Regular local school district · Cherokee County
Alto ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Alto ISD runs 3 public schools with 505 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.2 students per teacher is 3.9 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "ALTO ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 505
- Teachers (FTE)
- 45
- Students per teacher
- 11.2
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 244 County Rd 2429, Alto, TX 75925
- Phone
- (936)858-7101
- County
- Cherokee County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4807980
- State district ID
- TX-037901
- Total staff (FTE)
- 100
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 505 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district11.2
Texas15.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (609), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $10.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.4 million
- State revenue
- $6.9 million
- Local revenue
- $2.6 million
- Total spending
- $15.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $24,898
- Salaries
- $5.4 million35.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $14.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 13.0%
- State: 63.4%
- Local: 23.6%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$24,898
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Alto ISD
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Alto ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 4 | 207 | 15.9 |
| Alto High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 146 | 8.1 |
| Alto MiddleCEP school | Middle | 5 to 8 | 152 | 11.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Cherokee County
- Jacksonville ISD 4,700 students
- Bullard ISD 2,921 students
- Rusk ISD 2,057 students
- New Summerfield ISD 526 students
- Wells ISD 239 students
More in Texas
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.