Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the governance issues in school districts with 500 or less students; Methodology: An online survey was constructed using items from the National School Board Survey. The survey was sent to the Texas school board presidents of districts with 500 or less students. The survey had five conceptual organizers: school board elections, school board service, school superintendent, policy issues and district/board president demography. A 40% return rate was achieved; Results: The results were reported as key findings by the conceptual organizers. Key findings include: 77% of board presidents were male; 90% of board presidents had a positive relationship with the superintendent. The average length of service for a superintendent was 4.3 years; 95% believed their district was prepared to meet the No Child Left Behind Standards; and, 93% of board presidents were Caucasian. Conclusions: All school boards are not the same. There are elemental differences between large, medium and small school districts; and Recommendations: Our lack of knowledge leaves us ill equipped to address the challenges small school boards face. Additional research is necessary to add to the body of literature and our understanding of governance as it applies to small school boards. School Board Survey Analysis Addendum is also included. (Contains 42 tables.)