Palestine Independent School District Explained

Palestine Independent School District
Budget:	$35,200,000 (2021-2022)^[1]
Region:	ESC Region 7^[2]
Grades:	EE through 12
Superintendent:	Jason Marshall
Students:	3360 (2021-22)
Teachers:	260 (2021-22) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Ratio:	13:1(2021-2022)
Schools:	6 (2011-12)

Palestine Independent School District is a public school district based in Palestine, Texas (USA) that serves approximately 3,500 students in central Anderson County.

In 2021 the school district was rated "B" by the Texas Education Agency.^[3]

Schools

• Palestine High School (Grades 9–12)
• Palestine Junior High (Grades 7–8)
• A. M. Story Elementary School (Grades 4-6)
• Southside Elementary School (Grades 2-3)
• Northside Primary School (Grades K-1)
• Washington Early Childhood Center (EE, PK)

Students

Ethnicity

Students during the 2006–2007 school year:^[4]

• Total: 3,405 (100.0%)
• White: 1,311 (38.5%)
• Hispanic: 1,062 (31.2%)
• African American: 996 (29.3%)
• Asian/Pacific Islander: 30 (0.9%)
• Native American: 6 (0.2%)

Grade level

Students during the 2006–2007 school year:

• Early Childhood Education and Pre-Kindergarten: 181 (5.3%)
• Elementary (K-5): 1,579 (46.4%)
• Middle School (6–8): 720 (21.1%)
• High School (9–12): 925 (27.2%)
• Class of 2006 Graduates: 187

Other statistics

• Economically Disadvantaged (2006–2007): 65.1% (2,217)
• Annual Dropout Rate, Grades 7–12 (2005–2006): 3.1%
• Average SAT Score (Class of 2006): 1013
• Average ACT Score (Class of 2006): 21.2

Leadership

Palestine ISD is led by a superintendent chosen by the Board of Trustees.

Board of Trustees^[5]

• Ms. Davi Ingram, President
• Mr. Jeffery Schwab, Vice President
• Dr. Michael Garcia, Secretary
• Ms. Shereece Jogie
• Mr. Kurt Herrington
• Mr. Michael Bennett
• Mr. Eddy Hutchinson

Notes and References

1. http://www.palestineschools.org/docs/4-07-08%20Adopted%20Budget.pdf{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. Book: . Texas School Directory 2013-14. Austin, Texas. Texas Education Agency. 43. February 2014. 14 December 2014. December 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141214192257/http://mansfield.tea.state.tx.us/TEA.AskTED.TSD/TSDfiles/tsd2014/not_tagged/texas_school_directory_2013-14.pdf. dead.
3. Web site: 2023 TAPR Report . Texas Education Agency . mdy-all.
4. Web site: Texas Academic Performance Report . February 26, 2023 . Texas Education Agency.
5. Web site: Palestine Independent School District . 2024-02-27 . www.palestineschools.org . en.