Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District is a public school district based in unincorporated Jefferson County, Texas, United States.
It serves Hamshire, Fannett, and New Holland.
The district was formed in 1961 by the consolidation of Hamshire-New Holland I.S.D. and Fannett I.S.D.
In addition to Hamshire, the district also serves city of Taylor Landing as well as the unincorporated communities of Fannett, LaBelle, and Cheek.
On February 13, 1964, the Board of Trustees approved a plan for desegregating Hamshire-Fannett ISD:
In 2010, the school district was rated "exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency. [1]
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