Regular local school district · Lavaca County
Sweet Home ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Sweet Home ISD runs 1 public school with 155 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 12.9 students per teacher is 2.2 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "SWEET HOME ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 1
- Students
- 155
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12
- Students per teacher
- 12.9
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 7508 Fm 531, Sweet Home, TX 77987
- Phone
- (361)293-3221
- County
- Lavaca County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 8
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4842000
- State district ID
- TX-143905
- Total staff (FTE)
- 21
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.9
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 (143), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $2.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $43,000
- State revenue
- $1.3 million
- Local revenue
- $855,000
- Total spending
- $1.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,790
- Salaries
- $1.1 million63.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 1.9%
- State: 59.9%
- Local: 38.2%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,790
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Sweet Home ISD
By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Sweet Home Elementary | Elementary | PK to 8 | 155 | 12.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Lavaca County
- Yoakum ISD 1,458 students
- Hallettsville ISD 1,176 students
- Shiner ISD 721 students
- Moulton ISD 293 students
- Ezzell ISD 128 students
- Vysehrad ISD 74 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.