Zavalla ISD
Zavalla, Texas · Angelina County · Grades Pre-K–12
Zavalla ISD runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 303 students. By enrollment it is the 944th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as rural, remote.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 2 |
| Students | 303 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 30.1 |
| Students per teacher | 10.1 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.6% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Angelina County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4846740 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Zavalla ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zavalla Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 162 | 9.8 | 75.3% |
| Zavalla High School | High | 6–12 | 141 | 10.4 | 69.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Zavalla ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Zavalla ISD in context
Size
Zavalla ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 152 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Zavalla Elementary School (162) and the smallest is Zavalla High School (141).
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 1, with 34 students. Grade 12 has 18 students and kindergarten has 13, 38% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Zavalla ISD enrolls 25 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 Zavalla ISD at 94.7%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students.
72.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 69.5% at Zavalla High School to 75.3% at Zavalla Elementary School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 10.1 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 1 counselors it has 303 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
Zavalla ISD is based in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, an area NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest district is Huntington ISD, 12 miles away with 1,564 students. 9 districts are within 25 miles, and 8 of them enroll more students than Zavalla ISD. Angelina County has 7 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 | 29.5 | 10 |
| School counselors | 1 | 303 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 2.9 | 104 |
| Other student support staff | 1 | 303 |
| School administrators | 1.1 | 275 |
| District administrators | 1 | 303 |
| All staff | 53.4 |
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 | 94.7% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Hispanic | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Black | 0.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 25 |
| Kindergarten | 13 |
| Grade 1 | 34 |
| Grade 2 | 28 |
| Grade 3 | 24 |
| Grade 4 | 22 |
| Grade 5 | 16 |
| Grade 6 | 23 |
| Grade 7 | 17 |
| Grade 8 | 18 |
| Grade 9 | 21 |
| Grade 10 | 21 |
| Grade 11 | 23 |
| Grade 12 | 18 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington ISD | 12 mi | 1,564 | 12.6 | – |
| Broaddus ISD | 14 mi | 377 | 10.2 | – |
| Colmesneil ISD | 17 mi | 414 | 12.5 | – |
| Chester ISD | 19 mi | 195 | 8.6 | – |
| Diboll ISD | 21 mi | 1,582 | 12.9 | – |
| Lufkin ISD | 21 mi | 6,865 | 13.9 | – |
| Pineywoods Community Academy | 22 mi | 1,061 | 16.5 | – |
| Chireno ISD | 24 mi | 365 | 11 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Angelina County
- Lufkin ISD (6,865 students)
- Hudson ISD (2,777 students)
- Diboll ISD (1,582 students)
- Huntington ISD (1,564 students)
- Central ISD (1,497 students)
- Pineywoods Community Academy (1,061 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
431 E Main St, Zavalla, TX 75980
Phone: (936)897-2271
Website: zavallaisd.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.