Nocona Independent School District enrolled 785 students in the 2024-25 school year, a 4.4% increase from 752 the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Among the student body, 53.2% were boys and 46.8% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white (480), representing 61.1% of the district’s total enrollment. Hispanic students were the second-largest group, totaling 260 students (33.1%).
The grade level with the highest enrollment was ninth grade, with 70 students enrolled that year, accounting for 8.9% of the total student body.
The district covers three schools, and has a central office in Nocona.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Nocona Elementary School | 351 |
| Nocona High School | 258 |
| Nocona Middle School | 176 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
