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Gainesville Independent School District, Texas, elections

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Gainesville Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 3,088 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Gainesville Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Cooke County). During the 2024 school year, 3,088 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Gainesville Independent School District, Place 6

General election

General election for Gainesville Independent School District, Place 6

Henry E. Koehler and Jennifer Presson ran in the general election for Gainesville Independent School District, Place 6 on May 3, 2025.

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Henry E. Koehler (Nonpartisan)
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Jennifer Presson (Nonpartisan)

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Gainesville Independent School District, Place 7

General election

General election for Gainesville Independent School District, Place 7

Corey Lamar Hardin ran in the general election for Gainesville Independent School District, Place 7 on May 3, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The Gainesville Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Laura Otts20222027
Nathan Dempsey20182027
Dan Doss20202026
Latecia Hendricks20202026
Marvin Royal20172026
Phil Neelley20162025
Corey Hardin20132025

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Overlapping state house districts

Gainesville Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 68David SpillerRepublican Party 100% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $12,680,000 $4,032 28%
Local: $16,351,000 $5,199 36%
State: $16,662,000 $5,298 36%
Total: $45,693,000 $14,529
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $38,419,000 $12,215
Total Current Expenditures: $34,634,000 $11,012
Instructional Expenditures: $20,453,000 $6,503 53%
Student and Staff Support: $4,320,000 $1,373 11%
Administration: $3,645,000 $1,158 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,216,000 $1,976 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,832,000 $900
Construction: $1,111,000 $353
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $34,000 $10
Interest on Debt: $878,000 $279

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 33 >=50 15-19 33 <50 20-29 37
2018-2019 42 >=50 20-24 43 PS 40-44 44
2017-2018 38 >=50 20-24 38 >=50 30-34 41
2016-2017 73 >=50 60-64 72 >=50 75-79 78
2015-2016 67 >=50 50-54 67 >=50 65-69 70
2014-2015 62 >=50 50-54 59 >=50 55-59 69
2013-2014 66 >=50 55-59 64 >=50 70-74 71
2012-2013 69 >=80 60-64 65 40-59 70-74 76
2011-2012 78 >=50 65-69 76 >=50 80-84 82
2010-2011 72 >=50 60-64 67 >=50 80

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 29 <50 25-29 26 <50 30-39 37
2018-2019 31 >=50 20-24 27 PS 35-39 38
2017-2018 31 <50 15-19 28 <50 35-39 40
2016-2017 59 >=50 50-54 56 PS 60-64 67
2015-2016 59 >=50 50-54 55 >=50 65-69 67
2014-2015 65 60-79 60-64 62 >=50 65-69 72
2013-2014 65 >=50 65-69 60 >=50 70-74 74
2012-2013 70 >=80 70-74 64 >=80 80-84 80
2011-2012 82 >=50 75-79 79 >=50 90-94 88
2010-2011 83 >=50 80-84 79 >=50 90

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 91 60-79 90-94 PS 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 PS >=50 90-94 PS >=50 >=90
2016-2017 90-94 PS >=50 >=95 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS >=50 >=95 PS >=50 >=90
2014-2015 90-94 PS >=50 90-94 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=95 PS >=50 >=95 PS >=50 >=95
2012-2013 >=95 PS >=50 >=95 PS >=90
2011-2012 90-94 PS >=50 80-89 PS 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS >=80 80-89 PS >=95

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,088 -0.3
2022-2023 3,096 -1.6
2021-2022 3,145 2.8
2020-2021 3,057 -0.1
2019-2020 3,061 -4.4
2018-2019 3,195 3.6
2017-2018 3,080 4.4
2016-2017 2,945 2.8
2015-2016 2,862 0.1
2014-2015 2,858 1.0
2013-2014 2,828 1.4
2012-2013 2,788 -0.3
2011-2012 2,797 2.6
2010-2011 2,724 3.2
2009-2010 2,636 -1.2
2008-2009 2,667 -5.6
2007-2008 2,816 -4.8
2006-2007 2,951 -3.4
2005-2006 3,050 0.8
2004-2005 3,027 1.1
2003-2004 2,993 0.6
2002-2003 2,975 -0.3
2001-2002 2,985 1.7
2000-2001 2,933 4.2
1999-2000 2,810 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Gainesville Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 5.4
Black 4.2 12.8
Hispanic 62.1 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 5.5 3.1
White 26.6 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Gainesville Independent School District had 200.32 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.42.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 9.33
Kindergarten: 13.26
Elementary: 81.03
Secondary: 91.87
Total: 200.32

Gainesville Independent School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 29.02 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 9.78
School Administrators: 29.02
School Administrative Support: 14.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 42.55
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.91
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.98
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.95
Library/Media Support: 5.00
Student Support Services: 20.63
Other Support Services: 59.12

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Gainesville Independent School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Edison El618PK-1
Gainesville H S8729-12
Gainesville Int4635-6
Gainesville J H4217-8
W E Chalmers El7142-4


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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