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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FANNINDEL ISD·NCES 481905001776

FANNINDEL H S

601 W MAIN ST, LADONIA, TX 75449 · (903) 367-7251 · Fannin County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL50 STUDENTS
Enrollment
50
High
DISTRICT 71 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
5.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
39 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 7
7
Grade 8
7
Grade 9
9
Grade 10
10
Grade 11
12
Grade 12
5
Student demographics
White
1224%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
1020%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 54%
Black
2244%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 13%
Two+
510%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 3%
Native American
12%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
2244%
Female
2856%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
35.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
7.0%
TX avg 42.0%
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.4pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
50
-37 (-43%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
5.0:1
was 10.2:1
% White
24%
was 53%
% Hispanic
20%
was 7%
% Black
44%
was 30%
% Asian
0%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About FANNINDEL H S

FANNINDEL H S is one of the one-room-style four-year high schools in LADONIA, Texas, overseen by FANNINDEL ISD, with 50 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 94% below the state mean of about 796.

FANNINDEL ISD runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 141 students. FANNINDEL H S is one of those campuses.

On demographics, FANNINDEL H S shows that the most-represented group is Black (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 24% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Fannin County as a whole is about 6% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, FANNINDEL H S reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at FANNINDEL H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fannin County (around 57%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FANNINDEL H S is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 39.8%; FANNINDEL H S posts 17.4%, -22.4 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Fannin County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,295 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. FANNINDEL H S is one of 23 public schools in Fannin County (combined enrollment of about 5,573 students).

FANNINDEL EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FANNINDEL H S ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 43%: 87 students in 2018 compared to 50 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 53% to 24%. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 5.0:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Fannin County at a glance

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Population
37,326
Census ACS
Median income
$72,295
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,573 students

Quick facts

School name
FANNINDEL H S
District
FANNINDEL ISD
Address
601 W MAIN ST, LADONIA, TX 75449
Phone
(903) 367-7251
County
Fannin County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
50
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
5.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
39 (78%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
481905001776
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About FANNINDEL H S
How large is FANNINDEL H S?
FANNINDEL H S enrolls approximately 50 students in grades 07-12.
Is FANNINDEL H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
FANNINDEL H S is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does FANNINDEL H S have?
FANNINDEL H S employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.0:1.
How diverse is FANNINDEL H S?
FANNINDEL H S reports a student body of 24% White, 20% Hispanic, 44% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is FANNINDEL H S public or private?
FANNINDEL H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by FANNINDEL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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