Can I use Hale County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Hale County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Hale County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Hale County?

Start with the 20 listed public schools and 5 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Hale County Schools & Education

Name: Hale County, Texas Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hale County, Texas

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

51/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

91.7%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

91.7%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 91.6%

Per-Pupil Spending

$7,006

National avg $13,239

State avg $7,498

School Score

51/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 56/100

State Score Position

#171

of 253 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Hale County

Measured School Summary

Hale County performs at an average level with a school score of 51/100 and a solid graduation rate of 91.7%.

Funding Context

At $7,006 per pupil, Hale County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 10% below the Texas average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 0.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 7% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Hale County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

20 public schools and 5 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

51/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #171 of 253 Texas counties with school score data.

Completion

91.7%

0.1 pts above the state average

Funding context

$7,006

$492 below the state average

School coverage

5 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Hale County has 20 public schools across 5 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Hale County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Mixed school landscape

Hale County has enough school-level records to compare the local mix, but no single county metric should be treated as the answer. Use district shape, grade span, and data coverage together.

State position

#171

of 253 Texas counties with school score data. The county score is 5 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

PLAINVIEW ISD

Elementary to high school visible

4,662 students

Elementary 3Middle 2High 1Other 1

7 listed schools in this county slice.

ABERNATHY ISD

Elementary to high school visible

835 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 2Other 0

4 listed schools in this county slice.

HALE CENTER ISD

Elementary to high school visible

585 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

PETERSBURG ISD

Other grade structure

272 students

Elementary 0Middle 0High 0Other 1

1 listed school in this county slice.

District reality check

PLAINVIEW ISD is the largest listed district slice, with 7 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Hale County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Hale County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Town-Based Schools Dominant in Hale County District Structure

Education data brief for Hale County, Texas.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:District structure

In Hale County, 14 of the 20 public schools are located in town locales, serving a total enrollment of 6,459 students. Plainview ISD is the county's primary district, enrolling 4,662 students across seven schools, with Plainview High School serving as the largest campus with 1,442 students. The county’s graduation rate is 91.7%, which aligns closely with the Texas state average of 91.6% and exceeds the national average of 87.0%. Per-pupil spending in the county is $7,006, which is below the state average of $7,498 and less than the national average of $13,000. The composite school score for Hale County is 50.6, which is roughly equivalent to the national median of 50.0 but below the state average of 56.3. There are no charter schools in the county, though there are six alternative schools. For a detailed breakdown of enrollment by school level, refer to the NCES Common Core of Data.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Hale County

Reported Enrollment

6,459

20 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary5

Middle4

High4

Other7

5 School Districts in Hale County

PLAINVIEW ISD

ABERNATHY ISD

4 schools

835 students

HALE CENTER ISD

3 schools

585 students

PETERSBURG ISD

1 school

272 students

COTTON CENTER ISD

1 school

100 students

20 Public Schools in Hale County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 1 high-enrollment school; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Hale County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
PLAINVIEW H S	Profile	PLAINVIEW ISD	PLAINVIEW, 79072Town: Remote	9–12	High	1,442
PLAINVIEW J H	Record	PLAINVIEW ISD	PLAINVIEW, 79072Town: Remote	7–8	Middle	763
PLAINVIEW INT	Record	PLAINVIEW ISD	PLAINVIEW, 79072Town: Remote	5–6	Middle	702
NORTH EL	Record	PLAINVIEW ISD	PLAINVIEW, 79072Town: Remote	PK–4	Primary	672
CENTRAL EL	Record	PLAINVIEW ISD	PLAINVIEW, 79072Town: Remote	PK–4	Primary	630
SOUTH EL	Record	PLAINVIEW ISD	PLAINVIEW, 79072Town: Remote	KG–4	Primary	426
ABERNATHY EL	Record	ABERNATHY ISD	ABERNATHY, 79311Town: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	411
PETERSBURG SCHOOL	Record	PETERSBURG ISD	PETERSBURG, 79250Rural: Distant	PK–12	Other	272
AKIN EL	Record	HALE CENTER ISD	HALE CENTER, 79041Rural: Distant	PK–4	Primary	248
ABERNATHY H S	Record	ABERNATHY ISD	ABERNATHY, 79311Town: Fringe	9–12	High	243
ABERNATHY MIDDLE	Record	ABERNATHY ISD	ABERNATHY, 79311Town: Fringe	6–8	Middle	180
CARR MIDDLE	Record	HALE CENTER ISD	HALE CENTER, 79041Rural: Distant	5–8	Middle	178
HALE CENTER H S	Record	HALE CENTER ISD	HALE CENTER, 79041Rural: Distant	9–12	High	159
COTTON CENTER SCHOOL	Record	COTTON CENTER ISD	COTTON CENTER, 79021Rural: Distant	PK–12	Other	100
HALE COUNTY JJAEP	Record	PLAINVIEW ISD	PLAINVIEW, 79073Town: Remote	7–11	Alternative	27
DAEP	Record	SHALLOWATER ISD	SHALLOWATER, 79363Town: Remote	8–11	Alternative	3
LOCKNEY DAEP	Record	LOCKNEY ISD	LOCKNEY, 79241Town: Remote	10–11	Alternative	2
ABERNATHY DAEP	Record	ABERNATHY ISD	ABERNATHY, 79311Town: Remote	8–12	Alternative	1
FLOYDADA ISD JJAEP	Record	FLOYDADA COLLEGIATE ISD	FLOYDADA, 79235Town: Remote	4–12	Alternative	0
MULLIN VISION QUEST	Record	MULLIN ISD	MULLIN, 76864Rural: Distant	KG–12	Alternative	0

PLAINVIEW H S

PLAINVIEW ISD