Fannindel High School
Public high school in Ladonia, Texas · Fannindel ISD · Grades 7–12
Fannindel High School serves 50 students in grades 7–12 in Ladonia (Fannin County). It is one of 2 schools in Fannindel ISD. By enrollment it is the 1743rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 10.03 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Fannindel ISD |
| County | Fannin County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481905001776 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fannindel ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 50 | 141 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 5 | 7.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78% | 80.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 3% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Fannindel High School in context
Size
Fannindel High School is the only high school in Fannindel ISD. Its 50 students are 35.5% of the district's 141. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16 miles away and have a median of 223 students, so Fannindel High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 12 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 5, against an average of 8 per grade. This year grade 12 has 29% fewer students than grade 7 (5 against 7). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 44% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fannindel ISD (36.9%). White students are next, at 24%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.1% across Fannindel ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Fannindel High School has 10.03 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 50 students would have about 3.6 teachers, so Fannindel High School has 6.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Wolfe City High School, 8.7 miles away in Wolfe City ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 44% |
| White | 24% |
| Hispanic | 20% |
| Two or more races | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2% |
56% of students are girls and 44% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 7 |
| Grade 8 | 7 |
| Grade 9 | 9 |
| Grade 10 | 10 |
| Grade 11 | 12 |
| Grade 12 | 5 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
601 W Main St, Ladonia, TX 75449
Phone: (903)367-7251
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fannindel High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfe City High School | Wolfe City ISD | 8.7 mi | 222 | 10.7 | 55.4% |
| Honey Grove High School | Honey Grove ISD | 11.9 mi | 221 | 12.8 | 54.8% |
| Commerce High School | Commerce ISD | 12.7 mi | 456 | 12.3 | 70.8% |
| Cooper High School | Cooper ISD | 15.2 mi | 224 | 8.2 | 57.6% |
| Leonard High School | Leonard ISD | 16.8 mi | 269 | 11.2 | 52.4% |
| Celeste High School | Celeste ISD | 17.1 mi | 147 | 7.6 | 50.3% |
| Bonham High School | Bonham ISD | 17.9 mi | 591 | 12.4 | 57.7% |
| Campbell High School | Campbell ISD | 18.9 mi | 128 | 7.1 | 67.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Fannindel ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fannindel Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 91 |