Mason ISD
Mason, Texas · Mason County · Grades Pre-K–12
Mason ISD runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 700 students. By enrollment it is the 692nd 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 | 700 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 64.2 |
| Students per teacher | 10.9 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.5% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Mason County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4829280 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Mason ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 298 | 12.6 | 53% |
| Mason High School | High | 9–12 | 192 | 7.9 | 41.1% |
| Mason Junior High School | Middle | 5–8 | 210 | 12.9 | 45.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Mason ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Mason ISD in context
Size
Mason 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 Mason Elementary School with 298 students, and the smallest is Mason High School with 192; the average is 233, 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 4, with 62 students. Grade 12 has 48 students and kindergarten has 52, within 10% of each other. Mason ISD enrolls 30 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 Mason ISD at 61.9%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 37%.
47.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 41.1% at Mason High School to 53% at Mason 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 64.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 10.9 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 2.5 counselors it has 280 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 and 1 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
Mason 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 Doss Consolidated CSD, 21.7 miles away with 20 students. 1 district is within 25 miles, and 0 of them enroll more students than Mason ISD.
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 | 61.5 | 11 |
| School counselors | 2.5 | 280 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 1 | 700 |
| Instructional aides | 13.5 | 52 |
| Other student support staff | 2.9 | 241 |
| School administrators | 3.3 | 212 |
| District administrators | 2 | 350 |
| All staff | 114.2 |
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 | 61.9% |
| Hispanic | 37% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| Black | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 30 |
| Kindergarten | 52 |
| Grade 1 | 59 |
| Grade 2 | 46 |
| Grade 3 | 49 |
| Grade 4 | 62 |
| Grade 5 | 53 |
| Grade 6 | 49 |
| Grade 7 | 59 |
| Grade 8 | 49 |
| Grade 9 | 43 |
| Grade 10 | 57 |
| Grade 11 | 44 |
| Grade 12 | 48 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doss Consolidated CSD | 22 mi | 20 | 6.7 | – |
| Brady ISD | 26 mi | 935 | 11.5 | – |
| Harper ISD | 31 mi | 591 | 11.8 | – |
| Rochelle ISD | 33 mi | 160 | 8.3 | – |
| Menard ISD | 35 mi | 264 | 10.6 | – |
| Cherokee ISD | 36 mi | 123 | 6.4 | – |
| Junction ISD | 37 mi | 589 | 11.2 | – |
| Llano ISD | 37 mi | 1,968 | 13 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Contact
200 Ft McKavitt, Mason, TX 76856
Phone: (325)347-1144
Website: masonisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.