Eagle Pass ISD (EPISD)
Eagle Pass, Texas · Maverick County · Grades Pre-K–12
Eagle Pass ISD runs 24 schools (19 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high) with 13,820 students. By enrollment it is the 91st largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, small.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 24 |
| Students | 13,820 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 771.1 |
| Students per teacher | 17.9 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.3% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Maverick County |
| Area type | City, small |
| NCES district ID | 4817730 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Eagle Pass ISD
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Eagle Pass ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Eagle Pass ISD in context
Size
Eagle Pass ISD enrolls 0.2% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 576 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Eagle Pass High School (2,326) and the smallest is DAEP (41).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 9 is its largest grade, with 1,123 students this year. Grade 12 has 976 students and kindergarten has 957, within 10% of each other. Eagle Pass ISD enrolls 671 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 Eagle Pass ISD at 97.1%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students.
78.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 53.6% at Liberty Elementary School to 98.2% at Ray H Darr Elementary School. All 24 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 771.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 17.9 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 44 counselors it has 314 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 5 librarians or media specialists and 3 school psychologists.
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 Eagle Pass ISD's area as city, small: inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest district is Crystal City ISD, 40.1 miles away with 1,643 students. No other district is within 25 miles.
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 | 744.7 | 19 |
| School counselors | 44 | 314 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 5 | 2,764 |
| School psychologists | 3 | 4,607 |
| Instructional aides | 228.7 | 60 |
| Other student support staff | 63.2 | 219 |
| School administrators | 34 | 406 |
| District administrators | 5 | 2,764 |
| All staff | 1,763.4 |
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 | 97.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.6% |
| White | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 671 |
| Kindergarten | 957 |
| Grade 1 | 953 |
| Grade 2 | 1,021 |
| Grade 3 | 1,082 |
| Grade 4 | 937 |
| Grade 5 | 955 |
| Grade 6 | 1,032 |
| Grade 7 | 1,028 |
| Grade 8 | 950 |
| Grade 9 | 1,123 |
| Grade 10 | 1,082 |
| Grade 11 | 1,053 |
| Grade 12 | 976 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal City ISD | 40 mi | 1,643 | 15.2 | – |
| Carrizo Springs CISD | 41 mi | 1,852 | 14 | – |
| Brackett ISD | 42 mi | 521 | 10.5 | – |
| La Pryor ISD | 42 mi | 439 | 12.9 | – |
| San Felipe-Del Rio CISD | 52 mi | 9,767 | 18.5 | – |
| Uvalde CISD | 54 mi | 4,019 | 16.4 | – |
| Knippa ISD | 65 mi | 408 | 12.5 | – |
| Nueces Canyon CISD | 73 mi | 240 | 9 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Contact
587 Madison St, Eagle Pass, TX 78852
Phone: (830)773-5181
Website: eaglepassisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.