FORT ELLIOTT SCHOOL

FORT ELLIOTT SCHOOL is an all-grades campus of very small scale in BRISCOE, Texas, run under FORT ELLIOTT CISD, serveing 141 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 71% smaller than the state mean of about 485.

FORT ELLIOTT SCHOOL is a school of FORT ELLIOTT CISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FORT ELLIOTT SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (82%) are White; the rest breaks down as 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wheeler County put median household earnings sit near $60,167, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wheeler County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,229 students), of which FORT ELLIOTT SCHOOL is one.

WHEELER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.4 miles from this campus.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 4%: 135 students in 2018 compared to 141 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the FORT ELLIOTT SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.