Enrollment
189
High
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPEARMAN ISD·NCES 484101004664
SPEARMAN H S
403 E 11TH AVE, SPEARMAN, TX 79081 · (806) 659-2584 · Hansford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
118 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SPEARMAN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
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 2024-25Enrollment
189
-78 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 10.7:1
% White
34%
was 31%
% Hispanic
66%
was 67%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SPEARMAN H S
SPEARMAN H S is a senior high of micro-enrollment scale in SPEARMAN, Texas, part of SPEARMAN ISD, instructing 189 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 76% leaner than typical.
SPEARMAN ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 692 students. SPEARMAN H S is one of those campuses.
Demographically, SPEARMAN H S reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%; the rest comes out to 34% White. By comparison, Hansford County as a whole is about 50% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SPEARMAN H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 46.6%; actual is 65.0%, +18.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the surrounding community, census data for Hansford County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,441 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. SPEARMAN H S is one of 7 public schools in Hansford County (combined enrollment of about 1,229 students).
Nearest neighbor: SPEARMAN J H, around 0.6 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SPEARMAN H S at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.2%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 29%: 267 students in 2018 compared to 189 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.
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Hansford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,119
Census ACS
Median income
$69,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,229 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPEARMAN ISD
- GUS BIRDWELL ELElementary · 343 students
- SPEARMAN J HMiddle · 160 students
Other schools in SPEARMAN
- GUS BIRDWELL ELElementary · 343 students
- SPEARMAN J HMiddle · 160 students
Nearby schools
- SPEARMAN J H0.6 mi · 160
- GUS BIRDWELL EL0.6 mi · 343
- GRUVER J H13.0 mi · 115
- GRUVER H S13.0 mi · 141
- GRUVER EL13.0 mi · 153
- PRINGLE-MORSE SCHOOLS18.4 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About SPEARMAN H SWhat is the total enrollment at SPEARMAN H S?
SPEARMAN H S enrolls approximately 189 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SPEARMAN H S serve?
SPEARMAN H S serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SPEARMAN H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SPEARMAN H S is approximately 8.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SPEARMAN H S?
SPEARMAN H S reports a student body of 34% White, 66% Hispanic.
Who oversees SPEARMAN H S?
SPEARMAN H S is overseen by SPEARMAN ISD in Hansford County.
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