Banquete ISD
Banquete, Texas · Nueces County · Grades Pre-K–12
Banquete ISD runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 744 students. By enrollment it is the 667th 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 | 3 |
| Students | 744 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 76.5 |
| Students per teacher | 9.7 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.1% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 4809410 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Banquete ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banquete Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 336 | 10.5 | 67.9% |
| Banquete High School | High | 9–12 | 247 | 9.5 | 93.5% |
| Banquete Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 161 | 8.8 | 66.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Banquete ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Banquete ISD in context
Size
Banquete ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is close to the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Banquete Elementary School with 336 students, and the smallest is Banquete Junior High School with 161; the average is 248, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 10 is its largest grade, with 65 students this year. Grade 12 has 65 students and kindergarten has 43, 51% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Banquete ISD enrolls 32 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 Banquete ISD at 84.3%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 15.2%.
76.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 66.5% at Banquete Junior High School to 93.5% at Banquete High School. All 3 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 76.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 9.7 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 3 counselors it has 248 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. 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 Banquete ISD's area as rural, distant: in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest district is Driscoll ISD, 5.1 miles away with 398 students. 20 districts are within 25 miles, and 15 of them enroll more students than Banquete 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 | 70.5 | 11 |
| School counselors | 3 | 248 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 14 | 53 |
| Other student support staff | 7 | 106 |
| School administrators | 5 | 149 |
| District administrators | 3 | 248 |
| All staff | 146 |
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 | 84.3% |
| White | 15.2% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 32 |
| Kindergarten | 43 |
| Grade 1 | 48 |
| Grade 2 | 45 |
| Grade 3 | 56 |
| Grade 4 | 55 |
| Grade 5 | 57 |
| Grade 6 | 57 |
| Grade 7 | 58 |
| Grade 8 | 46 |
| Grade 9 | 55 |
| Grade 10 | 65 |
| Grade 11 | 62 |
| Grade 12 | 65 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driscoll ISD | 5 mi | 398 | 15.1 | – |
| Robstown ISD | 7 mi | 2,570 | 16 | – |
| Agua Dulce ISD | 7 mi | 421 | 13.6 | – |
| Calallen ISD | 10 mi | 3,745 | 13 | – |
| Orange Grove ISD | 14 mi | 1,648 | 15.3 | – |
| Bishop CISD | 14 mi | 1,463 | 14.4 | – |
| Tuloso-Midway ISD | 15 mi | 3,671 | 14.8 | – |
| Odem-Edroy ISD | 16 mi | 927 | 13 | – |
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)
- Port Aransas ISD (585 students)
- Agua Dulce ISD (421 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
4339 Fourth St, Banquete, TX 78339
Phone: (361)387-2551
Website: banqueteisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.