Boling ISD
Boling, Texas · Wharton County · Grades Pre-K–12
Boling ISD runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 1,151 students. By enrollment it is the 525th 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 | 1,151 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 74 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 43.3% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Wharton County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 4810780 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Boling ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boling High School | High | 9–12 | 328 | 14.7 | 47% |
| Iago Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 264 | 13.7 | 11.4% |
| Newgulf Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 559 | 17.3 | 56.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Boling ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Boling ISD in context
Size
Boling 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 Newgulf Elementary School with 559 students, and the smallest is Iago Junior High School with 264; the average is 384, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 7 is its largest grade, with 94 students this year. Grade 12 has 72 students and kindergarten has 73, within 10% of each other. Boling ISD enrolls 66 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 Boling ISD at 52.1%, close to their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 37.1%.
43.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 11.4% at Iago Junior High School to 56.2% at Newgulf Elementary School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 74 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 15.6 students per teacher, close to the state's 14.9. With 3 counselors it has 384 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 Boling 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 Wharton ISD, 9.9 miles away with 1,767 students. 11 districts are within 25 miles, and 7 of them enroll more students than Boling ISD. Wharton 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 | 70.5 | 16 |
| School counselors | 3 | 384 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 22 | 52 |
| Other student support staff | 1 | 1,151 |
| School administrators | 6 | 192 |
| District administrators | 1.3 | 885 |
| All staff | 151.2 |
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 | 52.1% |
| White | 37.1% |
| Black | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 66 |
| Kindergarten | 73 |
| Grade 1 | 90 |
| Grade 2 | 84 |
| Grade 3 | 85 |
| Grade 4 | 83 |
| Grade 5 | 78 |
| Grade 6 | 81 |
| Grade 7 | 94 |
| Grade 8 | 89 |
| Grade 9 | 87 |
| Grade 10 | 93 |
| Grade 11 | 76 |
| Grade 12 | 72 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton ISD | 10 mi | 1,767 | 14.4 | – |
| Needville ISD | 11 mi | 3,650 | 14.9 | – |
| Damon ISD | 12 mi | 107 | 7.6 | – |
| East Bernard ISD | 17 mi | 997 | 12.7 | – |
| Van Vleck ISD | 17 mi | 1,039 | 13.2 | – |
| Bay City ISD | 20 mi | 3,473 | 18.4 | – |
| Sweeny ISD | 21 mi | 1,919 | 13.7 | – |
| El Campo ISD | 22 mi | 3,279 | 15.9 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Wharton County
- El Campo ISD (3,279 students)
- Wharton ISD (1,767 students)
- East Bernard ISD (997 students)
- Louise ISD (535 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
301 Texas Ave, Boling, TX 77420
Phone: (979)657-3271
Website: bolingisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.