Shelbyville School
Public school in Shelbyville, Texas · Shelbyville ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Shelbyville School serves 891 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Shelbyville (Shelby County). It is the only school in Shelbyville ISD. By enrollment it is the 55th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 12.6 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 ÷ 70.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Shelbyville ISD |
| County | Shelby County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483996004532 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Shelbyville ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 891 | 891 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 12.6 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.3% | 54.3% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 64% 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.
Shelbyville School in context
Size
Shelbyville School is the only school in Shelbyville ISD, so its 891 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 23.3 miles away and have a median of 419 students, so Shelbyville 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 3 with 77 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 49, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 12 has 34% fewer students than kindergarten (49 against 74). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 50 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 73.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Black students are next, at 13.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Shelbyville School has 70.45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 891 students would have about 81 teachers, so Shelbyville School has 10.5 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, 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 school is Joaquin Schools, 14.5 miles away in Joaquin 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 | 73.4% |
| Black | 13.5% |
| Hispanic | 10.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 50 |
| Kindergarten | 74 |
| Grade 1 | 63 |
| Grade 2 | 61 |
| Grade 3 | 77 |
| Grade 4 | 69 |
| Grade 5 | 67 |
| Grade 6 | 64 |
| Grade 7 | 62 |
| Grade 8 | 63 |
| Grade 9 | 64 |
| Grade 10 | 65 |
| Grade 11 | 63 |
| Grade 12 | 49 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5322 St Hwy 87S, Shelbyville, TX 75973
Phone: (936)598-7323
Website: shelbyville.k12.tx.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Shelbyville School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Schools | Joaquin ISD | 14.5 mi | 720 | 12.9 | 60.3% |
| Tenaha Schools | Tenaha ISD | 16.4 mi | 414 | 12.9 | 90.8% |
| Timpson School | Timpson ISD | 21.0 mi | 756 | 10.5 | 65.9% |
| Martinsville School | Martinsville ISD | 21.3 mi | 313 | 10 | 56.5% |
| Gary School | Gary ISD | 25.2 mi | 476 | 12.5 | 65.5% |
| Broaddus High School | Broaddus ISD | 32.2 mi | 377 | 10.2 | 71.1% |
| Laneville School | Laneville ISD | 45.8 mi | 139 | 8.1 | 74.1% |
| Douglass School | Douglass ISD | 47.7 mi | 424 | 9.6 | 41.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.