Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
At the time, Fannin County had the 91st largest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that white students made up 65.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in Fannin County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 24.3%, Black students at 3.7%, American Indian students at 0.7%, Asian students at 0.2% and multiracial students at 5.1%.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock stated in an interview.
School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
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Bailey Inglish Early Childhood Center | 161 | 191 | 18.6% |
Bonham High School | 548 | 560 | 2.2% |
Dodd City School | 331 | 320 | -3.3% |
Ector Elementary School | 112 | 135 | 20.5% |
Ector High School | 118 | 117 | -0.8% |
Evans Elementary School | 374 | 402 | 7.5% |
Fannindel High School | 64 | 54 | -15.6% |
Finley-Oates Elementary School | 533 | 546 | 2.4% |
Honey Grove Elementary School | 261 | 258 | -1.1% |
Honey Grove High School | 218 | 221 | 1.4% |
Honey Grove Middle School | 138 | 139 | 0.7% |
Leonard Elementary School | 244 | 238 | -2.5% |
Leonard High School | 255 | 255 | 0% |
Leonard Intermediate School | 115 | 106 | -7.8% |
Leonard Junior High School | 200 | 215 | 7.5% |
Rather L. High School | 283 | 275 | -2.8% |
Rayburn High School | 225 | 217 | -3.6% |
Sam Rayburn Elementary School | 281 | 267 | -5% |
Savoy Elementary School | 187 | 182 | -2.7% |
Savoy High School | 132 | 120 | -9.1% |
Trenton Elementary School | 299 | 292 | -2.3% |
Trenton High School | 208 | 203 | -2.4% |
Trenton Middle School | 192 | 205 | 6.8% |
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