Iola Independent School District

The Iola Independent School District is a public school district based in Iola, Texas, United States. The district serves Iola and unincorporated areas in northwestern Grimes County.

Schools
The Iola Independent School District operates two schools – Iola Elementary School (grades PK-6) and Iola High School (grades 7-12). Both schools as well as the district's administrative offices are housed on a single campus at the corner of FM 39 and Fort Worth Street.

In September 2009, Iola Elementary School was declared a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.

Student demographics
As of the 2008-2009 school year, Iola ISD enrolled a total of 497 students. The gender distribution was 230 males (46.3%) and 267 females (53.7%). The ethnic composition of the district was 85.71% White, 10.87% Hispanic, and 3.42% African American. 45.1% of the district's students were considered economically disadvantaged with 26.0% classified as "At-Risk."

Historic district enrollment

 * 1988-89 - 364 students
 * 1989-90 - 378 students
 * 1990-91 - 373 students
 * 1991-92 - 388 students
 * 1992-93 - 406 students


 * 1993-94 - 422 students
 * 1994-95 - 433 students
 * 1995-96 - 450 students
 * 1996-97 - 491 students
 * 1997-98 - 452 students


 * 1998-99 - 441 students
 * 1999-00 - 473 students
 * 2000-01 - 447 students
 * 2001-02 - 453 students
 * 2002-03 - 451 students


 * 2003-04 - 472 students
 * 2004-05 - 497 students
 * 2005-06 - 508 students
 * 2006-07 - 488 students
 * 2007-08 - 506 students

In 1965 the school had 235 students in all 12 grades in one building. Of the students, 85 were high school students.