The district operates one school serving grades K-4. Due to its isolated location on the border of the Texas Panhandle and the Oklahoma Panhandle, the district operates under an arrangement with Texhoma Public Schools, a public school district located in adjacent Texhoma, Oklahoma. All students residing in Texhoma ISD and Texhoma Public Schools attend school in Texhoma ISD for grades K-4, then attend school in Texhoma Public Schools for grades 5–12.[3] As a result, the district also educates students in the portion of Texas County, Oklahoma which is within Texhoma Public Schools.[4] As such, graduating students can attend public universities in either Oklahoma or Texas and be eligible for in-state tuition in either state.[citation needed]
The districts have separate curricula, boards of education, and taxation systems. They share sports teams.[5] The two districts charge each other for tuition. Students of the two districts learn about the history of each state.[6]
History
The Texas Legislature and the Oklahoma Legislature enacted the bi-state arrangement in 1975 to have the two school districts share grade levels and resources.[5] This arrangement came into effect in 1976.[6] Prior to fall 1993, Kindergarten and grades 5-7[7] (as Texhoma Middle School[5]) were covered by the Texas school while the Oklahoma school covered other grades. That fall, the Texas school took elementary grades while the Oklahoma school took secondary grades.[7]
↑ "Home". Texhoma Independent School District. Retrieved October 5, 2025. - The drop-down menu shows elementary school for the Texas district. Then it has: "Oklahoma Schools 5-12". Texhoma Independent School District. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
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