Port Arthur Independent School District is a public school district based in Port Arthur, Texas, United States.
In 2012, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
It hires a superintendent of schools who is chiefly responsible for overseeing the day-to-day affairs of the district.
This superintendent accomplishes this with the aid of other individuals and groups that the administration comprises.
[4] In 2001 the racial breakdown of the student body was: 58% black, 21% Hispanic, 13% white, and 8% Asian.