Rains ISD
Emory, Texas · Rains County · Grades Pre-K–12
Rains ISD runs 4 schools (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 1,712 students. By enrollment it is the 414th 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 | 4 |
| Students | 1,712 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 126.8 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.6% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Rains County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4836360 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Rains ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rains Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 438 | 14.3 | 67.4% |
| Rains High School | High | 9–12 | 531 | 13.2 | 55.7% |
| Rains Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 360 | 15 | 64.2% |
| Rains Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 383 | 11.9 | 60.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Rains ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Rains ISD in context
Size
Rains 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 428 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Rains High School (531) and the smallest is Rains Intermediate School (360).
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 155 students. Grade 12 has 98 students and kindergarten has 127, 23% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Rains ISD enrolls 79 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 Rains ISD at 70.9%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 20.6%.
61.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 55.7% at Rains High School to 67.4% at Rains 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 126.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 13.5 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 5 counselors it has 342 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 1 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
Rains 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 Miller Grove ISD, 9.2 miles away with 310 students. 19 districts are within 25 miles, and 6 of them enroll more students than Rains 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 | 111.5 | 15 |
| School counselors | 5 | 342 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 1 | 1,712 |
| School psychologists | 1 | 1,712 |
| Instructional aides | 59.5 | 29 |
| Other student support staff | 9.8 | 175 |
| School administrators | 6.2 | 276 |
| District administrators | 2 | 856 |
| All staff | 306 |
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 | 70.9% |
| Hispanic | 20.6% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Black | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 79 |
| Kindergarten | 127 |
| Grade 1 | 106 |
| Grade 2 | 126 |
| Grade 3 | 104 |
| Grade 4 | 122 |
| Grade 5 | 134 |
| Grade 6 | 122 |
| Grade 7 | 140 |
| Grade 8 | 121 |
| Grade 9 | 155 |
| Grade 10 | 137 |
| Grade 11 | 141 |
| Grade 12 | 98 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Grove ISD | 9 mi | 310 | 11.5 | – |
| Lone Oak ISD | 11 mi | 1,137 | 13 | – |
| Yantis ISD | 13 mi | 305 | 10.5 | – |
| Fruitvale ISD | 14 mi | 385 | 11.1 | – |
| Edgewood ISD | 14 mi | 1,022 | 11.5 | – |
| Alba-Golden ISD | 15 mi | 818 | 12 | – |
| Grand Saline ISD | 15 mi | 1,211 | 13 | – |
| Cumby Collegiate ISD | 17 mi | 463 | 11.7 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Contact
1759 W Us Hwy 69, Emory, TX 75440
Phone: (903)473-2222
Website: rainsisd.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.