Sabinal ISD
Sabinal, Texas · Uvalde County · Grades Pre-K–12
Sabinal ISD runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 462 students. By enrollment it is the 830th 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 | 462 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 38.8 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.3% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Uvalde County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4838430 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Sabinal ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabinal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 238 | 13.2 | 90.3% |
| Sabinal Secondary | High | 7–12 | 224 | 10.8 | 63.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Sabinal ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Sabinal ISD in context
Size
Sabinal 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 231 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Sabinal Elementary School (238) and the smallest is Sabinal Secondary (224).
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 7, with 44 students. Grade 12 has 30 students and kindergarten has 34, 12% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Sabinal ISD enrolls 27 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 Sabinal ISD at 85.7%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 12.8%.
77.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 63.4% at Sabinal Secondary to 90.3% at Sabinal Elementary School. All 2 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 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 11.9 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 2 counselors it has 231 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 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
Sabinal 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 Knippa ISD, 9.8 miles away with 408 students. 6 districts are within 25 miles, and 3 of them enroll more students than Sabinal ISD. Uvalde County has 4 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 | 37.8 | 12 |
| School counselors | 2 | 231 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 1 | 462 |
| Instructional aides | 12.7 | 36 |
| Other student support staff | 12.5 | 37 |
| School administrators | 2.1 | 220 |
| District administrators | 2 | 231 |
| 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
| Hispanic | 85.7% |
| White | 12.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 27 |
| Kindergarten | 34 |
| Grade 1 | 28 |
| Grade 2 | 37 |
| Grade 3 | 29 |
| Grade 4 | 23 |
| Grade 5 | 29 |
| Grade 6 | 31 |
| Grade 7 | 44 |
| Grade 8 | 37 |
| Grade 9 | 37 |
| Grade 10 | 41 |
| Grade 11 | 35 |
| Grade 12 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knippa ISD | 10 mi | 408 | 12.5 | – |
| Heritage Academy | 11 mi | 589 | 13.1 | – |
| D'hanis ISD | 12 mi | 290 | 12.6 | – |
| Hondo ISD | 20 mi | 1,727 | 14.4 | – |
| Uvalde CISD | 20 mi | 4,019 | 16.4 | – |
| Utopia ISD | 21 mi | 196 | 10.6 | – |
| Leakey ISD | 33 mi | 343 | 12.9 | – |
| La Pryor ISD | 34 mi | 439 | 12.9 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Uvalde County
- Uvalde CISD (4,019 students)
- Knippa ISD (408 students)
- Utopia ISD (196 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
409 W Cullins, Sabinal, TX 78881
Phone: (830)988-2472
Website: sabinalisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.