Hemphill Independent School District enrolled 788 students in the 2024-25 school year, a 3.1% increase from 764 the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Among the student body, 54.1% were boys and 45.9% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white (581), representing 73.7% of the district’s total enrollment. Multiracial students were the second-largest group, totaling 67 students (8.5%).
The grade level with the highest enrollment was first grade, with 69 students enrolled that year, accounting for 8.8% of the total student body.
The district covers three schools, and has a central office in Hemphill.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Hemphill Elementary School | 340 |
| Hemphill High School | 229 |
| Hemphill Middle School | 219 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
