Ft Davis School
Public school in Ft Davis, Texas · Ft Davis ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Ft Davis School serves 682 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Ft Davis (Jeff Davis County). It is the only school in Ft Davis ISD. By enrollment it is the 73rd largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 29 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Ft Davis ISD |
| County | Jeff Davis County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 482010001962 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ft Davis ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 682 | 682 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 29 | 29 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% 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.
Ft Davis School in context
Size
Ft Davis School is the only school in Ft Davis ISD, so its 682 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 55.5 miles away and have a median of 152 students, so Ft Davis 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 pre-K with 316 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 8, against an average of 49 per grade. This year grade 12 has 88% fewer students than kindergarten (13 against 108). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 316 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 56.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (53.5%). White students are next, at 30.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Ft Davis School has 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 29 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 682 students would have about 62 teachers, so Ft Davis School has 38.5 fewer.
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 Marfa Schools, 20.4 miles away in Marfa 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 | 56.7% |
| White | 30.2% |
| Black | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 316 |
| Kindergarten | 108 |
| Grade 1 | 78 |
| Grade 2 | 58 |
| Grade 3 | 14 |
| Grade 4 | 9 |
| Grade 5 | 11 |
| Grade 6 | 8 |
| Grade 7 | 10 |
| Grade 8 | 17 |
| Grade 9 | 13 |
| Grade 10 | 14 |
| Grade 11 | 13 |
| Grade 12 | 13 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401 W Webster Ave, Ft Davis, TX 79734
Phone: (432)426-4444
Website: fdisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ft Davis School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marfa Schools | Marfa ISD | 20.4 mi | 194 | 9.1 | 98.5% |
| Balmorhea ISD Educational Community | Balmorhea ISD | 28.4 mi | 146 | 8.1 | 83.6% |
| Valentine School | Valentine ISD | 35.3 mi | 32 | 3.1 | 59.4% |
| Marathon Independent School Dist | Marathon ISD | 46.9 mi | 58 | 4.7 | 70.7% |
| Van Horn School | Culberson County-Allamoore ISD | 64.0 mi | 381 | 11.5 | 78.5% |
| Grandfalls-Royalty School | Grandfalls-Royalty ISD | 81.1 mi | 157 | 9.8 | 62.4% |
| Buena Vista School | Buena Vista ISD | 85.8 mi | 220 | 11 | 48.2% |
| Big Bend High School | Terlingua CSD | 90.5 mi | 121 | 8.1 | 73.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.