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 36.4% | #663 of 750 | #5,959 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.5% | #4 of 557 | #47 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 PLANO ISD
State test results across the district's 67 scored schools run from Wyatt Elementary School at 84.8% proficient to Sigler Elementary School at 26.5%, a gap of 58.4 points. That is the 37th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 71 district schools that reported both years went from 53,938 to 46,502 students (down 14%) and from 3,791 to 3,343 full-time teachers (down 12%), 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 PLANO ISD
As a low-population district in Texas, PLANO ISD hosts 46,612 students across 82 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, PLANO ISD covers 54 elementary, 13 middle, 13 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 7%: 50,154 students in SY 2020-21 versus 46,612 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 72 to 73 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for PLANO ISD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.