Education
K-12 Education
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District
Pecos is served by one public school system, the Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (PBTISD).
Located in central Reeves County, PBTISD serves not only Pecos students, but also the students of Barstow, located in Ward County and Toyah, located 17 miles west of Pecos. The district’s five campuses are located throughout the community and serve more than 2600 students.
21-22 |
20-21 |
19-20 |
18-19 |
17-18 |
16-17 |
15-16 |
14-15 |
13-14 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Early Education (EE) |
2 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
Pre-Kindergarten |
122 |
188 |
117 |
112 |
81 |
66 |
73 |
86 |
90 |
Kindergarten |
230 |
215 |
239 |
207 |
188 |
188 |
180 |
213 |
204 |
1st Grade |
204 |
207 |
239 |
232 |
233 |
194 |
234 |
242 |
224 |
2nd Grade |
201 |
200 |
215 |
227 |
202 |
228 |
235 |
218 |
180 |
3rd Grade |
205 |
199 |
215 |
212 |
247 |
241 |
224 |
179 |
171 |
4th Grade |
182 |
197 |
210 |
252 |
241 |
207 |
183 |
171 |
165 |
5th Grade |
195 |
199 |
249 |
261 |
219 |
192 |
164 |
166 |
193 |
6th Grade |
202 |
229 |
256 |
223 |
185 |
160 |
166 |
193 |
170 |
7th Grade |
230 |
231 |
216 |
191 |
166 |
175 |
187 |
188 |
167 |
8th Grade |
218 |
198 |
204 |
180 |
186 |
183 |
197 |
167 |
158 |
9th Grade |
204 |
208 |
215 |
195 |
194 |
208 |
173 |
164 |
190 |
10th Grade |
183 |
180 |
168 |
195 |
183 |
154 |
155 |
171 |
139 |
11th Grade |
158 |
152 |
179 |
172 |
159 |
144 |
162 |
148 |
130 |
12th Grade |
132 |
162 |
151 |
134 |
137 |
140 |
135 |
123 |
138 |
Total Increase |
2669 |
2697 |
2882 |
2797 |
2630 |
2486 |
2473 |
2433 |
2320 |
Early College High School
The Texas Education Agency has designated Pecos High School as an Early College High School (ECHS). Through a partnership between Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD and The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, this unique education option allows students to earn a high school diploma and up to 60 college credit hours simultaneously.
ECHS provides:
Dual credit at no cost to students
Rigorous instruction and accelerated courses
Support services to help students succeed
Increased college readiness
Reduced barriers to college access
Opportunities to earn scholarship funds
Higher Education
Odessa College in Pecos
Odessa College (OC) Pecos is the Odessa College’s largest extension site, offering Pecos residents easy access to credit and noncredit courses as well as student services that include admissions, financial aid, new student orientation, testing and tutoring.
In addition to GED and online continuing education options, OC Pecos offers the following health career programs:
Certified Nursing Aide
Phlebotomy Technician
Medical Office Skills
OC Pecos opened its doors in the summer of 1999 when an Odessa doctor and his wife donated a 27,000-square-foot building in Pecos to house the new campus. Later, after renovations to the building were made possible by an $860,000 economic development administration grant, the campus grew to house administrative and faculty offices, technical and vocational learning labs, and a student lounge.
