Trent ISD
Trent, Texas · Taylor County · Grades Pre-K–12
Trent ISD runs 1 school (1 other) with 144 students. By enrollment it is the 1118th 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 | 144 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 15.8 |
| Students per teacher | 9.1 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 70.8% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Taylor County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 4843110 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Trent ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Independent School District | Other | Pre-K–12 | 144 | 9.1 | 70.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Trent ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Trent ISD in context
Size
Trent 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, Trent Independent School District, 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
Its largest grade this year is grade 8, with 16 students. Grade 12 has 7 students and kindergarten has 12, 42% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Trent ISD enrolls 11 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 Trent ISD at 66.7%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 21.5%.
70.8% 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 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 9.1 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. Trent 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
Trent ISD is based in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, an area NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest district is Merkel ISD, 6.8 miles away with 1,090 students. 9 districts are within 25 miles, and 9 of them enroll more students than Trent ISD. Taylor 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 | 15.8 | 9 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 4.6 | 31 |
| Other student support staff | 0 | – |
| School administrators | 1 | 144 |
| District administrators | 1 | 144 |
| All staff | 32.2 |
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 | 66.7% |
| Hispanic | 21.5% |
| Two or more races | 6.3% |
| Black | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 11 |
| Kindergarten | 12 |
| Grade 1 | 11 |
| Grade 2 | 7 |
| Grade 3 | 9 |
| Grade 4 | 10 |
| Grade 5 | 10 |
| Grade 6 | 14 |
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 16 |
| Grade 9 | 8 |
| Grade 10 | 9 |
| Grade 11 | 8 |
| Grade 12 | 7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merkel ISD | 7 mi | 1,090 | 10.5 | – |
| Sweetwater ISD | 15 mi | 1,806 | 13.3 | – |
| Hawley ISD | 20 mi | 773 | 8 | – |
| Roby CISD | 22 mi | 297 | 8.4 | – |
| Abilene ISD | 23 mi | 14,536 | 15 | – |
| Anson ISD | 23 mi | 723 | 9.6 | – |
| Wylie ISD | 24 mi | 5,606 | 15.7 | – |
| Roscoe Collegiate ISD | 24 mi | 12,256 | 235.3 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Taylor County
- Abilene ISD (14,536 students)
- Wylie ISD (5,606 students)
- Jim Ned CISD (1,639 students)
- Merkel ISD (1,090 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
12821 E Interstate 20, Trent, TX 79561
Phone: (325)862-6125
Website: trentisd.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.