McMullen County School
Public school in Tilden, Texas · McMullen County ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
McMullen County School serves 280 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Tilden (McMullen County). It is the only school in McMullen County ISD. By enrollment it is the 156th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 10.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 26.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | McMullen County ISD |
| County | McMullen County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 482994003368 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | McMullen County ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 280 | 280 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 10.6 | 10.6 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
McMullen County School in context
Size
McMullen County School is the only school in McMullen County ISD, so its 280 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 64.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 589; McMullen County 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 9 with 25 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 14, against an average of 20 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% more students than kindergarten (18 against 16). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 14 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 56.8% here and 24.4% across Texas public schools. Hispanic students are next, at 42.1%. Students from 4 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
With 26.37 full-time-equivalent teachers for 280 students, McMullen County School has 10.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 280 students would have about 25.5 teachers, so McMullen County 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
McMullen County School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other school is Pawnee El / J H/HS, 35.8 miles away in Pawnee 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 | 56.8% |
| Hispanic | 42.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
55.4% of students are girls and 44.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 14 |
| Kindergarten | 16 |
| Grade 1 | 18 |
| Grade 2 | 19 |
| Grade 3 | 21 |
| Grade 4 | 20 |
| Grade 5 | 16 |
| Grade 6 | 23 |
| Grade 7 | 23 |
| Grade 8 | 21 |
| Grade 9 | 25 |
| Grade 10 | 23 |
| Grade 11 | 23 |
| Grade 12 | 18 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
901 River St, Tilden, TX 78072
Phone: (361)274-2000
Website: mcisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: McMullen County School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee El / J H/HS | Pawnee ISD | 35.8 mi | 630 | 22.5 | 83.2% |
| Somerset Academy Brooks | Somerset Academies of Texas | 61.3 mi | 1,227 | 22.4 | 74.7% |
| Jubilee San Antonio | Jubilee Academies | 63.8 mi | 1,011 | 15.8 | 88.4% |
| Compass Rose Ingenuity | Compass Rose Public Schools | 64.1 mi | 830 | 18.1 | 81.9% |
| Royal Academy of Excellence | Royal Public Schools | 64.2 mi | 469 | 15.3 | 84.9% |
| Nordheim School | Nordheim ISD | 65.4 mi | 116 | 6.8 | 64.7% |
| Jubilee - Lake View University Prep | Jubilee Academies | 66.6 mi | 548 | 15.4 | 92.5% |
| Southwest Preparatory Southeast Campus | Southwest Preparatory School | 67.0 mi | 172 | 10.7 | 93% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.