Muenster ISD
Muenster, Texas · Cooke County · Grades Pre-K–12
Muenster ISD runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 570 students. By enrollment it is the 762nd 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 | 570 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 45.1 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19.7% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Cooke County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4831860 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Muenster ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muenster Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 311 | 15 | 23.2% |
| Muenster High School | High | 7–12 | 259 | 10.6 | 15.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Muenster ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Muenster ISD in context
Size
Muenster 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 Muenster Elementary School with 311 students, and the smallest is Muenster High School with 259; the average is 285, 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 10, with 48 students. Grade 12 has 40 students and kindergarten has 38, within 10% of each other. Muenster ISD enrolls 25 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 Muenster ISD at 89.8%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 6%.
19.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 15.4% at Muenster High School to 23.2% at Muenster 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 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 12.6 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 2 counselors it has 285 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 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
Muenster 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 Lindsay ISD, 8.5 miles away with 507 students. 13 districts are within 25 miles, and 5 of them enroll more students than Muenster ISD. Cooke County has 8 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 | 44.2 | 13 |
| School counselors | 2 | 285 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 1 | 570 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 2.8 | 204 |
| Other student support staff | 3 | 190 |
| School administrators | 2.8 | 204 |
| District administrators | 2 | 285 |
| All staff | 69.6 |
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 | 89.8% |
| Hispanic | 6% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 25 |
| Kindergarten | 38 |
| Grade 1 | 41 |
| Grade 2 | 43 |
| Grade 3 | 42 |
| Grade 4 | 35 |
| Grade 5 | 44 |
| Grade 6 | 43 |
| Grade 7 | 43 |
| Grade 8 | 41 |
| Grade 9 | 39 |
| Grade 10 | 48 |
| Grade 11 | 48 |
| Grade 12 | 40 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay ISD | 9 mi | 507 | 12.3 | – |
| Saint Jo ISD | 9 mi | 326 | 11.5 | – |
| Era ISD | 12 mi | 499 | 12 | – |
| Forestburg ISD | 14 mi | 180 | 10.4 | – |
| Gainesville ISD | 14 mi | 3,111 | 17 | – |
| Sivells Bend ISD | 17 mi | 62 | 8.3 | – |
| Valley View ISD | 17 mi | 851 | 10.6 | – |
| Callisburg ISD | 19 mi | 1,151 | 12.7 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Cooke County
- Gainesville ISD (3,111 students)
- Callisburg ISD (1,151 students)
- Valley View ISD (851 students)
- Lindsay ISD (507 students)
- Era ISD (499 students)
- Walnut Bend ISD (73 students)
- Sivells Bend ISD (62 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
113 E 7th St, Muenster, TX 76252
Phone: (940)759-2281
Website: muensterisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.