Hamshire-Fannett ISD
Hamshire-Fannett ISD is a public school district based in Hamshire, Texas, serving 2,006 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #327 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 36% of them. Its schools average 401 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Darrell Westfall. It spends about $11,805 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 15.3 students per teacher.
How Hamshire-Fannett compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Hamshire-Fannett | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,805 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,332 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $26.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $23.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 131 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 259 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 401 | 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 →Darrell Westfall
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonham ISDBonham | 2,029 | 5 | $12,314 | 13.9 | #325 |
| Hitchcock ISDHitchcock | 2,012 | 5 | $14,910 | 24.8 | #326 |
| Hamshire-Fannett ISDHamshire · this district | 2,006 | 5 | $11,805 | 15.3 | #327 |
| Kemp ISDKemp | 1,987 | 6 | $11,498 | 12.3 | #328 |
| Hillsboro ISDHillsboro | 1,984 | 5 | $11,624 | 14.1 | #329 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knob Noster R-VIIIKnob Noster, MO | 2,007 | $10,658 | 14.4 |
| Annandale Public School DistrictAnnandale, MN | 2,006 | $11,970 | 17.6 |
| School of the OsageLake Ozark, MO | 2,006 | $10,514 | 13.5 |
| Mount Sinai Union Free School DistrictMount Sinai, NY | 2,006 | $26,744 | 11.7 |
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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