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Spearman Independent School District, Texas

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Spearman Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 724 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Spearman Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Ochiltree, Hansford, and Hutchinson counties). During the 2024 school year, 724 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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School board

The Spearman 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
Karla Flowers2024
Abby Pipkin2024
Jay Tracy2024
Dustin Mackie20232026
Scott Sonnenberg20232026
Stephen Batton2025
Mark Garnett2025

Elections

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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: $1,490,000 $1,896 12%
Local: $4,907,000 $6,243 39%
State: $6,077,000 $7,732 49%
Total: $12,474,000 $15,870
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,097,000 $15,390
Total Current Expenditures: $11,103,000 $14,125
Instructional Expenditures: $6,725,000 $8,555 56%
Student and Staff Support: $857,000 $1,090 7%
Administration: $1,575,000 $2,003 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,946,000 $2,475 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $657,000 $835
Construction: $425,000 $540
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $9,000 $11
Interest on Debt: $270,000 $343


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 62 PS 55-59 PS 75-79
2018-2019 66 PS 60-64 PS 75-79
2017-2018 59 PS 50-54 PS 75-79
2016-2017 89 PS 86 PS >=95
2015-2016 81 PS 77 PS 90-94
2014-2015 77 PS 74 PS 80-84
2013-2014 74 PS 73 PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 70 >=50 63 PS >=50 80-84
2011-2012 84 PS 75-79 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 86 PS PS 80-84 90-94

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 57 PS 50-54 PS 70-74
2018-2019 53 PS 48 PS 60-64
2017-2018 48 PS 35-39 PS 65-69
2016-2017 77 PS 72 PS 85-89
2015-2016 76 PS 69 PS 90-94
2014-2015 79 PS 74 PS 90-94
2013-2014 76 PS 72 PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 75 >=50 68 PS >=50 85-89
2011-2012 88 PS 80-84 PS PS >=95
2010-2011 91 PS PS 85-89 >=95

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 >=95 >=90 >=80
2017-2018 >=95 PS >=90 PS >=80
2016-2017 >=90 >=90 >=80
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=90 PS >=80
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=80 PS >=80
2013-2014 >=95 PS >=90 PS >=80
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90 PS >=50
2011-2012 >=90 >=80 PS >=80
2010-2011 >=90 >=90 >=80


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 724 -2.6
2022-2023 743 -5.8
2021-2022 786 -3.3
2020-2021 812 -3.1
2019-2020 837 -3.1
2018-2019 863 -2.3
2017-2018 883 3.2
2016-2017 855 -2.7
2015-2016 878 -0.1
2014-2015 879 -0.3
2013-2014 882 0.3
2012-2013 879 6.8
2011-2012 819 -2.0
2010-2011 835 3.0
2009-2010 810 -0.9
2008-2009 817 3.7
2007-2008 787 4.3
2006-2007 753 1.7
2005-2006 740 -4.6
2004-2005 774 2.3
2003-2004 756 0.3
2002-2003 754 -5.0
2001-2002 792 3.4
2000-2001 765 1.0
1999-2000 757 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Spearman Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 5.4
Black 0.0 12.8
Hispanic 67.1 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.7 3.1
White 32.0 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, Spearman Independent School District had 72.67 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.96.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.24
Kindergarten: 3.89
Elementary: 27.58
Secondary: 35.21
Total: 72.67

Spearman Independent School District employed 1.50 district administrators and 4.02 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.50
District Administrative Support: 5.00
School Administrators: 4.02
School Administrative Support: 5.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 19.54
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.34
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.45
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.77
Other Support Services: 28.54


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 Spearman Independent School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Gus Birdwell El356PK-5
Spearman H S2069-12
Spearman J H1626-8

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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 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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