Plano Independent School District

Plano Independent School District
Address
2700 West 15th Street
Plano
, Collin County, Texas, 75075-7524
United States
District information
TypeIndependent school district
MottoTeamwork for Excellence
GradesPK-12
Established1891
(133 years ago) (1891)
SuperintendentDr. Theresa Williams[1]
Asst. superintendent(s)Dr. Selenda Freeman, Johnny Hill, Lisa Wilson, Dr. Courtney Gober, Jed Reed, Patrick Tanner
School boardNancy Humphrey, Jeri Chambers, Dr. Lauren Tyra, Angela Powell, Dr. Heather Wang, Cody Weaver
Chair of the boardDavid Stolle
Governing agencyTexas Education Agency
Schools82
BudgetUS$707,660,000[2] (2015-2016)
NCES District ID4835100[2]
Students and staff
Students52,629
Teachers3,899.94[2] (on an FTE basis)
Staff7,000
Student–teacher ratio14:1
Other information
Websitewww.pisd.edu

Plano Independent School District (PISD or Plano ISD) is an independent school district in southwestern Collin County, Texas, United States, based in Plano.[3]

PISD is the 18th largest school district in Texas and the 82nd largest in the United States.[4] The school district serves over 50,000 students and employs approximately 3,800 faculty members spread across 73 schools and 2 special and 4 early education centers. PISD's operating budget was US$683.9 million as of 2021.[5]

The district named Sara Bonser as Interim Superintendent in November 2017.[6] On March 6, 2018, Bonser became Superintendent of Plano ISD, becoming the first woman to hold the title of superintendent for the district. She retired in early 2022.[7] Dr. Theresa Williams was voted in as superintendent in early 2022.[8]

In 2010, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[9]

Plano ISD serves about 100 square miles (260 km2) of land, with 66 square miles (170 km2) of it within the City of Plano. The district also takes students from northern portions of Dallas, Richardson, Allen, Carrollton, Garland, Lucas, Murphy, Parker, and Wylie.[3]

There are two areas in North Dallas that are in Plano ISD, both in Collin County: one that is east of Midway Road, south of the George Bush Turnpike, and west of Waterview Parkway; and a group of apartments around Horizon North Parkway.[10] These areas, annexed into the City of Dallas after 1960, are generally high-income.[11]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PlanoISD_Super was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Plano ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference About was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 120 largest school districts, by enrollment size in 2018: 2017-18 and fiscal year 2020". National Center for Education Statistics. U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Financial Transparency". Plano ISD. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference dallasnews.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference communityimpact.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "News / Superintendent Lone Finalist Announced". www.pisd.edu.
  9. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference LiveDalDont was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hansonp82 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).