Public school district · Rural: Fringe
Texas · Kaufman County

Forney ISD

18,565 students · 24 schools · 15.3:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #78 of 1211 in Texas

Students
18,565
Schools
24
Teachers (FTE)
1,212
Student–Teacher
15.3:1
County
Kaufman
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Forney ISD

Forney ISD is a public school system serving Kaufman County, Texas, based in Forney. It serves 18,565 students across 24 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #78 largest of Texas’s 1211 school systems.

Phone4697624100
Address600 S Bois D'Arc St, Forney, TX 75126
CountyKaufman County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Forney ISD enrolls 18,565 students in 24 schools — an average of about 774 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #78 of 1211 statewide by enrollment.

Students
18,565
#78 of 1211 in Texas
Schools
24
~774 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Fringe
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Forney ISD, from the NCES Common Core of Data (18,565 students reported):

White
22%
Black
43%
Hispanic
28%
Asian
3%
Two or more
5%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Forney ISD employs about 1,212 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 15.3:1 — above the Texas average of about 14.9:1. Total district staff is roughly 2,553.

Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
1,212
classroom teachers
Total staff
2,553
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Texas funds schools

Texas funds districts through the Foundation School Program, combining state aid and local property taxes. It starts from a Basic Allotment per student in average daily attendance — $6,215 for 2025–26 after HB 2 (2025) raised it from $6,160 — then adds weighted allotments for compensatory, bilingual, special-education, career-and-technical and other needs. Property-wealthy districts return excess local revenue to the state through recapture (“Robin Hood”) for redistribution.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Forney ISD are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Texas assigns A–F accountability ratings across Student Achievement, School Progress and Closing the Gaps. Look up Forney ISD’s ratings through the TEA School and District Accountability portal, which links to the TXschools.gov rating lookup.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Texas accredits public districts itself: the Texas Education Agency assigns each district an accreditation status (Accredited, Accredited-Warned, Accredited-Probation or Not Accredited-Revoked), separate from any voluntary Cognia accreditation. See the Texas Education Agency for a district’s status.

How it compares

Forney ISD vs. Texas

Enrollment rank
#78
of 1211 districts
Ratio
15.3:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Locale
Rural: Fringe
Kaufman County

See every Texas district side by side in the Texas directory.

Go deeper

Look up Forney ISD’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Texas Legislature (the Foundation School Program) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Forney ISD. NCES District ID (LEAID): 4819560. Confirm current details with the district and the Texas Education Agency.