Borden County Independent School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in the community of Gail

Gail, Texas

Gail is a Census Designated Place in Borden County, Texas, United States. Located at the junction of U.S. Highway 180 and Farm to Market Road 669, it is the county seat of Borden County. The town and county are named for Gail Borden, Jr., of Houston, the inventor of condensed milk...

, Texas

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 (USA

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). The district serves all of Borden County

Borden County, Texas

Borden County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 729. Its county seat is Gail. Gail and Borden County are named for Gail Borden, Jr., businessman, publisher, surveyor, and inventor of condensed milk...

 with the exception of a small southwestern portion, which is served by the Sands Consolidated Independent School District

Sands Consolidated Independent School District

Sands Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Ackerly, Texas .The district serves parts of four counties - southeast Dawson, northeast Martin, southwest Borden, and northwest Howard....

. A small portion of Howard County lies within the district.

Borden County ISD has one school that serves students in grades pre-kindergarten though twelve. As of the 2005-2006 Texas Education Agency School Report Card, the enrollment in Borden County Schools was 155 students in grades K-12.

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized

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" by the Texas Education Agency

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Academics

BCISD received a "Recognized" School Accountability Rating on its Texas Education Agency 2005-2006 School Report Card.

Athletics

Football

1997 - Texas 1A 6-man state champions

1998 - Texas 1A 6-man state runners-up

2008 - Texas 1A Division II 6-man state champions

2009 - Texas 1A Division II 6-man state champions