Total enrollment
3,111
+54 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in GAINESVILLE ISD
Texas · 3,111 students · 1 city
For a Texas district, GAINESVILLE ISD runs a compact public-school system: 5 schools and roughly 3,111 students (2 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in GAINESVILLE ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How GAINESVILLE ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #633 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,111 | #283 of 760 | #3,108 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #319 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #693 of 758 | #7,126 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 66.3% | #296 of 750 | #2,217 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #287 of 557 | #2,615 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside GAINESVILLE ISD
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Gainesville High School at 39.4% proficient to W E Chalmers Elementary School at 23.6%, a gap of 15.8 points. That is the 283rd widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 3,080 to 3,111 students (up 1%) and from 196 to 183 full-time teachers (down 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAINESVILLE H S | Gainesville | High | 09-12 | 876 |
| W E CHALMERS EL | Gainesville | Elementary | 02-04 | 703 |
| EDISON EL | Gainesville | Elementary | PK-01 | 630 |
| GAINESVILLE INT | Gainesville | Middle | 05-06 | 480 |
| GAINESVILLE J H | Gainesville | Middle | 07-08 | 422 |
About GAINESVILLE ISD
As a thinly populated district in Texas, GAINESVILLE ISD serves 3,111 students across 5 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, GAINESVILLE ISD consists of 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 3,057 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,111 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for GAINESVILLE ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.