Morton ISD
Morton, Texas · Cochran County · Grades Pre-K–12
Morton ISD runs 1 school (1 other) with 368 students. By enrollment it is the 886th 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 | 1 |
| Students | 368 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 26.6 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.3% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Cochran County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4831470 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Morton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton School | Other | Pre-K–12 | 368 | 13.9 | 75.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Morton ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Morton ISD in context
Size
Morton ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). All of its students attend one school, Morton School, against an average of 626 students per Texas public school.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 12 is its largest grade, with 32 students this year. Grade 12 has 32 students and kindergarten has 26, 23% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Morton ISD enrolls 38 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 Morton ISD at 88.9%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 9.8%.
75.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. Its school serves 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 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 13.9 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. Morton ISD reports no school counselors to NCES. 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 Morton 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 Whiteface CISD, 11.9 miles away with 298 students. 2 districts are within 25 miles, and 1 of them enrolls more students than Morton ISD. Cochran County has 2 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 | 26.6 | 14 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 10.1 | 36 |
| Other student support staff | 0.8 | 460 |
| School administrators | 3 | 123 |
| District administrators | 2 | 184 |
| All staff | 53.4 |
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 | 88.9% |
| White | 9.8% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 38 |
| Kindergarten | 26 |
| Grade 1 | 20 |
| Grade 2 | 31 |
| Grade 3 | 22 |
| Grade 4 | 13 |
| Grade 5 | 24 |
| Grade 6 | 23 |
| Grade 7 | 25 |
| Grade 8 | 26 |
| Grade 9 | 29 |
| Grade 10 | 30 |
| Grade 11 | 29 |
| Grade 12 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteface CISD | 12 mi | 298 | 9.1 | – |
| Sundown ISD | 24 mi | 552 | 8.9 | – |
| Whitharral ISD | 25 mi | 229 | 11.5 | – |
| Levelland ISD | 25 mi | 2,575 | 13.3 | – |
| Sudan ISD | 27 mi | 452 | 10.1 | – |
| Littlefield ISD | 28 mi | 1,233 | 13.1 | – |
| Amherst ISD | 29 mi | 102 | 5.3 | – |
| Muleshoe ISD | 35 mi | 1,330 | 12 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Cochran County
- Whiteface CISD (298 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
500 Champion Dr., Morton, TX 79346
Phone: (806)266-5505
Website: mortonisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.