Muleshoe ISD
Muleshoe, Texas · Bailey County · Grades Pre-K–12
Muleshoe ISD runs 4 schools (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 1,330 students. By enrollment it is the 487th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as town, remote.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 4 |
| Students | 1,330 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 110.6 |
| Students per teacher | 12 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.3% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Bailey County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4831890 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Muleshoe ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 400 | 14.8 | 87% |
| Mary Deshazo Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 304 | 12.9 | 88.5% |
| Muleshoe High School | High | 9–12 | 341 | 9.7 | 83.6% |
| Watson Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 285 | 11.4 | 86.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Muleshoe ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Muleshoe ISD in context
Size
Muleshoe ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 333 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Dillman Elementary School (400) and the smallest is Watson Junior High School (285).
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 2, with 109 students. Grade 12 has 64 students and kindergarten has 107, 40% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Muleshoe ISD enrolls 82 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 Muleshoe ISD at 87.7%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 11.4%.
86.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 83.6% at Muleshoe High School to 88.5% at Mary Deshazo Elementary School. All 4 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 110.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 12 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 2.9 counselors it has 459 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
Muleshoe ISD is based in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, an area NCES calls town, remote. The nearest district is Lazbuddie ISD, 13.6 miles away with 127 students. 6 districts are within 25 miles, and 0 of them enroll more students than Muleshoe 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 | 109.1 | 12 |
| School counselors | 2.9 | 459 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 39.7 | 34 |
| Other student support staff | 7 | 190 |
| School administrators | 9 | 148 |
| District administrators | 3 | 443 |
| All staff | 211.8 |
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 | 87.7% |
| White | 11.4% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 82 |
| Kindergarten | 107 |
| Grade 1 | 102 |
| Grade 2 | 109 |
| Grade 3 | 98 |
| Grade 4 | 104 |
| Grade 5 | 102 |
| Grade 6 | 92 |
| Grade 7 | 95 |
| Grade 8 | 98 |
| Grade 9 | 92 |
| Grade 10 | 100 |
| Grade 11 | 85 |
| Grade 12 | 64 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazbuddie ISD | 14 mi | 127 | 7.6 | – |
| Sudan ISD | 16 mi | 452 | 10.1 | – |
| Farwell ISD | 20 mi | 599 | 10.1 | – |
| Springlake-Earth ISD | 22 mi | 231 | 9 | – |
| Bovina ISD | 22 mi | 422 | 9.4 | – |
| Amherst ISD | 24 mi | 102 | 5.3 | – |
| Friona ISD | 29 mi | 1,016 | 11.6 | – |
| Littlefield ISD | 31 mi | 1,233 | 13.1 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Contact
514 W Ave G, Muleshoe, TX 79347
Phone: (806)272-7404
Website: muleshoeisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.