Penelope ISD
Penelope, Texas · Hill County · Grades Pre-K–12
Penelope ISD runs 1 school (1 other) with 216 students. By enrollment it is the 1031st largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as rural, distant.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 216 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 18.2 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50.5% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Hill County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 4834560 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Penelope ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penelope School | Other | Pre-K–12 | 216 | 11.8 | 50.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Penelope ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Penelope ISD in context
Size
Penelope 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, Penelope 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 3 is its largest grade, with 19 students this year. Grade 12 has 13 students and kindergarten has 18, 28% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Penelope ISD enrolls 11 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 Penelope ISD at 59.3%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 36.1%.
50.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 11.8 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 1 counselors it has 216 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 Penelope ISD's area as rural, distant: in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest district is Malone ISD, 4.6 miles away with 63 students. 26 districts are within 25 miles, and 22 of them enroll more students than Penelope ISD. Hill County has 12 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 | 18.2 | 12 |
| School counselors | 1 | 216 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 6.4 | 34 |
| Other student support staff | 0 | – |
| School administrators | 1 | 216 |
| District administrators | 1 | 216 |
| All staff | 36.1 |
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 | 59.3% |
| Hispanic | 36.1% |
| Black | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 11 |
| Kindergarten | 18 |
| Grade 1 | 11 |
| Grade 2 | 17 |
| Grade 3 | 19 |
| Grade 4 | 11 |
| Grade 5 | 18 |
| Grade 6 | 17 |
| Grade 7 | 14 |
| Grade 8 | 18 |
| Grade 9 | 17 |
| Grade 10 | 17 |
| Grade 11 | 15 |
| Grade 12 | 13 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malone ISD | 5 mi | 63 | 6.3 | – |
| Hubbard ISD | 7 mi | 417 | 9.8 | – |
| Mount Calm ISD | 7 mi | 168 | 11.1 | – |
| Bynum ISD | 8 mi | 187 | 9.8 | – |
| Texas College Preparatory Academies | 9 mi | 16,602 | 14.8 | – |
| Abbott ISD | 9 mi | 284 | 11.7 | – |
| West ISD | 12 mi | 1,300 | 13 | – |
| Dawson ISD | 13 mi | 628 | 16.1 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Hill County
- Hillsboro ISD (1,984 students)
- Whitney ISD (1,454 students)
- Itasca ISD (638 students)
- Hubbard ISD (417 students)
- Covington ISD (353 students)
- Blum ISD (334 students)
- Aquilla ISD (332 students)
- Abbott ISD (284 students)
- Bynum ISD (187 students)
- Mount Calm ISD (168 students)
- Malone ISD (63 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
309 Ave D, Penelope, TX 76676
Phone: (254)533-2215
Website: penelopeisd.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.