Gainesville ISD
Gainesville ISD is a public school district based in Gainesville, Texas, serving 3,111 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #259 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 49% of them. Its schools average 622 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Desmontes Stewart. It spends about $9,813 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Texas median. It has roughly 17.1 students per teacher.
How Gainesville compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Gainesville | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,813 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,020 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $34.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $39.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 182 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 375 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 283 | 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 →Dr Desmontes Stewart
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navasota ISDNavasota | 3,117 | 6 | $12,214 | 14.5 | #258 |
| Gainesville ISDGainesville · this district | 3,111 | 5 | $9,813 | 17.1 | #259 |
| Sealy ISDSealy | 3,109 | 4 | $10,412 | 14.8 | #260 |
| La Vega ISDWaco | 3,093 | 6 | $11,294 | 15.1 | #261 |
| Seminole ISDSeminole | 3,089 | 6 | $13,649 | 13.0 | #262 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro R-IIIHillsboro, MO | 3,117 | $9,476 | 14.9 |
| DeWitt Public SchoolsDewitt, MI | 3,109 | $10,186 | 17.6 |
| Cedarburg School DistrictCedarburg, WI | 3,108 | $11,688 | 15.8 |
| Faribault Public School DistrictFaribault, MN | 3,106 | $15,847 | 13.1 |
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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