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.

Schools

The Iola Independent School District operates two schools – and Iola High School . 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.

Student demographics

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

Historic district enrollment

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