Forestburg School
Public school in Forestburg, Texas · Forestburg ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Forestburg School serves 180 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Forestburg (Montague County). It is the only school in Forestburg ISD. By enrollment it is the 229th 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 ÷ 17.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Forestburg ISD |
| County | Montague County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481953001808 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Forestburg ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 180 | 180 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 10.4 | 10.4 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 35.6% | 35.6% | 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.
Forestburg School in context
Size
Forestburg School is the only school in Forestburg ISD, so its 180 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 26.8 miles away and have a median of 143 students, so Forestburg School 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 4 with 19 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 7, against an average of 13 per grade. This year grade 12 has 33% more students than kindergarten (16 against 12). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 10 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 77.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 18.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
35.6% 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
Forestburg School has 17.34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 180 students would have about 16.4 teachers, so Forestburg 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 Slidell Schools, 15.4 miles away in Slidell 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
| White | 77.8% |
| Hispanic | 18.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.6% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 10 |
| Kindergarten | 12 |
| Grade 1 | 14 |
| Grade 2 | 7 |
| Grade 3 | 13 |
| Grade 4 | 19 |
| Grade 5 | 11 |
| Grade 6 | 13 |
| Grade 7 | 11 |
| Grade 8 | 18 |
| Grade 9 | 16 |
| Grade 10 | 10 |
| Grade 11 | 10 |
| Grade 12 | 16 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
16346 Fm Hwy 455, Forestburg, TX 76239
Phone: (940)964-2323
Website: forestburgisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Forestburg School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slidell Schools | Slidell ISD | 15.4 mi | 497 | 10.8 | 40.8% |
| Era School | Era ISD | 15.9 mi | 499 | 12 | 43.3% |
| Gold Burg School | Gold Burg ISD | 21.9 mi | 148 | 10.3 | 57.4% |
| Prairie Valley School | Prairie Valley ISD | 26.6 mi | 135 | 9.2 | 51.1% |
| Bellevue School | Bellevue ISD | 26.9 mi | 234 | 13.3 | 41.5% |
| Ki Charter - Denton | Ki Charter | 31.4 mi | 24 | 9.2 | 79.2% |
| Lester Davis | Denton ISD | 33.6 mi | 94 | 6.5 | 79.8% |
| Midway School | Midway ISD | 37.3 mi | 137 | 7.3 | 73% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.