Rice ISD
Rice, Texas · Navarro County · Grades Pre-K–12
Rice ISD runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 1,105 students. By enrollment it is the 542nd 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 | 3 |
| Students | 1,105 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 71.5 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.3% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Navarro County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 4836960 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Rice ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 444 | 16.3 | 81.5% |
| Rice High School | High | 9–12 | 340 | 13.8 | 56.2% |
| Rice Intermediate/Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 321 | 16.4 | 86.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Rice ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Rice ISD in context
Size
Rice ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is close to the median district (886 students). Its schools average 368 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Rice Elementary School (444) and the smallest is Rice Intermediate/Middle School (321).
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 98 students. Grade 12 has 74 students and kindergarten has 69, within 10% of each other. Rice ISD enrolls 48 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 Rice ISD at 75.7%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 20.3%.
75.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 56.2% at Rice High School to 86.9% at Rice Intermediate/Middle School. All 3 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 71.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 15.5 students per teacher, close to the state's 14.9. With 3 counselors it has 368 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 0.9 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
Rice ISD is based in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, an area NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest district is Corsicana ISD, 9.2 miles away with 5,998 students. 15 districts are within 25 miles, and 7 of them enroll more students than Rice ISD. Navarro County has 7 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 | 67.9 | 16 |
| School counselors | 3 | 368 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0.9 | 1,228 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 15.1 | 73 |
| Other student support staff | 5.9 | 187 |
| School administrators | 6 | 184 |
| District administrators | 2 | 553 |
| All staff | 143.2 |
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 | 75.7% |
| White | 20.3% |
| Black | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 48 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 76 |
| Grade 2 | 78 |
| Grade 3 | 83 |
| Grade 4 | 90 |
| Grade 5 | 82 |
| Grade 6 | 73 |
| Grade 7 | 86 |
| Grade 8 | 80 |
| Grade 9 | 86 |
| Grade 10 | 98 |
| Grade 11 | 82 |
| Grade 12 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corsicana ISD | 9 mi | 5,998 | 15.4 | – |
| Ennis ISD | 12 mi | 6,646 | 15.4 | – |
| Mildred ISD | 15 mi | 838 | 13.4 | – |
| Blooming Grove ISD | 16 mi | 935 | 15.4 | – |
| Kerens ISD | 17 mi | 657 | 11.6 | – |
| Avalon ISD | 18 mi | 347 | 14.5 | – |
| Palmer ISD | 19 mi | 1,352 | 16 | – |
| Scurry-Rosser ISD | 20 mi | 1,032 | 12.7 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Navarro County
- Corsicana ISD (5,998 students)
- Blooming Grove ISD (935 students)
- Mildred ISD (838 students)
- Kerens ISD (657 students)
- Dawson ISD (628 students)
- Frost ISD (462 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
1302 Sw McKinney St, Rice, TX 75155
Phone: (903)326-4287
Website: rice-isd.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.