Sanger ISD
Sanger ISD is a public school district based in Sanger, Texas, serving 2,880 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #280 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 45% of them. Its schools average 411 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Tommy Hunter. It spends about $13,212 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 15.7 students per teacher.
How Sanger compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Sanger | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,212 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,893 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $37.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $34.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 183 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 479 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 288 | 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 Tommy Hunter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockport-Fulton ISDRockport | 2,913 | 4 | $11,327 | 15.0 | #277 |
| Wills Point ISDWills Point | 2,893 | 5 | $9,732 | 17.1 | #278 |
| Royal ISDPattison | 2,884 | 4 | $12,500 | 15.8 | #279 |
| Sanger ISDSanger · this district | 2,880 | 7 | $13,212 | 15.7 | #280 |
| Columbia-Brazoria ISDWest Columbia | 2,871 | 6 | $10,553 | 15.4 | #281 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle Community School CorporationNew Castle, IN | 2,881 | $10,984 | 11.4 |
| Hampden-WilbrahamWilbraham, MA | 2,881 | $18,205 | 13.9 |
| Vandalia-Butler CityVandalia, OH | 2,880 | $13,816 | 17.5 |
| Wantagh Union Free School DistrictWantagh, NY | 2,879 | $27,014 | 11.8 |
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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