Aransas Pass ISD
Aransas Pass, Texas · San Patricio County · Grades Pre-K–12
Aransas Pass ISD runs 4 schools (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 1,624 students. By enrollment it is the 426th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as town, fringe.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 4 |
| Students | 1,624 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 110 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 70.5% (state 61.6%) |
| County | San Patricio County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| NCES district ID | 4808580 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Aransas Pass ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A C Blunt Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 382 | 15.9 | 70.2% |
| Aransas Pass High School | High | 9–12 | 431 | 12.7 | 65.7% |
| Charlie Marshall Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 379 | 15.8 | 72.8% |
| H T Faulk Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 432 | 15.4 | 73.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Aransas Pass ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Aransas Pass ISD in context
Size
Aransas Pass ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is H T Faulk Elementary School with 432 students, and the smallest is Charlie Marshall Elementary School with 379; the average is 406, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 6 is its largest grade, with 131 students this year. Grade 12 has 97 students and kindergarten has 118, 18% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Aransas Pass ISD enrolls 83 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 Aransas Pass ISD at 65.8%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 29.2%.
70.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 65.7% at Aransas Pass High School to 73.6% at H T Faulk Elementary School. All 4 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 110 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 14.8 students per teacher, close to the state's 14.9. With 4 counselors it has 406 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 1 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
NCES classifies Aransas Pass ISD's area as town, fringe: in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest district is Ingleside ISD, 4 miles away with 2,071 students. 15 districts are within 25 miles, and 9 of them enroll more students than Aransas Pass ISD. San Patricio County has 7 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 | 93.3 | 17 |
| School counselors | 4 | 406 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 1 | 1,624 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 3.7 | 439 |
| Other student support staff | 9 | 180 |
| School administrators | 12 | 135 |
| District administrators | 5 | 325 |
| All staff | 229.6 |
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 | 65.8% |
| White | 29.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 83 |
| Kindergarten | 118 |
| Grade 1 | 120 |
| Grade 2 | 111 |
| Grade 3 | 127 |
| Grade 4 | 123 |
| Grade 5 | 129 |
| Grade 6 | 131 |
| Grade 7 | 124 |
| Grade 8 | 127 |
| Grade 9 | 123 |
| Grade 10 | 111 |
| Grade 11 | 100 |
| Grade 12 | 97 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingleside ISD | 4 mi | 2,071 | 15 | – |
| Port Aransas ISD | 9 mi | 585 | 11.8 | – |
| Gregory-Portland ISD | 9 mi | 5,024 | 14.7 | – |
| Rockport-Fulton ISD | 11 mi | 2,913 | 15 | – |
| Taft ISD | 14 mi | 812 | 12.8 | – |
| Corpus Christi Montessori School | 17 mi | 139 | 15.4 | – |
| Corpus Christi ISD | 19 mi | 33,103 | 16.1 | – |
| Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School | 19 mi | 147 | 16.6 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in San Patricio County
- Gregory-Portland ISD (5,024 students)
- Ingleside ISD (2,071 students)
- Sinton ISD (1,961 students)
- Mathis ISD (1,429 students)
- Odem-Edroy ISD (927 students)
- Taft ISD (812 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
748 W Goodnight Ave, Aransas Pass, TX 78336
Phone: (361)758-4200
Website: apisd.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.