Plano Independent School District

Plano Independent School District (PISD or Plano ISD) is a public school district in southeastern Collin County, Texas, with its headquarters in Plano. Plano ISD serves about 100 square miles (260 km) of land, with 66 square miles (170 km) of it within the City of Plano. The district also takes students from northern portions of Dallas and Richardson, and portions of Allen, Carrollton, Garland, Lucas, Murphy, Parker, and Wylie. Led by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Douglas Otto, PISD serves 53,000 students and employs 6,500 faculty members spread across 65 schools and 3 special and early education centers. The district is known for its high academic standards. PISD has an operating budget of 479 million U.S. dollars. This size of the...