Quick Facts

 

Values/Tax Rate

• 2019 Values = $15.7 billion

• 2019 Average taxable value of residences = $199,123

• 2019 Property tax rate = $1.22
   

Budget/Staffing

• Operating budget = $215 million

• Revenue sources: 69% Local / 31% State

• 87% of budget = Payroll

 

Student Enrollment/Growth

23,707 students: 1,291 students or 6% growth over the last 5 years

 

Financial Performance

• FIRST rating = Superior Achievement 17 years in a row

• ASBO Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting Award 16 years in a row

• GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting 16 years in a row

• S&P + Fitch underlying/unenhanced credit rating = AA+ (very strong)

• Enhanced credit rating = AAA (PSF Guarantee)

• www.hebisd.edu > Inside HEB ISD > Financial Transparency

 

Our Schools

• Elementary Schools - 20 (grades K-6)

  • State based pre-kindergarten offered at 13 campuses

  • Semester system with 6-week grading periods

• Junior High Schools – 5 (grades 7-9)

  • Semester system with 6-week grading periods

• High Schools – 2 (grades 10-12)

  • Trimester system with 6-week grading periods

• Non-traditional campuses - 3

  • Alternative High School – KEYS High School

  • Buinger Career and Technical Education Academy

  • Transition Center

 

Our Students

• Limited English Proficient: 15.37%

• Bilingual: 3.22%

• English as a Second Language: 11.68%

• Economically Disadvantaged: 55.97%

• Gifted & Talented: 7.02%

• Special Education: 9.91%

• Career & Tech Ed (Secondary): 56.7%

• Hispanic: 30.48%

• Asian:7.4%

• Pacific Islander: 2.45%

• African American: 20.09%

• Native American: 0.4%

• White: 33.73%

• 2+ Races: 5.44%

• Languages: 78

 

Our Employees

• Total Number of Employees: 2,837

• Teachers: 1,585

• Auxiliary: 531

• Educational Aides: 243

• Clerical/Paraprofessional: 141

• Professional/Technology Support: 221

• Campus Administrators: 71

• Central Administrators: 47

• Beginning Teacher Salary: $57,000

• Average Teacher Experience: 12 years

 

Student Achievement

• 2019 National Merit Semifinalists: 4

• 2019 National Hispanic Scholars: 16

• 2019 National Merit Commended: 27

• Average SAT score: 1077

• Average ACT score: 21.4

• 2019 International Baccalaureate graduates: 162

• 2019 reported scholarship offers: $21.26 million

• 2018-19 graduation rate: 97.2%

 

Unique HEB ISD Programs and Offerings

• Core Knowledge Pre-K - Tuition-based educational program located at Meadow Creek, Spring Garden, and Viridian elementary schools

• K-12 Strings Program - Suzuki Strings offered on select elementary campuses (grades K-6); Orchestra offered at Central Junior High and L.D. Bell High School

• Spanish Language Immersion - Offered at Bedford Heights, Meadow Creek, and Viridian beginning in first grade

• Elementary World Languages - Arabic, Hindi, and Mandarin offered at Viridian beginning in first grade

• International Business Initiative - Arabic, Hindi, Mandarin offered at Central Jr. High beginning in seventh grade

• International Baccalaureate - A world-class education offered at both L.D. Bell and Trinity high schools

• Career and Technical Education - State-of-the-art career and technical education offered at the Gene A. Buinger Career and Technical Education Academy

• Secondary STEM Schools of Choice Program - Engages students in real world experiences to develop critical thinking skills, while blending science, technology, engineering, and math practices offered at Central Junior High

• Theater Schools of Choice Program - Offered at Bedford and Harwood Junior High beginning in the seventh grade

• Cybersecurity Schools of Choice Program - Offered at Euless and Hurst Junior High beginning in seventh grade

• NEW! Computer Science Schools of Choice Program - Offered at Harrison Lane and Midway Park beginning in kindergarten

• 9th Annual AP Honor Roll - Simultaneously increased number of students participating in AP courses while increasing the percentage of students earning a score of 3 or higher on AP exams

 

District Awards and Recognition (non-financial)

• Best Communities for Music Education - Inclusion in this national list for 13 years in a row

• #1 District in Texas for Academic Performance and Financial Efficiency as rated by the Education Resource Group for 12 of the last 13 years

• Students earned more than 5,360 career and technical education certifications

• One of only 71 districts to earn the prestigious Post-Secondary Readiness Distinction from the Texas Education Agency, putting HEB ISD among the top 6% of school districts in the state

 

Fun Facts

• 44 sq. miles

• 122 buses traveled 1,246,888 miles

• 20,920 meals served daily = 3.6 million meals served annually

 

*All information current as of Sep. 1, 2019 unless otherwise indicated