Regular local school district · Ellis County
Ferris ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Ferris ISD runs 5 public schools with 3,010 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.6 students per teacher is 1.5 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "FERRIS ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 5
- Students
- 3,010
- Teachers (FTE)
- 222
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 301 E 5th St, Ferris, TX 75125
- Phone
- (972)544-3858
- County
- Ellis County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4819170
- State district ID
- TX-070905
- Total staff (FTE)
- 500
- School counselors (FTE)
- 9.0About 334 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 19.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.6
Texas15.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,586), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $35.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $5.0 million
- State revenue
- $22.6 million
- Local revenue
- $8.0 million
- Total spending
- $34.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,159
- Salaries
- $22.2 million65.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $29.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 13.9%
- State: 63.6%
- Local: 22.5%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,159
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Ferris ISD
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Ferris High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 940 | 12.5 |
| Ferris J HCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 658 | 13.2 |
| Hazel Ingram ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to K | 335 | 14.6 |
| Lee Longino ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | 4 to 5 | 436 | 15.0 |
| Lucy Mae McDonald ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | 1 to 3 | 641 | 14.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Ellis County
- Midlothian ISD 11,356 students
- Waxahachie ISD 11,196 students
- Red Oak ISD 6,696 students
- Ennis ISD 6,646 students
- Life School 5,735 students
- Palmer ISD 1,352 students
- Maypearl ISD 1,209 students
- Italy ISD 597 students
- Avalon ISD 347 students
- Milford ISD 258 students
More in Texas
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.