Balmorhea ISD
Balmorhea, Texas · Reeves County · Grades Pre-K–12
Balmorhea ISD runs 1 school (1 other) with 146 students. By enrollment it is the 1111th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as rural, remote.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 146 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 18 |
| Students per teacher | 8.1 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.6% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Reeves County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4809330 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Balmorhea ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmorhea ISD Educational Community | Other | Pre-K–12 | 146 | 8.1 | 83.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Balmorhea ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Balmorhea ISD in context
Size
Balmorhea ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). All of its students attend one school, Balmorhea ISD Educational Community, against an average of 626 students per Texas public school.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 11 is its largest grade, with 19 students this year. Grade 12 has 8 students and kindergarten has 6, 33% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Balmorhea ISD enrolls 11 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 Balmorhea ISD at 79.5%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 19.2%.
83.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. Its school serves 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 18 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 8.1 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. Balmorhea 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
NCES classifies Balmorhea ISD's area as rural, remote: in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest district is Ft Davis ISD, 28.4 miles away with 682 students. No other district is within 25 miles. Reeves County has 2 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 | 17 | 9 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 5.9 | 25 |
| Other student support staff | 1 | 146 |
| School administrators | 1 | 146 |
| District administrators | 2 | 73 |
| All staff | 38.9 |
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 | 79.5% |
| White | 19.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 11 |
| Kindergarten | 6 |
| Grade 1 | 12 |
| Grade 2 | 4 |
| Grade 3 | 11 |
| Grade 4 | 5 |
| Grade 5 | 11 |
| Grade 6 | 7 |
| Grade 7 | 15 |
| Grade 8 | 11 |
| Grade 9 | 9 |
| Grade 10 | 17 |
| Grade 11 | 19 |
| Grade 12 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft Davis ISD | 28 mi | 682 | 29 | – |
| Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD | 33 mi | 2,919 | 13 | – |
| Alpine ISD | 43 mi | 905 | 12 | – |
| Marfa ISD | 49 mi | 194 | 9.1 | – |
| Fort Stockton ISD | 51 mi | 13,480 | 85.8 | – |
| Valentine ISD | 52 mi | 32 | 3.1 | – |
| Grandfalls-Royalty ISD | 59 mi | 157 | 9.8 | – |
| Marathon ISD | 61 mi | 58 | 4.7 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Reeves County
- Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD (2,919 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
403 S San Angelo, Balmorhea, TX 79718
Phone: (432)224-2223
Website: bisdbears.esc18.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.