Alvord Independent School District enrolled 844 students in the 2024-25 school year, a 0.7% decrease from 850 the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Among the student body, 54.3% were boys and 45.7% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white (654), representing 77.5% of the district’s total enrollment. Hispanic students were the second-largest group, totaling 172 students (20.4%).
The grade level with the highest enrollment was third grade, with 78 students enrolled that year, accounting for 9.2% of the total student body.
The district covers three schools, and has a central office in Alvord.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Alvord Elementary School | 437 |
| Alvord High School | 225 |
| Alvord Middle School | 182 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
