Sterling City Independent School District enrolled 355 students in the 2024-25 school year, a 1.4% decrease from 360 the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Among the student body, 50.1% were girls and 49.9% were boys.
The most represented ethnicity among the students in Sterling City Independent School District was white, accounting for 49.6% of the student body.
The grade level with the highest enrollment was tenth grade, with 42 students enrolled that year, accounting for 11.8% of the total student body.
The district covers five schools, and has a central office in Sterling City.
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 |
|---|---|
| Sterling City School | 335 |
| Wall Special Programs | 12 |
| Fairview Special Programs | 4 |
| Fairview Accelerated | 2 |
| Fairview DAEP | 2 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
