Total enrollment
981
-93 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
San Saba County
Texas · Public K-12
In San Saba County, 6 public K-12 schools make up the local education system, comprising 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high. Combined enrollment is about 981 students.
7-year change in San Saba County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
-1 (-17%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
47%
was 49%
% Hispanic
51%
was 44%
% Black
1%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Schools
6
4 districts
Enrollment
981
NCES CCD
Median income
$55,819
Below Texas avg
Free/reduced lunch
66.0%
Above Texas avg
Elementary
1
305 students
Middle
1
216 students
High
1
217 students
Combined / other
3
243 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
SAN SABA ISD
738 students · 4 districts in San Saba County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of San Saba County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
24.0%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
10.8%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
3.1%
civilian labor
Median age
41
19.1% under 18
Test scores in San Saba County
Latest 2023-24 ELA proficiency, 5 schools ranked. Texas state average: 52.7%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- CHEROKEE SCHOOL· 68.0%
- SAN SABA MIDDLE· 62.0%
- SAN SABA H S· 57.0%
- RICHLAND SPRINGS SCHOOL· 56.0%
- SAN SABA EL· 34.0%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN SABA EL | San Saba | Elementary | PK-04 | 305 | · |
| SAN SABA H S | San Saba | High | 09-12 | 217 | · |
| SAN SABA MIDDLE | San Saba | Middle | 05-08 | 216 | · |
| CHEROKEE SCHOOL | Cherokee | Combined | PK-12 | 123 | · |
| RICHLAND SPRINGS SCHOOL | Richland Springs | Combined | PK-12 | 120 | · |
| PECAN RIDGE H S | San Saba | Combined | M-M | · | · |
Cities in San Saba County
About San Saba County
San Saba County is a thinly populated Texas county of about 5,696 residents, home to 6 public schools and roughly 981 students.
Zooming out, census numbers show typical household earnings sit around $55,819, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That income level is 16% meaningfully below the Texas median.
On the school-mix side, San Saba County is built around 1 elementary school (305 students), 1 middle school (216), 1 high school (217), and 3 combined or other schools.
The largest single district in San Saba County is SAN SABA ISD, which alone enrolls about 738 students.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 9%: 1,074 students in SY 2017-18 versus 981 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 6 to 5 across the same 7-year window. The Hispanic share of public-school enrollment climbed from 44% to 51%.
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Frequently asked questions
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data