Public school district · Rural: Fringe
Texas · Mclennan County

Gholson ISD

265 students · 2 schools · 13.3:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #976 of 1211 in Texas

Students
265
Schools
2
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–Teacher
13.3:1
County
Mclennan
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Gholson ISD

Gholson ISD is a public school system serving Mclennan County, Texas, based in Waco. It serves 265 students across 2 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #976 largest of Texas’s 1211 school systems.

Phone2548291528
Address137 Hamilton Dr, Waco, TX 76705
CountyMclennan County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Gholson ISD enrolls 265 students in 2 schools — an average of about 132 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #976 of 1211 statewide by enrollment.

Students
265
#976 of 1211 in Texas
Schools
2
~132 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Fringe
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Gholson ISD, from the NCES Common Core of Data (265 students reported):

White
65%
Black
5%
Hispanic
26%
Asian
0%
Two or more
5%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Gholson ISD employs about 20 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1 — below the Texas average of about 14.9:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 35.

Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
20
classroom teachers
Total staff
35
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Texas funds schools

Texas funds districts through the Foundation School Program, combining state aid and local property taxes. It starts from a Basic Allotment per student in average daily attendance — $6,215 for 2025–26 after HB 2 (2025) raised it from $6,160 — then adds weighted allotments for compensatory, bilingual, special-education, career-and-technical and other needs. Property-wealthy districts return excess local revenue to the state through recapture (“Robin Hood”) for redistribution.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Gholson ISD are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Texas assigns A–F accountability ratings across Student Achievement, School Progress and Closing the Gaps. Look up Gholson ISD’s ratings through the TEA School and District Accountability portal, which links to the TXschools.gov rating lookup.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Texas accredits public districts itself: the Texas Education Agency assigns each district an accreditation status (Accredited, Accredited-Warned, Accredited-Probation or Not Accredited-Revoked), separate from any voluntary Cognia accreditation. See the Texas Education Agency for a district’s status.

How it compares

Gholson ISD vs. Texas

Enrollment rank
#976
of 1211 districts
Ratio
13.3:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Locale
Rural: Fringe
Mclennan County

See every Texas district side by side in the Texas directory.

Go deeper

Look up Gholson ISD’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Texas Legislature (the Foundation School Program) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Gholson ISD. NCES District ID (LEAID): 4820610. Confirm current details with the district and the Texas Education Agency.