Agua Dulce ISD
Agua Dulce, Texas · Nueces County · Grades Pre-K–12
Agua Dulce ISD runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 421 students. By enrollment it is the 855th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as rural, distant.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 2 |
| Students | 421 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 31 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.2% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 4807530 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Agua Dulce ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Dulce Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 178 | 15.9 | 77.5% |
| Agua Dulce High School | High | 6–12 | 243 | 12.2 | 68.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Agua Dulce ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Agua Dulce ISD in context
Size
Agua Dulce ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 211 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Agua Dulce High School (243) and the smallest is Agua Dulce Elementary School (178).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 11, with 44 students. Grade 12 has 35 students and kindergarten has 12, 192% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Agua Dulce ISD enrolls 23 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Agua Dulce ISD at 75.8%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 22.8%.
72.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 68.3% at Agua Dulce High School to 77.5% at Agua Dulce Elementary School. All 2 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 31 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 13.6 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. Agua Dulce ISD reports no school counselors to NCES. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Agua Dulce ISD is based in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, an area NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest district is Banquete ISD, 7.4 miles away with 744 students. 15 districts are within 25 miles, and 14 of them enroll more students than Agua Dulce ISD. Nueces County has 15 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 29.9 | 14 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 6.7 | 63 |
| Other student support staff | 0 | – |
| School administrators | 1 | 421 |
| District administrators | 1 | 421 |
| All staff | 53.6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 75.8% |
| White | 22.8% |
| Black | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 23 |
| Kindergarten | 12 |
| Grade 1 | 29 |
| Grade 2 | 22 |
| Grade 3 | 28 |
| Grade 4 | 29 |
| Grade 5 | 35 |
| Grade 6 | 30 |
| Grade 7 | 37 |
| Grade 8 | 32 |
| Grade 9 | 34 |
| Grade 10 | 31 |
| Grade 11 | 44 |
| Grade 12 | 35 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banquete ISD | 7 mi | 744 | 9.7 | – |
| Driscoll ISD | 7 mi | 398 | 15.1 | – |
| Alice ISD | 10 mi | 4,297 | 19.9 | – |
| Jubilee Academies | 11 mi | 5,140 | 15.7 | – |
| Orange Grove ISD | 12 mi | 1,648 | 15.3 | – |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD | 14 mi | 444 | 11.2 | – |
| Robstown ISD | 15 mi | 2,570 | 16 | – |
| Bishop CISD | 16 mi | 1,463 | 14.4 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Nueces County
- Corpus Christi ISD (33,103 students)
- Flour Bluff ISD (5,559 students)
- Calallen ISD (3,745 students)
- Tuloso-Midway ISD (3,671 students)
- Robstown ISD (2,570 students)
- London ISD (1,808 students)
- West Oso ISD (1,778 students)
- Bishop CISD (1,463 students)
- Banquete ISD (744 students)
- Port Aransas ISD (585 students)
- Seashore Charter Schools (405 students)
- Driscoll ISD (398 students)
- Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School (147 students)
- Corpus Christi Montessori School (139 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
1 Longhorn Dr., Agua Dulce, TX 78330
Phone: (361)998-2542
Website: adisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.