Iola Independent School District

The Iola Independent School District is a public school district based in Iola, Texas, United States. The district serves Iola and unincorporated areas in northwestern Grimes County.

Iola Independent School District
Address
22875 FM 39 Iola , Texas, 77861 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PK–12[1]
Schools	2[1]
NCES District ID	4824240[1]
Students and staff
Students	610 (2023–2024)[1]
Teachers	57.18 (on an FTE basis) (2023–2024)[1]
Staff	39.10 (on an FTE basis) (2023–2024)[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.67 (2023–2024)[1]
Other information
Website	www.iolaisd.net

Schools

The Iola Independent School District operates two schools: Iola Elementary School (grades PK-6) and Iola High School (grades 7-12). Both schools as well as the district's administrative offices are housed on a single campus at the corner of FM 39 and Fort Worth Street.

In September 2009, Iola Elementary School was declared a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.^[2]

Student demographics

As of the 2008-2009 school year, Iola ISD enrolled a total of 497 students.^[3] The gender distribution was 230 males (46.3%) and 267 females (53.7%).^[4] The ethnic composition of the district was 85.71% White, 10.87% Hispanic, and 3.42% African American.^[3] 45.1% of the district's students were considered economically disadvantaged^[5] with 26.0% classified as "At-Risk."

Historic district enrollment

1988-89 - 364 students[6] 1989-90 - 378 students[6] 1990-91 - 373 students[7] 1991-92 - 388 students[7] 1992-93 - 406 students[7]

1993-94 - 422 students[8] 1994-95 - 433 students[8] 1995-96 - 450 students[8] 1996-97 - 491 students[8] 1997-98 - 452 students[8]

1998-99 - 441 students[8] 1999-00 - 473 students[8] 2000-01 - 447 students[8] 2001-02 - 453 students[8] 2002-03 - 451 students[8]

2003-04 - 472 students[8] 2004-05 - 497 students[8] 2005-06 - 508 students[8] 2006-07 - 488 students[8] 2007-08 - 506 students[8]

In 1965 the school had 235 students in all 12 grades in one building. Of the students, 85 were high school students.^[9]

Controversy

In July 2024, the ACLU of Texas sent the Iola Independent School District a letter, alleging that the district's 2023-2024 dress and grooming code appeared to violate the Texas CROWN Act, a state law which prohibits racial discrimination based on hair texture or styles, and asking the district to revise its policies for the 2024-2025 school year.^[10][11]

See also

• Texas portal
• Schools portal

• List of school districts in Texas