Rising Star ISD
Rising Star, Texas · Eastland County · Grades Pre-K–12
Rising Star ISD runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 181 students. By enrollment it is the 1068th 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 | 2 |
| Students | 181 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 20 |
| Students per teacher | 9.1 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.9% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Eastland County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4837230 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Rising Star ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Star Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 88 | 10.1 | 68.2% |
| Rising Star High School | High | 6–12 | 93 | 8.3 | 55.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Rising Star ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Rising Star ISD in context
Size
Rising Star ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 91 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Rising Star High School (93) and the smallest is Rising Star Elementary School (88).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Kindergarten is its largest grade, with 17 students this year. Grade 12 has 12 students and kindergarten has 17, 29% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Rising Star 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 Rising Star ISD at 76.2%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 20.4%.
61.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 55.9% at Rising Star High School to 68.2% at Rising Star 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 20 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 9.1 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 0.4 counselors it has 453 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 Rising Star ISD's area as rural, remote: in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest district is May ISD, 9 miles away with 243 students. 9 districts are within 25 miles, and 6 of them enroll more students than Rising Star ISD. Eastland County has 5 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 | 20 | 9 |
| School counselors | 0.4 | 453 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 3.8 | 48 |
| Other student support staff | 0.5 | 362 |
| School administrators | 0.5 | 362 |
| District administrators | 1 | 181 |
| All staff | 36.8 |
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
| White | 76.2% |
| Hispanic | 20.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 11 |
| Kindergarten | 17 |
| Grade 1 | 12 |
| Grade 2 | 13 |
| Grade 3 | 11 |
| Grade 4 | 16 |
| Grade 5 | 8 |
| Grade 6 | 12 |
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 15 |
| Grade 9 | 17 |
| Grade 10 | 12 |
| Grade 11 | 13 |
| Grade 12 | 12 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May ISD | 9 mi | 243 | 9.2 | – |
| Cross Plains ISD | 12 mi | 365 | 8.9 | – |
| Sidney ISD | 17 mi | 106 | 7.5 | – |
| Gorman ISD | 18 mi | 242 | 7.6 | – |
| Cisco ISD | 19 mi | 835 | 10.6 | – |
| Mullin ISD | 20 mi | 132 | 5.3 | – |
| Eastland ISD | 22 mi | 969 | 10.9 | – |
| Blanket ISD | 22 mi | 166 | 11.1 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Eastland County
- Eastland ISD (969 students)
- Cisco ISD (835 students)
- Ranger ISD (288 students)
- Gorman ISD (242 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
907 N Main, Rising Star, TX 76471
Phone: (254)643-1981
Website: risingstarisd.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.