District overview
Hartley ISD
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is Hartley ISD paid for, and who runs it?
Hartley ISD runs a single PK-12 school of about 240 students in Hartley County, in the Texas Panhandle. For 2026-27, the budget plans $4.40 million in revenue: about $2.6 million from local property taxes and other local sources, $1.67 million from the state and $121,000 from federal programs. A seven-member elected board of trustees meets early in the morning, usually once a month. The superintendent, JaNan Grice, and the principal, Lily Sykes, run the school.
Budget
The 2026-27 budget, adopted August 31, 2026, plans $4,326,876 in spending, including $2.0 million for instruction and $428,000 for debt.
Tax rate
The proposed rate is $0.7382 per $100 of value, down from $0.8366.
Finances
In November 2025, the audit showed a deficit of about $150,000. The tax notice lists a maintenance and operations fund balance of $993,532.
Elections
Trustees serve four-year staggered terms, with elections in November. Filing for the 2026 ballot ran August 13-17.
The minutes are short and do not explain most decisions in detail, so this page reports what was voted on, not the reasons behind it.
Where the district stands
Down from 0.8366.
Context: $4.33 million divided by about 240 students (NCES enrollment 243). Small districts cost more per student.
Major projects
LASO 4 instructional leadership grant
Approved; begins 2026-27A $439,000 state grant to strengthen instructional leadership.
- Superintendent reports grant approval.
Funding
State LASO grant
As reported in the February 24, 2026 minutes.
County water board test well on school land
Proposed; tabled in September 2026The Hartley County Water Board asked to drill a test well on district property. The item was tabled on September 22 because no one from the water board came, and it was placed on the October 23 agenda again.
- First on the agenda.
- Tabled.
- On the agenda again.
Funding
Not stated
No cost to the district was stated.
Recent news
We reviewed every board agenda and set of minutes posted from November 2025 to October 2026, the 2026-27 adopted budget and tax-rate notice, the budget summary, the board election filing notice, the 2026-27 student handbook and the district improvement plan.
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