Texline Independent School District
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Texline Independent School District (TISD) is a school district located in Texline
, Texas
(US
).
TISD is made up of one school called the Texline School
. The school serves the town of Texline and unincorporated portions of Dallam County, an area of approximately 600 square miles (1,554 km²) of the northern and western portions of Dallam County. Its locale is described as "rural" by publicschoolreport.com, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.. It provides both primary and secondary education at its single campus, with 13 grades (including one Pre-K). The current (as of 2008) president of the district administration is Jody Bezner, and the superintendent is Gary Laramore Jr.
Texline ISD has earned the state's highest Financial Integrity Rating of Superior Achievement more than once. Its district operating budget was $1,482,000 in 2006.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
" by the Texas Education Agency
.
62% of the student body qualified for free or reduced lunch.
Texline, Texas
Texline is a town in northwestern Dallam County, Texas, United States. The population was 511 at the 2000 census. The town is named for its location near the New Mexico-Texas state line. U.S. Highway 87 constitutes the main street of Texline....
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(US
United States
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).
TISD is made up of one school called the Texline School
Texline High School
Texline High School is a high school located in Texline, Texas and is part of the Texline Independent School District which covers northwestern Dallam County. Since the school holds all grades K-12, it mostly goes by the name of Texline School. In 2010, the school was rated "Academically...
. The school serves the town of Texline and unincorporated portions of Dallam County, an area of approximately 600 square miles (1,554 km²) of the northern and western portions of Dallam County. Its locale is described as "rural" by publicschoolreport.com, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.. It provides both primary and secondary education at its single campus, with 13 grades (including one Pre-K). The current (as of 2008) president of the district administration is Jody Bezner, and the superintendent is Gary Laramore Jr.
Texline ISD has earned the state's highest Financial Integrity Rating of Superior Achievement more than once. Its district operating budget was $1,482,000 in 2006.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system
The Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system rates all public schools, charter schools, and school districts in the State of Texas.The criteria are the same for schools and districts, and are discussed below...
" by the Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...
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Student body
During the 2007-2008 school year, the Texline School had 147 students http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/tx/6640.- 67% were WhiteWhite AmericanWhite Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
- 31% were HispanicHispanicHispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
- 1% were Native AmericanIndigenous peoples of the AmericasThe indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
- Less than 1% were Asian AmericanAsian AmericanAsian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
62% of the student body qualified for free or reduced lunch.