Lone Oak ISD
Lone Oak ISD is a public school district based in Lone Oak, Texas, serving 1,137 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #468 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 8% of them. Its schools average 284 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Nate Compton. It spends about $12,108 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.
How Lone Oak compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Lone Oak | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,108 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,233 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $12.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $12.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 87 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 164 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,137 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Texas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Nate Compton
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence ISDFlorence | 1,142 | 3 | $12,764 | 12.4 | #466 |
| Roosevelt ISDLubbock | 1,138 | 3 | $12,339 | 10.9 | #467 |
| Lone Oak ISDLone Oak · this district | 1,137 | 4 | $12,108 | 13.1 | #468 |
| New Diana ISDDiana | 1,136 | 3 | $10,578 | 15.1 | #469 |
| Dublin ISDDublin | 1,125 | 3 | $12,263 | 12.8 | #470 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Lomitas ElementaryMenlo Park, CA | 1,138 | $26,855 | 17.8 |
| Pipestone Area School DistrictPipestone, MN | 1,138 | $13,024 | 13.2 |
| Bristol Borough School DistrictBristol, PA | 1,137 | $16,888 | 12.4 |
| Johnson County School District #1Buffalo, WY | 1,137 | $21,339 | 9.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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