Benavides ISD
Benavides, Texas · Duval County · Grades Pre-K–12
Benavides ISD runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 148 students. By enrollment it is the 1106th 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 | 2 |
| Students | 148 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 24.1 |
| Students per teacher | 6.1 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.2% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Duval County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4899130 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Benavides ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 61 | 7.1 | 88.5% |
| Benavides Secondary | High | 6–12 | 87 | 5.6 | 89.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Benavides ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Benavides ISD in context
Size
Benavides 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 74 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Benavides Secondary (87) and the smallest is Benavides Elementary School (61).
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 10, with 19 students. Grade 12 has 13 students and kindergarten has 4, 225% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Benavides ISD enrolls 8 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 Benavides ISD at 94.6%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 5.4%.
89.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 88.5% at Benavides Elementary School to 89.7% at Benavides Secondary. 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 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 6.1 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 1 counselors it has 148 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 0.9 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
Benavides ISD is based in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, an area NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest district is San Diego ISD, 15.4 miles away with 1,453 students. 7 districts are within 25 miles, and 6 of them enroll more students than Benavides ISD. Duval County has 4 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 | 23.1 | 6 |
| School counselors | 1 | 148 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0.9 | 164 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 0 | – |
| Other student support staff | 4 | 37 |
| School administrators | 3 | 49 |
| District administrators | 2 | 74 |
| All staff | 55.3 |
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 | 94.6% |
| White | 5.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 8 |
| Kindergarten | 4 |
| Grade 1 | 9 |
| Grade 2 | 7 |
| Grade 3 | 11 |
| Grade 4 | 14 |
| Grade 5 | 8 |
| Grade 6 | 7 |
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 10 |
| Grade 9 | 15 |
| Grade 10 | 19 |
| Grade 11 | 11 |
| Grade 12 | 13 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ISD | 15 mi | 1,453 | 14.4 | – |
| Ramirez CSD | 17 mi | 36 | 6.3 | – |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD | 21 mi | 444 | 11.2 | – |
| Freer ISD | 23 mi | 709 | 10.3 | – |
| Premont ISD | 24 mi | 794 | 14.7 | – |
| Alice ISD | 24 mi | 4,297 | 19.9 | – |
| Jim Hogg County ISD | 25 mi | 967 | 12.1 | – |
| La Gloria ISD | 28 mi | 119 | 14.9 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Duval County
- San Diego ISD (1,453 students)
- Freer ISD (709 students)
- Ramirez CSD (36 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
106 W School St, Benavides, TX 78341
Phone: (361)256-3003
Website: benavidesisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.