St Mary's Academy Charter School
Beeville, Texas · Bee County · Grades K–6 · Charter
St Mary's Academy Charter School runs 1 school (1 elementary) with 282 students. By enrollment it is the 963rd largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as town, remote.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 282 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 17.1 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.7% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Bee County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4800177 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in St Mary's Academy Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Academy Charter School | Elementary | K–6 | 282 | 16.5 | 83.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of St Mary's Academy Charter School schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
St Mary's Academy Charter School in context
Size
St Mary's Academy Charter School enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). All of its students attend one school, St Mary's Academy Charter School, against an average of 626 students per Texas public school. NCES lists St Mary's Academy Charter School as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
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 4, with 50 students. Grade 6 has 25 students and kindergarten has 31, 19% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. NCES reports no pre-K students in St Mary's Academy Charter School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in St Mary's Academy Charter School at 85.1%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 9.6%.
83.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. Its school serves 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 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 16.5 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 1.5 counselors it has 188 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
St Mary's Academy Charter School is based in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, an area NCES calls town, remote. The nearest district is Beeville ISD, 0.6 miles away with 3,033 students. 8 districts are within 25 miles, and 7 of them enroll more students than St Mary's Academy Charter School. Bee 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 | 15.9 | 18 |
| School counselors | 1.5 | 188 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 7.6 | 37 |
| Other student support staff | 3.4 | 83 |
| School administrators | 2 | 141 |
| District administrators | 4 | 71 |
| All staff | 55.9 |
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 | 85.1% |
| White | 9.6% |
| Asian | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Black | 0.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 31 |
| Grade 1 | 47 |
| Grade 2 | 44 |
| Grade 3 | 43 |
| Grade 4 | 50 |
| Grade 5 | 42 |
| Grade 6 | 25 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beeville ISD | 1 mi | 3,033 | 15.6 | – |
| Skidmore-Tynan ISD | 11 mi | 775 | 11.4 | – |
| Pettus ISD | 15 mi | 377 | 12.2 | – |
| Por Vida Academy | 15 mi | 175 | 14.6 | – |
| Valere Public Schools | 16 mi | 871 | 17.3 | – |
| Mathis ISD | 23 mi | 1,429 | 13.3 | – |
| Pawnee ISD | 23 mi | 630 | 22.5 | – |
| George West ISD | 23 mi | 1,063 | 14.2 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Bee County
- Beeville ISD (3,033 students)
- Skidmore-Tynan ISD (775 students)
- Pawnee ISD (630 students)
- Pettus ISD (377 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
507 N Filmore, Beeville, TX 78102
Phone: (361)358-5601
Website: smacs.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.