Regular local school district · Bee County
Pettus ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Pettus ISD runs 2 public schools with 377 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.6 students per teacher is 2.5 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "PETTUS ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 377
- Teachers (FTE)
- 30
- Students per teacher
- 12.6
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 500 N May St, Pettus, TX 78146
- Phone
- (361)375-2296
- County
- Bee County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4834770
- State district ID
- TX-013903
- Total staff (FTE)
- 66
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 189 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.6
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 (374), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $7.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.4 million
- State revenue
- $438,000
- Local revenue
- $6.0 million
- Total spending
- $8.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $21,826
- Salaries
- $3.7 million45.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $26.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 17.8%
- State: 5.6%
- Local: 76.6%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$21,826
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Pettus ISD
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Pettus ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 171 | 13.2 |
| Pettus SecondaryCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 206 | 12.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Bee County
- Beeville ISD 3,033 students
- Skidmore-Tynan ISD 775 students
- Pawnee ISD 630 students
- St Mary'S Academy Charter School 282 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.