Regular local school district · Shelby County
Tenaha ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Tenaha ISD runs 1 public school with 414 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.9 students per teacher is 2.2 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "TENAHA ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 1
- Students
- 414
- Teachers (FTE)
- 32
- Students per teacher
- 12.9
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 138 College St, Tenaha, TX 75974
- Phone
- (936)248-5000
- County
- Shelby County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4842360
- State district ID
- TX-210904
- Total staff (FTE)
- 58
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
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 (500), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $7.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $832,000
- State revenue
- $5.5 million
- Local revenue
- $1.5 million
- Total spending
- $7.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,882
- Salaries
- $4.7 million63.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $2.7 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.7%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 18.7%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,882
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Tenaha ISD
By level: 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Tenaha SchoolsCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 414 | 12.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Shelby County
- Center ISD 2,307 students
- Shelbyville ISD 891 students
- Timpson ISD 756 students
- Joaquin ISD 720 students
- Excelsior ISD 86 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.