Iola High School
Public high school in Iola, Texas · Iola ISD · Grades 6–12
Iola High School serves 315 students in grades 6–12 in Iola (Grimes County). It is one of 2 schools in Iola ISD. By enrollment it is the 1152nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Iola ISD |
| County | Grimes County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482424002701 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Iola ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 315 | 626 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.3 | 9.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 38.4% | 40.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Iola High School in context
Size
Iola High School is the only high school in Iola ISD. Its 315 students are 50.3% of the district's 626. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18 miles away and have a median of 345 students, so Iola High School is close to their typical size.
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 10 with 51 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 34, against an average of 45 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24% fewer students than grade 6 (34 against 45). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 76.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Iola ISD (75.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 18.1%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
38.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 40.2% across Iola ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Iola High School has 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 315 students would have about 22.5 teachers, so Iola High School has 11.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Madisonville High School, 15.7 miles away in Madisonville CISD. No other high 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 | 76.5% |
| Hispanic | 18.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| Black | 1.6% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 45 |
| Grade 7 | 46 |
| Grade 8 | 44 |
| Grade 9 | 47 |
| Grade 10 | 51 |
| Grade 11 | 48 |
| Grade 12 | 34 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7282 Ft Worth St, Iola, TX 77861
Phone: (936)394-2361
Website: iolaisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Iola High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madisonville High School | Madisonville CISD | 15.7 mi | 672 | 12.2 | 64.3% |
| James Earl Rudder High School | Bryan ISD | 17.0 mi | 1,697 | 13.3 | 81.7% |
| Travis B Bryan High School | Bryan ISD | 17.5 mi | 2,426 | 14.1 | 71.5% |
| Iltexas Aggieland High School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 17.8 mi | 224 | 8.4 | 39.3% |
| Bryan Collegiate High School | Bryan ISD | 18.2 mi | 465 | 24.2 | 74% |
| Normangee High School | Normangee ISD | 18.2 mi | 192 | 8.4 | 45.3% |
| Cvhs Accelerated Academy | College Station ISD | 18.7 mi | 23 | 10.4 | 39.1% |
| College View High School | College Station ISD | 18.7 mi | 95 | 8.2 | 48.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Iola ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iola Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 311 |