Chireno ISD
Chireno, Texas · Nacogdoches County · Grades Pre-K–12
Chireno ISD runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 365 students. By enrollment it is the 889th 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 | 365 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 33.2 |
| Students per teacher | 11 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.6% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Nacogdoches County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4813980 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Chireno ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chireno Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 245 | 11.7 | 73.1% |
| Chireno High School | High | 9–12 | 120 | 9.7 | 62.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Chireno ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Chireno ISD in context
Size
Chireno ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Chireno Elementary School with 245 students, and the smallest is Chireno High School with 120; the average is 183, against 626 statewide.
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 8, with 39 students. Grade 12 has 37 students and kindergarten has 17, 118% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Chireno ISD enrolls 22 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Chireno ISD at 71.2%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 18.1%.
69.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 62.5% at Chireno High School to 73.1% at Chireno 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 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 11 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 0.8 counselors it has 456 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
Chireno 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 Woden ISD, 10.6 miles away with 885 students. 14 districts are within 25 miles, and 10 of them enroll more students than Chireno ISD. Nacogdoches County has 9 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 | 33.2 | 11 |
| School counselors | 0.8 | 456 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 0 | – |
| Other student support staff | 1 | 365 |
| School administrators | 2 | 183 |
| District administrators | 2 | 183 |
| All staff | 53.8 |
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
| White | 71.2% |
| Hispanic | 18.1% |
| Black | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 22 |
| Kindergarten | 17 |
| Grade 1 | 18 |
| Grade 2 | 16 |
| Grade 3 | 28 |
| Grade 4 | 21 |
| Grade 5 | 26 |
| Grade 6 | 24 |
| Grade 7 | 34 |
| Grade 8 | 39 |
| Grade 9 | 24 |
| Grade 10 | 23 |
| Grade 11 | 36 |
| Grade 12 | 37 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woden ISD | 11 mi | 885 | 11.5 | – |
| Martinsville ISD | 11 mi | 313 | 10 | – |
| Excelsior ISD | 13 mi | 86 | 7.9 | – |
| Broaddus ISD | 13 mi | 377 | 10.2 | – |
| San Augustine ISD | 15 mi | 597 | 11.1 | – |
| Nacogdoches ISD | 19 mi | 5,766 | 14.1 | – |
| Stephen F Austin State University Charter School | 20 mi | 253 | 15.5 | – |
| Huntington ISD | 20 mi | 1,564 | 12.6 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Nacogdoches County
- Nacogdoches ISD (5,766 students)
- Central Heights ISD (1,096 students)
- Woden ISD (885 students)
- Garrison ISD (736 students)
- Cushing ISD (558 students)
- Douglass ISD (424 students)
- Martinsville ISD (313 students)
- Stephen F Austin State University Charter School (253 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
901 Main St, Chireno, TX 75937
Phone: (936)362-2132
Website: chirenoisd.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.