Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Austin, Texas · Travis County · Grades 3–12
Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired runs 1 school (1 other) with 129 students. By enrollment it is the 1146th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 129 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | – |
| Students per teacher | – (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4800252 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Other | 3–12 | 129 | – | 69% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired in context
Size
Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired 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, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 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
Grade 12 is its largest grade, with 59 students this year. Grade 12 has 59 students and grade 3 has 3, 1867% more 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 Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired at 45.7%, below their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 34.9%.
69% 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
NCES reports no teacher count for Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired for 2024-25.
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 Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired's area as city, large: inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest district is University of Texas at Austin High School, 2.5 miles away with 1,056 students. 36 districts are within 25 miles, and 34 of them enroll more students than Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired. Travis County has 24 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.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 45.7% |
| White | 34.9% |
| Black | 12.4% |
| Asian | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Grade 3 | 3 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| Grade 5 | 5 |
| Grade 6 | 9 |
| Grade 7 | 8 |
| Grade 8 | 7 |
| Grade 9 | 14 |
| Grade 10 | 8 |
| Grade 11 | 15 |
| Grade 12 | 59 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin High School | 2 mi | 1,056 | 37.5 | – |
| Cedars International Academy | 3 mi | 524 | 13.4 | – |
| Austin ISD | 3 mi | 72,272 | 14.1 | – |
| Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 3 mi | 4,647 | 16.5 | – |
| University of Texas Elementary Charter School | 4 mi | 304 | 13.8 | – |
| Texas Preparatory School | 4 mi | 59 | 7.5 | – |
| Texas School for the Deaf | 4 mi | 500 | – | – |
| Montessori for All | 5 mi | 470 | 18 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Travis County
- Austin ISD (72,272 students)
- Pflugerville ISD (25,477 students)
- Del Valle ISD (11,715 students)
- Lake Travis ISD (11,008 students)
- Manor ISD (9,961 students)
- Eanes ISD (7,604 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas (4,647 students)
- Valor Education (4,127 students)
- Austin Achieve Public Schools (2,713 students)
- Lago Vista ISD (1,887 students)
- Wayside Schools (1,787 students)
- Nyos Charter School (1,667 students)
- University of Texas at Austin High School (1,056 students)
- Valere Public Schools (871 students)
- Texas Empowerment Academy (716 students)
- University of Texas University Charter School (587 students)
- Cedars International Academy (524 students)
- Texas School for the Deaf (500 students)
- Montessori for All (470 students)
- Chaparral Star Academy (364 students)
- University of Texas Elementary Charter School (304 students)
- Austin Discovery School (202 students)
- Texas Preparatory School (59 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
1100 W 45th St, Austin, TX 78756
Phone: (512)454-8631
Website: tsbvi.edu
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.