Terlingua Common School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in the community of Study Butte-Terlingua

Study Butte-Terlingua, Texas

Study Butte-Terlingua is a census-designated place in Brewster County, Texas, United States. The population was 267 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Study Butte-Terlingua is located at ....

 in unincorporated Brewster County

Brewster County, Texas

Brewster County is a county located in western part of the US state of Texas, along the border with Mexico. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. As of the 2000 census, the population is 8,866. In 2009, the population was estimated to be 9,481. Its...

, Texas

Texas

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 (USA

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).

The district, which also serves Lajitas

Lajitas, Texas

Lajitas is an unincorporated community in Brewster County, Texas, United States, in proximity to the Big Bend National Park.-Government:For many years the mayor of Lajitas was Clay Henry III, a "beer-drinking" goat...

, has two campuses - Big Bend High (Grades 9-12) and Terlingua Elementary (Grades PK-8).

Big Bend High School takes high schoolers within the San Vicente Independent School District

San Vicente Independent School District

San Vicente Independent School District is a public school district in Brewster County, Texas .The district has one school – San Vicente Elementary – that serves students in grades kindergarten through eight...

, which serves residents from K through 8.

As of 2007, the Texas State Energy Conservation Office awards Terlingua ISD money due to the colonias served by the district.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable

Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system

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" by the Texas Education Agency

Texas Education Agency

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