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Plains Independent School District, Texas, elections

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Plains Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 421 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Plains Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Yoakum County). During the 2024 school year, 421 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Plains Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Shayne Griffiths2027
William Robles2027
Jared Bell20242027
Steven Bunch20232026
Patrick Hogue20232026
Brandi Lopez20222025
Stacy Franklin20212025

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Overlapping state house districts

Plains Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 88Ken KingRepublican Party 100% 3%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,126,000 $2,733 10%
Local: $9,717,000 $23,585 86%
State: $487,000 $1,182 4%
Total: $11,330,000 $27,500
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,974,000 $31,490
Total Current Expenditures: $7,027,000 $17,055
Instructional Expenditures: $4,235,000 $10,279 33%
Student and Staff Support: $310,000 $752 2%
Administration: $1,096,000 $2,660 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,386,000 $3,364 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $615,000 $1,492
Construction: $505,000 $1,225
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $2
Interest on Debt: $876,000 $2,126

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 33 20-24 PS 55-59
2018-2019 28 20-24 PS 35-39
2017-2018 22 15-19 30-34
2016-2017 62 PS 55-59 75-79
2015-2016 73 65-69 PS 80-84
2014-2015 81 75-79 85-89
2013-2014 84 75-79 90-94
2012-2013 80 75-79 PS 85-89
2011-2012 84 80-84 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 92 85-89 PS >=95

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 32 25-29 PS 45-49
2018-2019 31 20-24 PS 40-44
2017-2018 33 25-29 45-49
2016-2017 71 PS 65-69 PS 80-84
2015-2016 75 65-69 PS 80-84
2014-2015 78 70-74 85-89
2013-2014 80 70-74 90-94
2012-2013 79 PS 70-74 PS 85-89
2011-2012 88 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 91 90-94 PS 90-94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 >=80 >=80 >=50
2017-2018 >=80 >=80 >=50
2016-2017 >=90 >=80 >=50
2015-2016 >=80 >=80 >=50
2014-2015 >=80 >=80 >=50
2013-2014 >=80 >=80 PS >=50
2012-2013 >=90 >=80 >=50
2011-2012 >=90 >=80 PS >=50
2010-2011 >=90 >=80 PS PS >=50

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 421 -2.4
2022-2023 431 4.4
2021-2022 412 -4.6
2020-2021 431 -11.8
2019-2020 482 0.6
2018-2019 479 6.5
2017-2018 448 -2.5
2016-2017 459 -1.7
2015-2016 467 2.1
2014-2015 457 -2.0
2013-2014 466 4.1
2012-2013 447 -6.5
2011-2012 476 -5.9
2010-2011 504 7.1
2009-2010 468 4.9
2008-2009 445 -5.8
2007-2008 471 -0.4
2006-2007 473 2.5
2005-2006 461 1.1
2004-2005 456 1.1
2003-2004 451 -1.1
2002-2003 456 -7.7
2001-2002 491 -10.4
2000-2001 542 -8.1
1999-2000 586 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Plains Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 5.4
Black 0.0 12.8
Hispanic 66.3 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.5 3.1
White 32.5 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Plains Independent School District had 49.61 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 8.49.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.91
Kindergarten: 2.83
Elementary: 15.61
Secondary: 25.52
Total: 49.61

Plains Independent School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.75 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 2.75
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 10.58
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 7.89
Other Support Services: 19.68

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Plains Independent School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Plains El193PK-5
Plains H S1349-12
Plains Middle946-8


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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