Fannindel Isd

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Ladonia, Texas - 2 schools

At $22,503 per pupil, Fannindel Isd ranks #51 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

147
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$22,503
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Fannindel Isd operates 2 public schools serving 147 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Fannin County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,503 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 121 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.1% local, 47.9% state, and 18.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.

and 19.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 38.5% African American, 30.1% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Fannindel El, enrolling 91 students (65% of the district's total enrollment).

Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses fell 5.4% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (147 to 139 students), and the student-teacher ratio held roughly steady, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.

Of the district's $3,612,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 52.6% went to instruction, 34.7% to support services, and 7.5% to capital outlay, a fairly typical instruction/support/capital split for a public school district. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.

Fannindel El accounts for 61.9% of all Fannindel Isd student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fannindel Isd a distant remainder — means Fannindel Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Fannindel Isd reports 89.7% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Fannindel Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism

chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Fannindel Isd is typically wider than the Fannindel Isd-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

18.0%
Federal
47.9%
State
34.1%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 2 schools in Fannindel Isd.

White 30.1%
Hispanic or Latino 19.4%
African American 38.5%
Asian 0.6%
Multiracial 10.5%
Other 1.0%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

19.6%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Fannindel Isd

School Enrollment
Fannindel El
91
Fannindel H S
50

How Fannindel Isd Compares to Similar-Size Districts

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District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
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Comparisons are relative to Fannindel Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Fannindel Isd?

Fannindel Isd has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 147 students.

How much does Fannindel Isd spend per student?

Fannindel Isd spends $22,503 per student.

What is the demographic composition of Fannindel Isd?

Fannindel Isd students are 38.5% African American, 30.1% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.