Spearman ISD

Public school district · Hansford County · Texas · NCES district ID 4841010

Spearman ISD spent $14,073 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 65% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,156). Its 3 schools enrolled 692 students in 2024-25; 45.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,242 per student, up 1.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Spearman ISD in enrollment (734 to 752 students) and Spearman ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Spearman ISD, FY23Hearne ISD $19,387; Freer ISD $18,500; Inspire Academies $16,584; Skidmore-Tynan ISD $15,379; Como-Pickton CISD $14,790; Danbury ISD $14,783; Spearman ISD $14,073; Anson ISD $13,876; Post ISD $13,336; Priority Charter Schools $13,148; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kHearne ISD$19,387Freer ISD$18,500Inspire Academies$16,584Skidmore-Tynan ISD$15,379Como-Pickton CISD$14,790Danbury ISD$14,783Spearman ISD$14,073Anson ISD$13,876Post ISD$13,336Priority Charter Schools$13,148State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Spearman ISD, FY23Hearne ISD $19,387; Freer ISD $18,500; Inspire Academies $16,584; Skidmore-Tynan ISD $15,379; Como-Pickton CISD $14,790; Danbury ISD $14,783; Spearman ISD $14,073; Anson ISD $13,876; Post ISD $13,336; Priority Charter Schools $13,148; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kHearne ISD$19,387Freer ISD$18,500Inspire Academies$16,584Skidmore-Tynan ISD$15,379Como-Pickton CISD$14,790Danbury ISD$14,783Spearman ISD$14,073Anson ISD$13,876Post ISD$13,336Priority Charter Schools$13,148State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Spearman ISD, FY23Hearne ISD $19,387; Freer ISD $18,500; Inspire Academies $16,584; Skidmore-Tynan ISD $15,379; Como-Pickton CISD $14,790; Danbury ISD $14,783; Spearman ISD $14,073; Anson ISD $13,876; Post ISD $13,336; Priority Charter Schools $13,148; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20kHearne ISD$19,387Freer ISD$18,500Inspire Academies$16,584Skidmore-Tynan ISD$15,379Como-Pickton CISD$14,790Danbury ISD$14,783Spearman ISD$14,073Anson ISD$13,876Post ISD$13,336Priority Charter Schools$13,148State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Spearman ISD, FY23Hearne ISD $19,387; Freer ISD $18,500; Inspire Academies $16,584; Skidmore-Tynan ISD $15,379; Como-Pickton CISD $14,790; Danbury ISD $14,783; Spearman ISD $14,073; Anson ISD $13,876; Post ISD $13,336; Priority Charter Schools $13,148; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20kHearne ISD$19,387Freer ISD$18,500Inspire Academies$16,584Skidmore-Tynan ISD$15,379Como-Pickton CISD$14,790Danbury ISD$14,783Spearman ISD$14,073Anson ISD$13,876Post ISD$13,336Priority Charter Schools$13,148State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$12,150,000 in revenue: 45.6% state, 44.1% local and 10.4% federal. Total spending including $13,000 of capital outlay was $10,776,000, or $14,503 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Spearman ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,537,000; Local $5,354,000; Federal $1,259,000; total $12,150,000.
  • State$5,537,000 46%
  • Local$5,354,000 44%
  • Federal$1,259,000 10%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 629 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

743 students in 2022-23, 724 students in 2023-24, 692 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Spearman ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 743, 2023-24: 724, 2024-25: 69202004006008002022-237432023-247242024-25692
Spearman ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 743, 2023-24: 724, 2024-25: 69202004006008002022-237432023-247242024-25692
Spearman ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 743, 2023-24: 724, 2024-25: 69202004006008002022-237432023-247242024-25692
Spearman ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 743, 2023-24: 724, 2024-25: 69202004006008002022-237432023-247242024-25692

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2374376.19.8
2023-2472472.710.0
2024-2569266.210.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$3,539,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,763 per student

Spearman ISD booked $3,539,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 76 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $46,492 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 26 in 100 Texas districts with a figure (state median $50,660, 1,054 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,386,00067.4%
Special education$199,0005.6%
Vocational$185,0005.2%
Other programs$769,00021.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,096 in 2018-19, $4,461 in 2019-20, $4,474 in 2020-21, $4,838 in 2021-22, $4,763 in 2022-23.

Spearman ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,096, 2019-20: $4,461, 2020-21: $4,474, 2021-22: $4,838, 2022-23: $4,76302k4k6k2018-19$4,0962019-20$4,4612020-21$4,4742021-22$4,8382022-23$4,763
Spearman ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,096, 2019-20: $4,461, 2020-21: $4,474, 2021-22: $4,838, 2022-23: $4,76302k4k6k2018-19$4,0962019-20$4,4612020-21$4,4742021-22$4,8382022-23$4,763
Spearman ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,096, 2019-20: $4,461, 2020-21: $4,474, 2021-22: $4,838, 2022-23: $4,76302k4k6k2018-19$4,0962019-20$4,4612020-21$4,4742021-22$4,8382022-23$4,763
Spearman ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,096, 2019-20: $4,461, 2020-21: $4,474, 2021-22: $4,838, 2022-23: $4,76302k4k6k2018-19$4,0962019-20$4,4612020-21$4,4742021-22$4,8382022-23$4,763

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Spearman ISD scored proficient or above: 55-63% in reading and 52-61% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTexasStudents tested
Reading and language arts55-63%52%320
Math52-61%42%252

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 61 students in Spearman ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate95% or more90.3%
Students in the class61403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 343 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gus Birdwell Elementary34311.952.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 160 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Spearman Junior High16011.051.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 189 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Spearman High School1898.344.4%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Spearman ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Spearman ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentSpearman ISD ranks 411 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,073).#411 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasSpearman ISD is the number 668 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 743 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#668 of 1,212
  3. Priority Charter SchoolsThe next larger Texas district: 751 students in fall 2022, $13,148 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,148
  4. Post ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 741 students in fall 2022, $13,336 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,336
  5. Compare Spearman ISD with Priority Charter SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Spearman High School, its largest high school189 students in 2024-25, 8.3 per teacher.189
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasSpearman ISD spent $46,492 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$46,492
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Spearman ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Spearman ISD?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 692 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Spearman ISD spend per student?
    $14,073 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,156 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,242 per student, up 1.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Spearman ISD's money come from?
    $12,150,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 45.6% state, 44.1% local and 10.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Spearman ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 115 of the 736 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Spearman ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,539,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,763 per student. Divided by the 76 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $46,492 per teacher, more than 26 in 100 Texas districts (state median $50,660). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Spearman ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Spearman ISD scored proficient or above: 55-63% in reading and 52-61% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Spearman ISD?
    95% or more of the 61 students in Spearman ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Spearman ISD's NCES district ID?
    4841010. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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