District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
NCES District ID:
4835400
State District ID:
TX-123907
Mailing Address:P O Box 1388Port Arthur TX, 77641 –1388
Phone:
(409)989-6244
Type:
Regular local school district
Status:
Open
Total Schools:
15
Supervisory Union #:
N/A
Grade Span:
PK - 12
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Website: http://www.paisd.org
District Demographics:
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Characteristics
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| County: | Jefferson County |
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| County ID: | 48245 |
| Locale: | City, Small (13) |
| CSA/CBSA: | 13140 |
| Total Students: | 8,041 |
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| Classroom Teachers (FTE): | 609.60 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: | 13.19 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Staff
PORT ARTHUR ISD district has a staff count of
1,299.68.
Average Staff Comparison
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 609.60 |
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| Prekindergarten: | 29.75 |
| Kindergarten: | 38.20 |
| Elementary: | 229.65 |
| Secondary: | 215.45 |
| Ungraded: | 96.55 |
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 690.08 |
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| Instructional Aides: | 113.99 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 4.00 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 21.89 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
| School Psychologists: | 0.00 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 1.00 |
| Library/Media Support: | 1.00 |
| District Administrators: | 10.29 |
| District Administrative Support: | 46.00 |
| School Administrators: | 48.81 |
| School Administrative Support: | 73.18 |
| Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): | 52.22 |
| Other Support Services: | 317.70 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Fiscal
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Total Revenue: | $174,187,000 | $21,367 | |
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| Federal: | $37,335,000 | $4,580 | 21% | |||
| Local: | $97,789,000 | $11,996 | 56% | |||
| State: | $39,063,000 | $4,792 | 22% | |||
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Total Expenditures: | $145,337,000 | $17,828 | |
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| Total Current Expenditures: | $120,136,000 | $14,737 | ||||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $59,566,000 | $7,307 | 50% | |||
| Student and Staff Support: | $10,466,000 | $1,284 | 9% | |||
| Administration: | $22,057,000 | $2,706 | 18% | |||
| Operations, Food Service, other: | $28,047,000 | $3,441 | 23% | |||
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| Total Capital Outlay: | $10,722,000 | $1,315 | ||||
| Construction: | $7,820,000 | $959 | ||||
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| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $441,000 | $54 | ||||
| Interest on Debt: | $12,498,000 | $1,533 | ||||
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
- * denotes a column with data from 2025-2026
- [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
- [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
- [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
- The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
- Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.