Bonham ISD
Bonham ISD is a public school district based in Bonham, Texas, serving 2,029 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #325 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 36% of them. Its schools average 406 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Lance Meredith Hamlin. It spends about $12,314 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 13.9 students per teacher.
How Bonham compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Bonham | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,314 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,213 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $23.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $27.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 146 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 309 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 676 | 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper ISDJasper | 2,070 | 4 | $12,148 | 12.5 | #323 |
| Rusk ISDRusk | 2,057 | 5 | $11,776 | 13.5 | #324 |
| Bonham ISDBonham · this district | 2,029 | 5 | $12,314 | 13.9 | #325 |
| Hitchcock ISDHitchcock | 2,012 | 5 | $14,910 | 24.8 | #326 |
| Hamshire-Fannett ISDHamshire | 2,006 | 5 | $11,805 | 15.3 | #327 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poquoson City Public SchoolsPoquoson, VA | 2,030 | $11,786 | 14.2 |
| Orange CityCleveland, OH | 2,029 | $24,626 | 14.6 |
| Cache Public SchoolsCache, OK | 2,029 | $11,101 | 15.7 |
| RSU 52/msad 52Turner, ME | 2,028 | $15,619 | 12.1 |
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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