DOUGLASS SCHOOL

DOUGLASS SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack unified-grade school in DOUGLASS, Texas, part of DOUGLASS ISD, caters to 424 students, covering grades pre-K through 12.

Operationally, DOUGLASS SCHOOL answers to DOUGLASS ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, DOUGLASS SCHOOL reports that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Nacogdoches County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DOUGLASS SCHOOL has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Nacogdoches County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, DOUGLASS SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.9%; this one delivers 58.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Nacogdoches County indicate median household earnings sit near $53,555, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Nacogdoches County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,396 students), DOUGLASS SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CUSHING SCHOOL, around 10.9 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DOUGLASS SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 480 students in 2018 compared to 424 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.