Walnut Bend ISD
Gainesville, Texas · Cooke County · Grades Pre-K–8
Walnut Bend ISD runs 1 school (1 elementary) with 73 students. By enrollment it is the 1191st 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 | 73 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 6.6 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 67.1% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Cooke County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 4844490 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Walnut Bend ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Bend Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 73 | 11.1 | 67.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Walnut Bend ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Walnut Bend ISD in context
Size
Walnut Bend 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, Walnut Bend 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
Its largest grade this year is grade 5, with 11 students. Grade 8 has 4 students and kindergarten has 9, 56% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Walnut Bend 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 Walnut Bend ISD at 64.4%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 30.1%.
67.1% 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 6.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 11.1 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. Walnut Bend 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
Walnut Bend 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 Callisburg ISD, 8.3 miles away with 1,151 students. 12 districts are within 25 miles, and 11 of them enroll more students than Walnut Bend ISD. Cooke County has 8 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 | 6.6 | 11 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 0.9 | 81 |
| Other student support staff | 0 | – |
| School administrators | 0.5 | 146 |
| District administrators | 0.5 | 146 |
| All staff | 12.4 |
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 | 64.4% |
| Hispanic | 30.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 11 |
| Kindergarten | 9 |
| Grade 1 | 8 |
| Grade 2 | 8 |
| Grade 3 | 7 |
| Grade 4 | 3 |
| Grade 5 | 11 |
| Grade 6 | 10 |
| Grade 7 | 2 |
| Grade 8 | 4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callisburg ISD | 8 mi | 1,151 | 12.7 | – |
| Sivells Bend ISD | 11 mi | 62 | 8.3 | – |
| Gainesville ISD | 12 mi | 3,111 | 17 | – |
| Whitesboro ISD | 12 mi | 1,802 | 14.9 | – |
| Lindsay ISD | 14 mi | 507 | 12.3 | – |
| S and S CISD | 16 mi | 944 | 12.6 | – |
| Collinsville ISD | 18 mi | 600 | 12.7 | – |
| Muenster ISD | 20 mi | 570 | 12.6 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Cooke County
- Gainesville ISD (3,111 students)
- Callisburg ISD (1,151 students)
- Valley View ISD (851 students)
- Muenster ISD (570 students)
- Lindsay ISD (507 students)
- Era ISD (499 students)
- Sivells Bend ISD (62 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
47 C R 198, Gainesville, TX 76240
Phone: (940)665-5990
Website: walnutbendisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.