Regular local school district · Upshur County
Gilmer ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Gilmer ISD runs 5 public schools with 2,946 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 "GILMER ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 5
- Students
- 2,946
- Teachers (FTE)
- 217
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 245 N Bradford St, Gilmer, TX 75644
- Phone
- (903)841-7400
- County
- Upshur County
- Locale
- Town: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4820700
- State district ID
- TX-230902
- Total staff (FTE)
- 509
- School counselors (FTE)
- 6.0About 491 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 14.0
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 (2,510), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $38.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $7.5 million
- State revenue
- $17.9 million
- Local revenue
- $13.5 million
- Total spending
- $37.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,950
- Salaries
- $21.4 million57.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $44.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 19.2%
- State: 46.1%
- Local: 34.7%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,950
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Gilmer ISD
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Bruce J HCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 419 | 12.0 |
| Gilmer Early Childhood CenterCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 165 | 18.3 |
| Gilmer ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 4 | 1,042 | 15.6 |
| Gilmer High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 895 | 11.9 |
| Gilmer IntermediateCEP school | Middle | 5 to 6 | 425 | 14.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Upshur County
- New Diana ISD 1,136 students
- Harmony ISD 895 students
- Ore City ISD 788 students
- Union Grove ISD 720 students
- Big Sandy ISD 649 students
- Union Hill ISD 282 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.