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C−

Post Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Post.

Post’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Texas school districts

Students
686
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,104
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$28M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Post Independent School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 15% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the TX average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $28M, about $40,787 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 15% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Post 3,494

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Post. Grade by grade →

PK–5Post ElThis district
6–8Post MiddleThis district
9–12Post H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 40.9% · 445 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 51.1% · 438 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.3% · 42 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,104 per student · 10% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 42%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
764’20
755’21
741’22
705’23
686’24

Down 10.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 63%White 27%Two or more races 6%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Post El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Post
B
311 students12:1
Post Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Post
C−
142 students10:1
Post H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Post
A
233 students10:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.