Sherman Independent School District

Sherman Independent School District
Sherman Independent School District
	2701 N Loy Lake Rd, Sherman, TX 75090 Sherman TX, Texas
District information
Motto	Building Bearcats!
Grades	Pre kindergarten - 12th
Established	1849
President	Jennifer Shelby
Superintendent	Dr. Thomas O'Neal
Asst. superintendent(s)	Amy Pesina
Students and staff
Students	7,800
Teachers	700
Student–teacher ratio	12:1
Athletic conference	5A Division 1
District mascot	Bearcat
Colors	Maroon and White
Other information
Website	https://www.shermanisd.net/

Sherman Independent School District is a public school district based in Sherman, Texas (USA).

In addition to Sherman, the district also serves the village of Knollwood. Sherman is the sister city of Denison, Texas.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[1]

Previously the superintendent of schools had direct supervision of fine arts programs, but the board of trustees ended this in 2023.^[2]

Schools

School name	Grades	Additional information
Sherman High School	9-12	Current campus opened in 2021
Piner Middle School	6-8	One of the former Sherman High School campuses
Sherman Middle School	6-8	One of the former Sherman High School campuses
Jefferson Learning Center	Alternative School	non-disciplinary school of choice offering self-paced, accelerated programs

School name	Grades	Additional information
Crutchfield Elementary School	PK-5
Dillingham Elementary School	PK-5	Former Junior High and Intermediate Campus
Fairview Elementary School	PK-5
Neblett Elementary School	PK-5
Parker Elementary School	PK-5
Sory Elementary School	PK-5
New Childhood Early Education Center (opening date TBA)	Headstart	Wakefield Elementary closed at the end of the 2024-2025 school year and a new early childhood education center is currently being built on the same site
Washington Elementary School	PK-5
Fred Douglas Early Childhood Center	Head Start