Total enrollment
3,660
-288 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in KILGORE ISD
Texas · 3,660 students · 1 city
For families across KILGORE ISD, public-school options total 7 K-12 schools, with combined enrollment near 3,660 (4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in KILGORE ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How KILGORE ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #416 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,660 | #258 of 760 | #2,653 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #334 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #355 of 758 | #4,131 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 71.8% | #224 of 750 | #1,806 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #90 of 557 | #871 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 KILGORE ISD
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Kilgore High School at 47.5% proficient to Kilgore Middle School at 37.8%, a gap of 9.7 points. That is the 336th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 4,076 to 3,660 students (down 10%) and from 282 to 265 full-time teachers (down 6%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILGORE H S | Kilgore | High | 09-12 | 1,167 |
| KILGORE MIDDLE | Kilgore | Middle | 06-08 | 840 |
| KILGORE PRI | Kilgore | Elementary | PK-01 | 621 |
| KILGORE INT | Kilgore | Elementary | 04-05 | 531 |
| CHANDLER EL | Kilgore | Elementary | 02-03 | 501 |
| ELDER COOP ALTER SCHOOL | Kilgore | Combined | M-M | · |
| KILGORE PATHWAYS ACADEMY | Kilgore | Elementary | M-M | · |
About KILGORE ISD
KILGORE ISD administers 7 public schools across Texas, collectively hosting roughly 3,660 students.
On the school-mix side, KILGORE ISD is made up of 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in KILGORE ISD is about 523, below the Texas average of roughly 606.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 7%: 3,948 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,660 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for KILGORE ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.