Hempstead ISD
Hempstead ISD is a public school district based in Hempstead, Texas, serving 1,585 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #386 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 24% of them. Its schools average 528 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Herbert O'neil. It spends about $12,614 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 16.3 students per teacher.
How Hempstead compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Hempstead | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,614 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,907 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $19.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $21.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 97 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 240 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 396 | 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 →Herbert O'neil
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield ISDFairfield | 1,602 | 4 | $12,484 | 12.7 | #384 |
| Hempstead ISDHempstead · this district | 1,585 | 3 | $12,614 | 16.3 | #386 |
| Coldspring-Oakhurst CISDColdspring | 1,585 | 4 | $12,892 | 13.5 | #385 |
| Sabine ISDGladewater | 1,583 | 4 | $10,667 | 13.5 | #387 |
| Diboll ISDDiboll | 1,582 | 5 | $12,580 | 13.0 | #388 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beachwood CityBeachwood, OH | 1,586 | $20,928 | 14.8 |
| Madison School District (Lenawee)Adrian, MI | 1,585 | $11,831 | 16.3 |
| Spackenkill Union Free School DistrictPoughkeepsie, NY | 1,585 | $29,497 | 10.5 |
| Madison County Public SchoolsMadison, VA | 1,585 | $13,491 | 13.8 |
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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