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Blum ISD

Public school in Blum, Texas · Blum ISD · Grades Pre-K–12

Blum ISD serves 334 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Blum (Hill County). It is the only school in Blum ISD. By enrollment it is the 132nd largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 11.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas school (11).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.

334
students
11.1
students per teacher
50.3%
free/reduced lunch eligible
Pre-K–12
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 30.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelOther
GradesPre-K–12
DistrictBlum ISD
CountyHill County
Area typeRural, distant
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID481065000534

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolBlum ISDTexas schools (median)
Students334334244
Students per teacher11.111.111
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible50.3%50.3%61.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.

Blum ISD in context

Size

Blum ISD is the only school in Blum ISD, so its 334 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 21.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 225; Blum ISD is larger than most of them.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.

Grades

Its largest grade is grade 12 with 32 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 15, against an average of 24 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 30 in kindergarten and 32 in grade 12. It also enrolls 15 children in pre-K.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

The largest group is White students: 85% here and 24.4% across Texas public schools. Hispanic students are next, at 10.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

50.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

With 30.16 full-time-equivalent teachers for 334 students, Blum ISD has 11.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 334 students would have about 30.4 teachers, so Blum ISD has about as many as that.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).

Location

Blum ISD is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other school is Kopperl School, 7.5 miles away in Kopperl ISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 other schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
White
85%
Hispanic
10.5%
Two or more races
2.4%
Black
1.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.3%

53.9% of students are girls and 46.1% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Pre-K
15
Kindergarten
30
Grade 1
18
Grade 2
26
Grade 3
22
Grade 4
22
Grade 5
24
Grade 6
22
Grade 7
28
Grade 8
26
Grade 9
29
Grade 10
22
Grade 11
18
Grade 12
32

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

310 S Ave F, Blum, TX 76627
Phone: (254)874-5231

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Blum ISD. Blue: the nearest schools.

Nearby schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Kopperl SchoolKopperl ISD7.5 mi19111.467%
Covington SchoolCovington ISD8.7 mi35312.956.1%
Morgan SchoolMorgan ISD14.7 mi1378.984.7%
Walnut Springs SchoolWalnut Springs ISD21.6 mi1658.784.2%
Aquilla SchoolAquilla ISD22.2 mi33213.747.3%
Abbott SchoolAbbott ISD25.7 mi28411.738.4%
Bynum SchoolBynum ISD26.0 mi1879.846.5%
Milford SchoolMilford ISD26.1 mi25811.464.7%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.