Regular local school district · Ellis County
Palmer ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Palmer ISD runs 4 public schools with 1,352 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.1 students per teacher is 1.0 higher than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "PALMER ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,352
- Teachers (FTE)
- 84
- Students per teacher
- 16.1
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 303 Bulldog Way, Palmer, TX 75152
- Phone
- (972)449-3389
- County
- Ellis County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4834110
- State district ID
- TX-070910
- Total staff (FTE)
- 164
- School counselors (FTE)
- 3.0About 451 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 7.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.1
Texas15.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,246), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $17.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.4 million
- State revenue
- $11.1 million
- Local revenue
- $5.1 million
- Total spending
- $15.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,209
- Salaries
- $9.0 million59.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $16.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.9%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 29.1%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,209
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Palmer ISD
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Ellis Co JJAEP | Middle | 6 | 1 | |
| Palmer Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 525 | 18.1 |
| Palmer High School | High | 9 to 12 | 403 | 14.9 |
| Palmer Middle | Middle | 5 to 8 | 423 | 15.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Ellis County
- Midlothian ISD 11,356 students
- Waxahachie ISD 11,196 students
- Red Oak ISD 6,696 students
- Ennis ISD 6,646 students
- Life School 5,735 students
- Ferris ISD 3,010 students
- Maypearl ISD 1,209 students
- Italy ISD 597 students
- Avalon ISD 347 students
- Milford ISD 258 students
More in Texas
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.