Regular local school district · Caldwell County
Prairie Lea ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Prairie Lea ISD runs 1 public school with 267 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.8 students per teacher is about the same as the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "PRAIRIE LEA ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 1
- Students
- 267
- Teachers (FTE)
- 18
- Students per teacher
- 14.8
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 6910 Hwy 80, Prairie Lea, TX 78661
- Phone
- (512)488-2370
- County
- Caldwell County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4835700
- State district ID
- TX-028906
- Total staff (FTE)
- 36
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 3.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.8
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 (221), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $3.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $426,000
- State revenue
- $1.2 million
- Local revenue
- $1.6 million
- Total spending
- $3.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,751
- Salaries
- $1.7 million55.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 38.0%
- Local: 48.8%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,751
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Prairie Lea ISD
By level: 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Prairie Lea ElementaryCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 267 | 14.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Caldwell County
- Lockhart ISD 6,753 students
- Luling ISD 1,443 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.