Total enrollment
29,839
+4,380 (+17%) vs SY 2020-21
42 schools in COMAL ISD
Texas · 29,839 students · 8 cities
42 public schools operate under COMAL ISD, with roughly 29,839 K-12 students enrolled (25 elementary, 8 middle, and 9 high).
4-year change in COMAL ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
37
+3 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How COMAL ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #48 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 29,839 | #48 of 760 | #224 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 37 | #54 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #570 of 758 | #5,859 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 28.9% | #699 of 750 | #6,730 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #186 of 557 | #1,860 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside COMAL ISD
State test results across the district's 35 scored schools run from Hill Country College Prep High School at 95.0% proficient to Canyon Middle School at 40.7%, a gap of 54.3 points. That is the 51st widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 28 district schools that reported both years went from 23,070 to 22,465 students (down 3%) and from 1,381 to 1,472 full-time teachers (up 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About COMAL ISD
As a low-population district in Texas, COMAL ISD educates 29,839 students across 42 schools.
For a sense of the school types, COMAL ISD consists of 25 elementary, 8 middle, and 9 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 710 in this district, noticeably above the Texas typical of 606.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 17%: 25,459 students in SY 2020-21 versus 29,839 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 34 to 37 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for COMAL ISD discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.