School District

PALMER ISD

Ellis County
TEA ID:070910
TEA Rating
B
Enrollment
1,331
Campuses
3
Grade Span
N/A
Student/Teacher
16.02:1

TEA Accountability Rating

2024

Student Achievement

87

Performance on STAAR tests and readiness for college/career

School Progress

87

Academic growth year-over-year compared to similar districts

Closing the Gaps

90

Performance differentials among student demographic groups

Key Indicators

Graduation Rate
98.6%
Attendance Rate
95.8%
CCMR Rate
88.2%+9.2 pts (2024 to 2025)

Financial Breakdown

FY 2024

Financial Integrity Rating (FIRST)

2025
100
A
2024
100
A
2023
98
A
2022
98
A
2021
100
A

The Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) ensures public schools are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices.

Total Revenue

$16.55M
N/A per pupil

Total Expenditures

$14.80M
N/A per pupil

Where does the money come from?

Local
State
26.9%
Local (Taxes)
71.6%
State
1.5%
Federal

How is the money spent?

Instructional (Classroom)56.2%
Facilities & Maintenance11.4%
Administration4.9%
Debt Service2.8%

Community Demographics

ACS 2022
Median Income
$94,191
Poverty Rate
2.7%
Median Home Value
$182,600
Homeownership
81.9%
Broadband Access
89.9%
Population Served
5,088

Educator & Staff Profile

2025 Data

Average Teacher Salary

$62,203

Teacher Turnover Rate

19.1%

Lower is better

Average Experience

10.9 yrs

Central Admin Salary

$139,306

Schools in this District4

Campus NameTypeGrade Span
ELLIS CO JJAEPMiddle School06 - 06
PALMER ELElementaryEE - 04
PALMER H SHigh School09 - 12
PALMER MIDDLEMiddle School05 - 08

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Elected Board of Trustees

We do not have board member data on file for PALMER ISD. CivicTexas is continuously adding local elected officials.

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School District Tax Rate — 2024
1.0502
per $100 valuation
M&O: 0.7552I&S: 0.2950

M&O funds daily operations; I&S repays voter-approved bond debt. School taxes are typically the largest line on a Texas property tax bill.

YearM&OI&STotal
20240.75520.29501.0502
20230.75750.29501.0525
20220.94290.29501.2379
20210.97860.29501.2736
20201.03570.29501.3307
20191.06830.26501.3333
20181.17000.26501.4350
20171.17000.28501.4550
20161.17000.30501.4750
20151.17000.36371.5337
See your full property tax bill →Source: Texas Comptroller PTAD, tax year 2024

Discipline (TEA PEIMS)

20242025

These are counts of disciplinary actions the district recorded — suspensions, DAEP and JJAEP placements, expulsions — not crimes and not a count of students. TEA masks small counts to comply with FERPA: masked means the value was withheld, and <10, <20 and similar give a disclosed upper bound (larger ceilings are used to prevent working the number out from other cells). A masked cell is never zero.

ActionActions (20242025)Students
In School Suspensions266150
Out Of School Suspensions10masked
DAEP Placements2927
Expulsions
JJAEP Placements
Most common reasons for an incident (20242025)
  • Violated Local Code Of Conduct262
Out-of-school suspensions, by year (actions)
2024202510
2023202411
2022202318
2021202225
2020202116
2019202043
2018201929
Source: TEA PEIMS Discipline Data Products