Public school district · Rural: Distant
Texas · San Patricio County

Taft ISD

812 students · 3 schools · 12.8:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #632 of 1211 in Texas

Students
812
Schools
3
Teachers (FTE)
64
Student–Teacher
12.8:1
County
San Patricio
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Taft ISD

Taft ISD is a public school system serving San Patricio County, Texas, based in Taft. It serves 812 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #632 largest of Texas’s 1211 school systems.

Phone3615282636
Address400 College St, Taft, TX 78390
CountySan Patricio County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Taft ISD enrolls 812 students in 3 schools — an average of about 271 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #632 of 1211 statewide by enrollment.

Students
812
#632 of 1211 in Texas
Schools
3
~271 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Taft ISD, from the NCES Common Core of Data (812 students reported):

White
15%
Black
0%
Hispanic
84%
Asian
0%
Two or more
0%
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

Taft ISD employs about 64 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1 — below the Texas average of about 14.9:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 141.

Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
64
classroom teachers
Total staff
141
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 Taft 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 Taft 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

Taft ISD vs. Texas

Enrollment rank
#632
of 1211 districts
Ratio
12.8:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Locale
Rural: Distant
San Patricio County

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

Go deeper

Look up Taft 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 Taft ISD. NCES District ID (LEAID): 4842060. Confirm current details with the district and the Texas Education Agency.