Public schools in Alton, TX
Alton has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,104 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Mission CISD runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Alton's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Alton | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission CISD | 6 | 14,502 | $13,955 |
| Sharyland ISD | 1 | 9,732 | $11,777 |
| La Joya ISD | 1 | 24,804 | $14,592 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Alton, 399 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Collegiate High School | 399 | 12.3 | 90.5% | Mission CISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Alton, 1,350 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Memorial Junior High | 819 | 12.9 | 93.5% | Mission CISD |
| Domingo Trevino Middle | 531 | 12.0 | 97.0% | La Joya ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Alton, 2,355 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie L Jensen Elementary | 615 | 16.4 | 87.0% | Sharyland ISD |
| Cantu Elementary | 521 | 17.1 | 90.8% | Mission CISD |
| Raquel Cavazos Elementary | 521 | 17.6 | 84.6% | Mission CISD |
| Carl C Waitz Elementary | 361 | 14.4 | 96.7% | Mission CISD |
| Alton Elementary | 337 | 14.6 | 93.2% | Mission CISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Alton's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Alton school has 14.5 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Texas median of 14.5. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 521 students (state 507).
| Alton | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.5 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 521 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 100% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Alton schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Alton
- Mission CISDRuns 6 of Alton's 8 public schools and spent $13,955 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,955
- Mission Collegiate High School, the largest high school in Alton399 students in 2024-25, 12.3 per teacher.399
- Compare Mission CISD with Sharyland ISDAlton's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Alton addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Texas
- Houston759 schools
- San Antonio521 schools
- Dallas352 schools
- Austin258 schools
- Fort Worth257 schools
- El Paso213 schools
- Arlington102 schools
- Corpus Christi90 schools
Questions about schools in Alton
How many public schools are in Alton, TX?
8 public schools with an address in Alton were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,104 students.What is the largest high school in Alton?
Mission Collegiate High School, with 399 students in 2024-25 (Mission CISD).Which districts run Alton's schools?
Mission CISD (6 schools), Sharyland ISD (1 school), La Joya ISD (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25