Public schools in Hereford, TX
Hereford has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,110 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Hereford ISD runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Hereford's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Hereford | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford ISD | 8 | 3,952 | $11,359 |
| Walcott ISD | 1 | 148 | $13,547 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Hereford, 1,182 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford High School | 1,182 | 15.1 | 73.0% | Hereford ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Hereford, 856 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford Junior High | 534 | 11.9 | 78.5% | Hereford ISD |
| Hereford Preparatory Academy | 322 | 13.9 | 79.2% | Hereford ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Hereford, 1,786 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Elementary | 479 | 15.5 | 78.7% | Hereford ISD |
| Aikman Elementary | 464 | 19.5 | 83.4% | Hereford ISD |
| Bluebonnet Elementary | 366 | 15.9 | 85.5% | Hereford ISD |
| West Central Elementary | 331 | 15.0 | 79.5% | Hereford ISD |
| Walcott Elementary | 146 | 19.3 | 41.8% | Walcott ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Hereford, 286 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tierra Blanca Early Childhood Center | 286 | 19.1 | 96.2% | Hereford ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Hereford's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Hereford school has 15.5 students per full-time teacher, more than the Texas median of 14.5. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 366 students (state 507).
| Hereford | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.5 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 366 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 100% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Hereford schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Hereford
- Hereford ISDRuns 8 of Hereford's 9 public schools and spent $11,359 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,359
- Hereford High School, the largest high school in Hereford1,182 students in 2024-25, 15.1 per teacher.1,182
- Compare Hereford ISD with Walcott ISDHereford's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Hereford addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Hereford
How many public schools are in Hereford, TX?
9 public schools with an address in Hereford were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,110 students.What is the largest high school in Hereford?
Hereford High School, with 1,182 students in 2024-25 (Hereford ISD).Which districts run Hereford's schools?
Hereford ISD (8 schools), Walcott ISD (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25