Alice ISD
Alice, Texas · Jim Wells County · Grades Pre-K–12
Alice ISD runs 6 schools (4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 4,297 students. By enrollment it is the 229th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as town, distant.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 6 |
| Students | 4,297 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 215.4 |
| Students per teacher | 19.9 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.6% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Jim Wells County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| NCES district ID | 4807800 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Alice ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 933 | 20.8 | 86.3% |
| Alice High School | High | 9–12 | 1,295 | 18.2 | 86.3% |
| Dubose Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 483 | 19.6 | 95% |
| Noonan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 523 | 19.1 | 92.9% |
| Saenz Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 471 | 20.8 | 94.5% |
| Schallert Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 592 | 24.1 | 83.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Alice ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Alice ISD in context
Size
Alice ISD enrolls 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 716 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Alice High School (1,295) and the smallest is Saenz Elementary School (471).
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 9, with 429 students. Grade 12 has 256 students and kindergarten has 273, within 10% of each other. Alice ISD enrolls 263 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 Alice ISD at 91.3%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 7.6%.
88.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 83.8% at Schallert Elementary School to 95% at Dubose Elementary School. All 6 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 215.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 19.9 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 11 counselors it has 391 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 4 librarians or media specialists and 1 school psychologists.
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
Alice ISD is based in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, an area NCES calls town, distant. The nearest district is Jubilee Academies, 7.3 miles away with 5,140 students. 12 districts are within 25 miles, and 1 of them enrolls more students than Alice ISD. Jim Wells County has 5 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 | 210.4 | 20 |
| School counselors | 11 | 391 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 4 | 1,074 |
| School psychologists | 1 | 4,297 |
| Instructional aides | 73.8 | 58 |
| Other student support staff | 17.2 | 250 |
| School administrators | 18.4 | 234 |
| District administrators | 4 | 1,074 |
| All staff | 540.6 |
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 | 91.3% |
| White | 7.6% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 263 |
| Kindergarten | 273 |
| Grade 1 | 284 |
| Grade 2 | 277 |
| Grade 3 | 320 |
| Grade 4 | 318 |
| Grade 5 | 334 |
| Grade 6 | 327 |
| Grade 7 | 304 |
| Grade 8 | 302 |
| Grade 9 | 429 |
| Grade 10 | 335 |
| Grade 11 | 275 |
| Grade 12 | 256 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee Academies | 7 mi | 5,140 | 15.7 | – |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD | 7 mi | 444 | 11.2 | – |
| Agua Dulce ISD | 10 mi | 421 | 13.6 | – |
| San Diego ISD | 11 mi | 1,453 | 14.4 | – |
| Orange Grove ISD | 16 mi | 1,648 | 15.3 | – |
| Driscoll ISD | 16 mi | 398 | 15.1 | – |
| Banquete ISD | 17 mi | 744 | 9.7 | – |
| Santa Gertrudis ISD | 20 mi | 826 | 15.3 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Jim Wells County
- Orange Grove ISD (1,648 students)
- Premont ISD (794 students)
- Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD (444 students)
- La Gloria ISD (119 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
#2 Coyote Trl, Alice, TX 78332
Phone: (361)664-0981
Website: aliceisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.