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This is a list of school districts in Texas, sorted by Education Service Center (ESC) Region and then by County.. There are multiple classifications of school districts. Among them are independent school districts, common school districts, municipal school districts, rural high school districts, industrial training school districts, rehabilitation districts for the handicapped, and several ...
The headquarters of the Houston Independent School District, one of the largest school districts in the United States. An independent school district (ISD) is a type of school district in some US states for primary and secondary education that operates as an entity independent and separate from any municipality or county, and only under the oversight of the respective state government.
Premont is located at (27.358064, –98.125766 It is situated at along U.S. Highway 281 (Future Interstate 69C) in south central Jim Wells County, 27 miles (43 km) south of Alice and 9 miles (14 km) north of Falfurrias, two towns that Morgan Smith of the Texas Tribune refers to as "relative hubs".
As of the 2016-2017 school year, the ethnic distribution of the school district was 68.7% White, 27.5% Hispanic, 0.7% African American, 0.5% American Indian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0% Asian, and 2.5% from two or more races. Economically disadvantaged students made up 58.4% of the student body, compared with 59.0% for all students in Texas. [4]
Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. [6] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. [ 7 ] A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and ...
Clear Creek Independent School District (CCISD) is a school district based in League City, Texas, United States. The district serves most of the Clear Lake Area and some other neighboring parts of the Houston metropolitan area. CCISD is the 29th largest school district in Texas, spanning 103 square miles and serving over 41,000 students.
The Grand Parkway (SH 99) also runs east-west through the southern half of the district. Tomball Independent School District is accredited by the Texas Education Agency, which rated it "A - Superior" in 2017–2018. [4] Tomball ISD is part of the taxation base for Lone Star College (formerly North Harris Montgomery Community College District).
The district was a petitioner of the United States Supreme Court case Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe, which held that student-led, student-initiated prayer at football games violates the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution. In 2018, 10 people were killed in the Santa Fe High School shooting.