Sweet Home ISD
Sweet Home, Texas · Lavaca County · Grades Pre-K–8
Sweet Home ISD runs 1 school (1 elementary) with 155 students. By enrollment it is the 1100th 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 | 1 |
| Students | 155 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 12.5 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 22.6% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Lavaca County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 4842000 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Sweet Home ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Home Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 155 | 12.4 | 22.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Sweet Home ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Sweet Home ISD in context
Size
Sweet Home ISD 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, Sweet Home Elementary School, against an average of 626 students per Texas public school.
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 19 students this year. Grade 8 has 8 students and kindergarten has 19, 58% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Sweet Home ISD enrolls 17 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 Sweet Home ISD at 83.2%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 13.5%.
22.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 12.4 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. Sweet Home ISD reports no school counselors to NCES. 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 Sweet Home ISD's area as rural, distant: in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest district is Yoakum ISD, 6.4 miles away with 1,458 students. 9 districts are within 25 miles, and 7 of them enroll more students than Sweet Home ISD. Lavaca 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 | 11.6 | 13 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 2.9 | 53 |
| Other student support staff | 1 | 155 |
| School administrators | 1.1 | 141 |
| District administrators | 0.1 | 1,550 |
| All staff | 21.5 |
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 | 83.2% |
| Hispanic | 13.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| Black | 0.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 17 |
| Kindergarten | 19 |
| Grade 1 | 19 |
| Grade 2 | 15 |
| Grade 3 | 15 |
| Grade 4 | 12 |
| Grade 5 | 17 |
| Grade 6 | 16 |
| Grade 7 | 17 |
| Grade 8 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoakum ISD | 6 mi | 1,458 | 10 | – |
| Vysehrad ISD | 7 mi | 74 | 10.6 | – |
| Shiner ISD | 10 mi | 721 | 13.6 | – |
| Hallettsville ISD | 11 mi | 1,176 | 12.6 | – |
| Ezzell ISD | 11 mi | 128 | 9.8 | – |
| Moulton ISD | 17 mi | 293 | 9.5 | – |
| School of Science and Technology Discovery | 19 mi | 6,084 | 15 | – |
| Cuero ISD | 21 mi | 1,888 | 12.2 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Lavaca County
- Hallettsville ISD (1,176 students)
- Shiner ISD (721 students)
- Moulton ISD (293 students)
- Ezzell ISD (128 students)
- Vysehrad ISD (74 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
7508 Fm 531, Sweet Home, TX 77987
Phone: (361)293-3221
Website: sweethomeisd.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.