Port Aransas ISD
Port Aransas, Texas · Nueces County · Grades Pre-K–12
Port Aransas ISD runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 585 students. By enrollment it is the 755th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as town, fringe.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 585 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 49.4 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 30.3% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| NCES district ID | 4835370 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Port Aransas ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brundrett Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 119 | 9.6 | 32.8% |
| Olsen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 263 | 14 | 37.3% |
| Port Aransas High School | High | 9–12 | 203 | 11.2 | 19.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Port Aransas ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Port Aransas ISD in context
Size
Port Aransas 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 Olsen Elementary School with 263 students, and the smallest is Brundrett Middle School with 119; the average is 195, 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 9, with 62 students. Grade 12 has 47 students and kindergarten has 36, 31% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Port Aransas ISD enrolls 23 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 Port Aransas ISD at 73.2%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 21.7%.
30.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 19.7% at Port Aransas High School to 37.3% at Olsen 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 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 11.8 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 2 counselors it has 293 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 and 2 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
Port Aransas ISD is based in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, an area NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest district is Aransas Pass ISD, 8.6 miles away with 1,624 students. 11 districts are within 25 miles, and 8 of them enroll more students than Port Aransas ISD. Nueces County has 15 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 | 47.3 | 12 |
| School counselors | 2 | 293 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 1 | 585 |
| School psychologists | 2 | 293 |
| Instructional aides | 11.9 | 49 |
| Other student support staff | 1 | 585 |
| School administrators | 2.6 | 225 |
| District administrators | 2 | 293 |
| All staff | 97 |
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 | 73.2% |
| Hispanic | 21.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 23 |
| Kindergarten | 36 |
| Grade 1 | 35 |
| Grade 2 | 43 |
| Grade 3 | 45 |
| Grade 4 | 40 |
| Grade 5 | 41 |
| Grade 6 | 40 |
| Grade 7 | 43 |
| Grade 8 | 36 |
| Grade 9 | 62 |
| Grade 10 | 45 |
| Grade 11 | 49 |
| Grade 12 | 47 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aransas Pass ISD | 9 mi | 1,624 | 14.8 | – |
| Ingleside ISD | 10 mi | 2,071 | 15 | – |
| Rockport-Fulton ISD | 15 mi | 2,913 | 15 | – |
| Gregory-Portland ISD | 16 mi | 5,024 | 14.7 | – |
| Seashore Charter Schools | 19 mi | 405 | 12.9 | – |
| Flour Bluff ISD | 19 mi | 5,559 | 15.2 | – |
| Corpus Christi Montessori School | 21 mi | 139 | 15.4 | – |
| Corpus Christi ISD | 22 mi | 33,103 | 16.1 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Nueces County
- Corpus Christi ISD (33,103 students)
- Flour Bluff ISD (5,559 students)
- Calallen ISD (3,745 students)
- Tuloso-Midway ISD (3,671 students)
- Robstown ISD (2,570 students)
- London ISD (1,808 students)
- West Oso ISD (1,778 students)
- Bishop CISD (1,463 students)
- Banquete ISD (744 students)
- Agua Dulce ISD (421 students)
- Seashore Charter Schools (405 students)
- Driscoll ISD (398 students)
- Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School (147 students)
- Corpus Christi Montessori School (139 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
100 S Station St, Port Aransas, TX 78373
Phone: (361)749-1205
Website: paisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.