Tenaha Schools
Public school in Tenaha, Texas · Tenaha ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Tenaha Schools serves 414 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Tenaha (Shelby County). It is the only school in Tenaha ISD. By enrollment it is the 106th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 12.9 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 ÷ 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Tenaha ISD |
| County | Shelby County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484236011969 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Tenaha ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 414 | 414 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 12.9 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.8% | 90.8% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Tenaha Schools in context
Size
Tenaha Schools is the only school in Tenaha ISD, so its 414 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 19.8 miles away and have a median of 561 students, so Tenaha Schools 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 42 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 17, against an average of 30 per grade. This year grade 12 has 44% more students than kindergarten (39 against 27). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 29 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 52.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Texas public schools (53.5%). Black students are next, at 24.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.8% 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
Tenaha Schools has 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 414 students would have about 37.6 teachers, so Tenaha Schools has 5.5 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 Timpson School, 8.8 miles away in Timpson ISD. There are 0 schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 52.2% |
| Black | 24.4% |
| White | 21.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 29 |
| Kindergarten | 27 |
| Grade 1 | 28 |
| Grade 2 | 25 |
| Grade 3 | 25 |
| Grade 4 | 24 |
| Grade 5 | 17 |
| Grade 6 | 29 |
| Grade 7 | 28 |
| Grade 8 | 33 |
| Grade 9 | 42 |
| Grade 10 | 39 |
| Grade 11 | 29 |
| Grade 12 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
138 College St, Tenaha, TX 75974
Phone: (936)248-5000
Website: tenahaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tenaha Schools. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timpson School | Timpson ISD | 8.8 mi | 756 | 10.5 | 65.9% |
| Gary School | Gary ISD | 9.0 mi | 476 | 12.5 | 65.5% |
| Joaquin Schools | Joaquin ISD | 11.6 mi | 720 | 12.9 | 60.3% |
| Shelbyville School | Shelbyville ISD | 16.4 mi | 891 | 12.6 | 54.3% |
| Martinsville School | Martinsville ISD | 23.2 mi | 313 | 10 | 56.5% |
| Laneville School | Laneville ISD | 33.4 mi | 139 | 8.1 | 74.1% |
| Douglass School | Douglass ISD | 42.1 mi | 424 | 9.6 | 41.3% |
| Carlisle School | Carlisle ISD | 42.8 mi | 646 | 10.8 | 49.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.