📍 600 Frederick St, Riesel, McLennan County, 76682
Riesel School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Riesel, McLennan County. The school has 327 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stacey Dieterich. It is part of the Riesel Isd school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riesel School enrolls 327 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 218 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
156 of the school's 327 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riesel School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 56.
Riesel School is one of 2 schools in RIESEL ISD, based in RIESEL, Texas. The district serves 689 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 327 students, Riesel School is close to the district average of about 345 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant