Hughes Springs ISD
Hughes Springs, Texas · Cass County · Grades Pre-K–12
Hughes Springs ISD runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 1,090 students. By enrollment it is the 547th 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 | 3 |
| Students | 1,090 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 99.9 |
| Students per teacher | 10.9 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.3% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Cass County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4823850 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Hughes Springs ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 531 | 14.7 | 51.8% |
| Hughes Springs High School | High | 9–12 | 327 | 8.7 | 46.5% |
| Hughes Springs Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 232 | 8.8 | 42.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Hughes Springs ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Hughes Springs ISD in context
Size
Hughes Springs ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is close to the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Hughes Springs Elementary School with 531 students, and the smallest is Hughes Springs Junior High School with 232; the average is 363, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 8 is its largest grade, with 88 students this year. Grade 12 has 83 students and kindergarten has 77, within 10% of each other. Hughes Springs ISD enrolls 81 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 Hughes Springs ISD at 72.4%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 14%.
48.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 42.7% at Hughes Springs Junior High School to 51.8% at Hughes Springs Elementary School. 2 of its 3 schools serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3; at the others, families apply based on income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 99.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 10.9 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 2 counselors it has 545 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 Hughes Springs 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 Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD, 5.2 miles away with 1,026 students. 14 districts are within 25 miles, and 4 of them enroll more students than Hughes Springs ISD. Cass County has 7 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 | 98.9 | 11 |
| School counselors | 2 | 545 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 0 | – |
| Other student support staff | 2 | 545 |
| School administrators | 6 | 182 |
| District administrators | 3 | 363 |
| All staff | 207.2 |
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
| White | 72.4% |
| Hispanic | 14% |
| Black | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 81 |
| Kindergarten | 77 |
| Grade 1 | 64 |
| Grade 2 | 71 |
| Grade 3 | 87 |
| Grade 4 | 77 |
| Grade 5 | 74 |
| Grade 6 | 62 |
| Grade 7 | 82 |
| Grade 8 | 88 |
| Grade 9 | 86 |
| Grade 10 | 82 |
| Grade 11 | 76 |
| Grade 12 | 83 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD | 5 mi | 1,026 | 11.8 | – |
| Avinger ISD | 8 mi | 112 | 6.9 | – |
| Pewitt CISD | 13 mi | 853 | 12 | – |
| Ore City ISD | 15 mi | 788 | 10.4 | – |
| Chapel Hill ISD | 16 mi | 928 | 11.3 | – |
| Linden-Kildare CISD | 18 mi | 617 | 10.8 | – |
| Pittsburg ISD | 19 mi | 2,245 | 11.9 | – |
| New Diana ISD | 22 mi | 1,136 | 15 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Cass County
- Atlanta ISD (1,929 students)
- Queen City ISD (867 students)
- Linden-Kildare CISD (617 students)
- McLeod ISD (424 students)
- Bloomburg ISD (229 students)
- Avinger ISD (112 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
871 Taylor St, Hughes Springs, TX 75656
Phone: (903)639-3800
Website: hsisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.