Cushing ISD
Cushing, Texas · Nacogdoches County · Grades Pre-K–12
Cushing ISD runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 558 students. By enrollment it is the 773rd 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 | 558 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 45.9 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.9% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Nacogdoches County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4816080 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Cushing ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cushing Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 260 | 13.3 | 72.7% |
| Cushing School | High | 6–12 | 298 | 11.3 | 67.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Cushing ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Cushing ISD in context
Size
Cushing 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 Cushing School with 298 students, and the smallest is Cushing Elementary School with 260; the average is 279, 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 52 students this year. Grade 12 has 40 students and kindergarten has 44, within 10% of each other. Cushing ISD enrolls 31 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 Cushing ISD at 68.3%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 22.2%.
69.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 67.4% at Cushing School to 72.7% at Cushing Elementary School. 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 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 12.2 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 1 counselors it has 558 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 0.1 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 Cushing 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 Laneville ISD, 10.7 miles away with 139 students. 13 districts are within 25 miles, and 6 of them enroll more students than Cushing 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 | 43.2 | 13 |
| School counselors | 1 | 558 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0.1 | 5,580 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 3 | 186 |
| Other student support staff | 4 | 140 |
| School administrators | 1.5 | 372 |
| District administrators | 1.8 | 310 |
| All staff | 87.5 |
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 | 68.3% |
| Hispanic | 22.2% |
| Black | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 31 |
| Kindergarten | 44 |
| Grade 1 | 37 |
| Grade 2 | 36 |
| Grade 3 | 38 |
| Grade 4 | 33 |
| Grade 5 | 41 |
| Grade 6 | 43 |
| Grade 7 | 52 |
| Grade 8 | 38 |
| Grade 9 | 44 |
| Grade 10 | 47 |
| Grade 11 | 34 |
| Grade 12 | 40 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laneville ISD | 11 mi | 139 | 8.1 | – |
| Douglass ISD | 11 mi | 424 | 9.6 | – |
| Mount Enterprise ISD | 11 mi | 501 | 11.6 | – |
| Central Heights ISD | 12 mi | 1,096 | 12.5 | – |
| Stephen F Austin State University Charter School | 17 mi | 253 | 15.5 | – |
| Alto ISD | 18 mi | 505 | 11 | – |
| Nacogdoches ISD | 18 mi | 5,766 | 14.1 | – |
| Garrison ISD | 18 mi | 736 | 11.7 | – |
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)
- Douglass ISD (424 students)
- Chireno ISD (365 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
1088 W Bearkat Dr., Cushing, TX 75760
Phone: (936)326-4890
Website: cushingisd.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.