Dime Box School
Public school in Dime Box, Texas · Dime Box ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Dime Box School serves 156 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Dime Box (Lee County). It is the only school in Dime Box ISD. By enrollment it is the 250th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 9.3 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 ÷ 16.78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Dime Box ISD |
| County | Lee County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481713001486 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Dime Box ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 156 | 156 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 9.3 | 9.3 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.2% | 78.2% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% 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.
Dime Box School in context
Size
Dime Box School is the only school in Dime Box ISD, so its 156 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 43.1 miles away and have a median of 342 students, so Dime Box 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 3 with 17 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 7, against an average of 11 per grade. This year grade 12 has 57% more students than kindergarten (11 against 7). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 11 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 45.5% of enrollment, a lower share than across Texas public schools (53.5%). White students are next, at 26.9%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
78.2% of students qualify 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
Dime Box School has 16.78 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 156 students would have about 14.2 teachers, so Dime Box School has 2.6 more.
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 Fayetteville Schools, 32.4 miles away in Fayetteville 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 | 45.5% |
| White | 26.9% |
| Black | 22.4% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
52.6% of students are girls and 47.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 11 |
| Kindergarten | 7 |
| Grade 1 | 8 |
| Grade 2 | 7 |
| Grade 3 | 17 |
| Grade 4 | 12 |
| Grade 5 | 15 |
| Grade 6 | 12 |
| Grade 7 | 7 |
| Grade 8 | 10 |
| Grade 9 | 14 |
| Grade 10 | 14 |
| Grade 11 | 11 |
| Grade 12 | 11 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1079 Stephen F Austin Blvd, Dime Box, TX 77853
Phone: (979)884-2324
Website: dimeboxisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dime Box School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville Schools | Fayetteville ISD | 32.4 mi | 290 | 11.4 | 20.3% |
| Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 38.0 mi | 226 | 14.2 | 27% |
| Buckholts School | Buckholts ISD | 39.7 mi | 112 | 6.6 | 81.3% |
| Compass Rose Destiny | Compass Rose Public Schools | 42.0 mi | 730 | 17.3 | 49.5% |
| Granger School | Granger ISD | 44.2 mi | 580 | 11.3 | 51.4% |
| Calvert School | Calvert ISD | 44.4 mi | 145 | 8.4 | 92.4% |
| Bartlett Schools | Bartlett ISD | 46.7 mi | 393 | 9.8 | 99.2% |
| Texas Empowerment Academy | Texas Empowerment Academy | 46.7 mi | 413 | 17.4 | 98.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.