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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,140 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Gunter Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Grayson County). During the 2024 school year, 1,140 students attended one of the district's four schools.

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

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About the district

School board

The Gunter 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
Jason Padgett20252028
Gabe Johnson20192028
Shelli Hales20212027
Scott Meyerdirk20152027
Natalie Barnard20232026
Jim Scano20232026
Gary Harris20052026

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Overlapping state house districts

Gunter Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 62Shelley LutherRepublican Party 100% 3%

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: $1,929,000 $1,730 11%
Local: $8,581,000 $7,696 48%
State: $7,381,000 $6,620 41%
Total: $17,891,000 $16,046
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $21,995,000 $19,726
Total Current Expenditures: $20,095,000 $18,022
Instructional Expenditures: $12,116,000 $10,866 55%
Student and Staff Support: $2,712,000 $2,432 12%
Administration: $2,289,000 $2,052 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,978,000 $2,670 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $772,000 $692
Construction: $391,000 $350
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $46,000 $41
Interest on Debt: $743,000 $666

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 (%)
2021-2022 50 PS >=50 30-34 PS >=50 54
2020-2021 47 PS PS 25-29 PS <50 53
2018-2019 55 PS PS 35-39 PS >=50 60
2017-2018 52 PS PS 40-44 PS <50 55-59
2016-2017 90 PS PS 80-84 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 89 PS 75-79 PS >=50 90-94
2014-2015 85 PS PS 75-79 PS 60-79 85-89
2013-2014 93 PS 90-94 PS >=50 90-94
2012-2013 93 PS PS 85-89 >=50 >=50 94
2011-2012 96 PS PS 90-94 PS >=50 >=95
2010-2011 96 PS PS >=95 >=50 96

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 (%)
2021-2022 67 PS >=50 45-49 PS >=50 72
2020-2021 58 PS PS 30-34 PS >=50 66
2018-2019 61 PS <50 30-34 PS >=50 69
2017-2018 61 PS PS 40-44 PS >=50 67
2016-2017 87 PS PS 75-79 PS >=50 90
2015-2016 91 PS 75-79 PS >=80 94
2014-2015 89 PS PS 80-84 PS >=80 92
2013-2014 93 PS PS 85-89 >=50 >=50 95
2012-2013 92 PS PS 85-89 >=50 >=50 94
2011-2012 >=99 PS PS >=95 PS >=50 >=95
2010-2011 98 PS PS >=95 >=50 98

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 (%)
2021-2022 >=95 >=50 PS PS >=95
2020-2021 >=95 PS >=50 PS >=90
2018-2019 >=95 PS >=80 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 >=50 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 90-94 >=50 >=90
2015-2016 >=95 PS >=50 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=95 >=50 PS >=90
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS >=80 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=95 >=50 PS >=95
2011-2012 >=90 >=80 >=90
2010-2011 >=95 >=50 PS PS >=90

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 1,140 -1.6
2022-2023 1,158 3.7
2021-2022 1,115 8.2
2020-2021 1,024 2.2
2019-2020 1,001 3.2
2018-2019 969 3.8
2017-2018 932 11.7
2016-2017 823 0.1
2015-2016 822 3.0
2014-2015 797 2.1
2013-2014 780 -3.2
2012-2013 805 -3.6
2011-2012 834 5.0
2010-2011 792 1.5
2009-2010 780 -6.7
2008-2009 832 -5.5
2007-2008 878 -0.9
2006-2007 886 2.8
2005-2006 861 4.4
2004-2005 823 3.9
2003-2004 791 2.0
2002-2003 775 7.5
2001-2002 717 5.0
2000-2001 681 2.8
1999-2000 662 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Gunter Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 5.4
Black 1.2 12.8
Hispanic 20.5 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 3.2 3.1
White 73.9 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, Gunter Independent School District had 108.07 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.55.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 4.04
Elementary: 30.36
Secondary: 45.42
Total: 108.07

Gunter Independent School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 4.67 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 7.48
School Administrators: 4.67
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 66.42
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 8.73
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.98
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 53.08
Other Support Services: 32.52

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 Gunter Independent School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Grayson County Special Education Ssa0PK-12
Gunter El408PK-4
Gunter H S3639-12
Gunter Middle3695-8


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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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