Santo ISD
Santo, Texas · Palo Pinto County · Grades Pre-K–12
Santo ISD runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 582 students. By enrollment it is the 756th 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 | 582 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 46.3 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 39.7% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Palo Pinto County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4839390 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Santo ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 280 | 14 | 38.9% |
| Santo High School | High | 6–12 | 302 | 11.5 | 40.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Santo ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Santo ISD in context
Size
Santo 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 Santo High School with 302 students, and the smallest is Santo Elementary School with 280; the average is 291, 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 7, with 54 students. Grade 12 has 43 students and kindergarten has 46, within 10% of each other. Santo ISD enrolls 30 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 Santo ISD at 77.3%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 19.6%.
39.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 38.9% at Santo Elementary School to 40.4% at Santo High School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 12.6 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 2 counselors it has 291 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 0.5 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
Santo 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 Gordon ISD, 10.1 miles away with 227 students. 14 districts are within 25 miles, and 4 of them enroll more students than Santo ISD. Palo Pinto County has 6 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 | 45.5 | 13 |
| School counselors | 2 | 291 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0.5 | 1,164 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 11 | 53 |
| Other student support staff | 5.9 | 99 |
| School administrators | 2.5 | 233 |
| District administrators | 2 | 291 |
| All staff | 99.8 |
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 | 77.3% |
| Hispanic | 19.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 30 |
| Kindergarten | 46 |
| Grade 1 | 38 |
| Grade 2 | 41 |
| Grade 3 | 38 |
| Grade 4 | 46 |
| Grade 5 | 41 |
| Grade 6 | 42 |
| Grade 7 | 54 |
| Grade 8 | 40 |
| Grade 9 | 43 |
| Grade 10 | 48 |
| Grade 11 | 32 |
| Grade 12 | 43 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon ISD | 10 mi | 227 | 9.6 | – |
| Lipan ISD | 11 mi | 478 | 11.1 | – |
| Palo Pinto ISD | 12 mi | 94 | 9.4 | – |
| Morgan Mill ISD | 15 mi | 127 | 10.3 | – |
| Millsap ISD | 16 mi | 1,083 | 13.3 | – |
| Mineral Wells ISD | 16 mi | 3,303 | 15.3 | – |
| Brock ISD | 17 mi | 2,169 | 14.7 | – |
| Strawn ISD | 17 mi | 172 | 8.7 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Palo Pinto County
- Mineral Wells ISD (3,303 students)
- Graford ISD (339 students)
- Gordon ISD (227 students)
- Strawn ISD (172 students)
- Palo Pinto ISD (94 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
406 Fm 2201, Santo, TX 76472
Phone: (940)769-2835
Website: santoisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.