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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