Dawson School
Public school in Welch, Texas · Dawson ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Dawson School serves 140 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Welch (Dawson County). It is the only school in Dawson ISD. By enrollment it is the 268th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 10.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Dawson ISD |
| County | Dawson County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481635001399 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Dawson ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 140 | 140 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 10.4 | 10.4 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65% | 65% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% 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.
Dawson School in context
Size
Dawson School is the only school in Dawson ISD, so its 140 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 22.5 miles away and have a median of 257 students, so Dawson School is smaller 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 1 with 13 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 6, against an average of 10 per grade. This year grade 12 has 25% fewer students than kindergarten (6 against 8). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 9 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 78.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (53.5%). White students are next, at 20.7%.
65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Dawson School has 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 140 students would have about 12.7 teachers, so Dawson School 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
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other school is Lamesa Schools, 16.1 miles away in Lamesa ISD. No other school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 78.6% |
| White | 20.7% |
| Black | 0.7% |
53.6% of students are girls and 46.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 9 |
| Kindergarten | 8 |
| Grade 1 | 13 |
| Grade 2 | 9 |
| Grade 3 | 13 |
| Grade 4 | 11 |
| Grade 5 | 6 |
| Grade 6 | 12 |
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 10 |
| Grade 9 | 13 |
| Grade 10 | 9 |
| Grade 11 | 9 |
| Grade 12 | 6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 Brownfield Hwy, Welch, TX 79377
Phone: (806)489-7461
Website: dawson.esc17.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dawson School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamesa Schools | Lamesa ISD | 16.1 mi | 1,484 | 13.2 | 78% |
| Loop School | Loop ISD | 16.9 mi | 150 | 8.2 | 48.7% |
| O'Donnell School | O'Donnell ISD | 17.5 mi | 253 | 7.9 | 64% |
| Wellman-Union School | Wellman-Union CISD | 19.1 mi | 248 | 11.1 | 49.2% |
| Seagraves Schools | Seagraves ISD | 25.8 mi | 525 | 11.6 | 80.2% |
| Klondike ISD | Klondike ISD | 27.0 mi | 261 | 11.5 | 21.5% |
| Meadow School | Meadow ISD | 28.6 mi | 230 | 9.6 | 63.9% |
| Ropes School | Ropes ISD | 33.3 mi | 622 | 11 | 30.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.