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Hardin-Jefferson ISD

2,762 students · 6 schools · 14.6:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #312 of 1211 in Texas

Students
2,762
Schools
6
Teachers (FTE)
190
Student–Teacher
14.6:1
County
Hardin
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Hardin-Jefferson ISD

Hardin-Jefferson ISD is a public school system serving Hardin County, Texas, based in Sour Lake. It serves 2,762 students across 6 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #312 largest of Texas’s 1211 school systems.

Phone4099816400
Address520 W Herring, Sour Lake, TX 77659
CountyHardin County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Hardin-Jefferson ISD enrolls 2,762 students in 6 schools — an average of about 460 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #312 of 1211 statewide by enrollment.

Students
2,762
#312 of 1211 in Texas
Schools
6
~460 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Hardin-Jefferson ISD, from the NCES Common Core of Data (2,762 students reported):

White
67%
Black
14%
Hispanic
13%
Asian
1%
Two or more
4%
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

Hardin-Jefferson ISD employs about 190 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 14.6:1 — below the Texas average of about 14.9:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 349.

Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
190
classroom teachers
Total staff
349
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 Hardin-Jefferson 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 Hardin-Jefferson 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

Hardin-Jefferson ISD vs. Texas

Enrollment rank
#312
of 1211 districts
Ratio
14.6:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Locale
Rural: Distant
Hardin County

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

Go deeper

Look up Hardin-Jefferson 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 Hardin-Jefferson ISD. NCES District ID (LEAID): 4822410. Confirm current details with the district and the Texas Education Agency.