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Values/Tax Rate

  • 2026 Total taxable values = $19.8 billion
  • 2026 Average taxable value of residences = $188,245
  • 2026 Proposed property tax rate = $1.0526

Budget/Staffing

  • Operating budget = $256,310,057
  • Revenue sources: 55% Local / 44% State / 1% Other
  • 85% of budget = Payroll

Student Enrollment/Growth

22,829 students (as of September 2026)

Financial Performance

  • FIRST rating = Superior Achievement 24 years in a row
  • ASBO Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting Award 23 years in a row
  • GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting 23 years in a row
  • S&P + Fitch underlying/unenhanced credit rating = AA+ (very strong)
  • Enhanced credit rating = AAA (PSF Guarantee)
  • www.hebisd.edu > About > Financial Transparency

Our Schools

  • Elementary Schools - 21 (grades K-6)
    • State based pre-kindergarten offered at all 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
    • Collegiate Academy of HEB ISD

Our Students

  • Emergent Bilingual: 22.5%
  • Economically Disadvantaged: 59.43%
  • Gifted & Talented: 7.93%
  • Special Education: 16.01%
  • Hispanic: 31.89%
  • Asian: 10.38%
  • Pacific Islander: 2.57%
  • African American: 21.72%
  • Native American: 0.26%
  • White: 26.82%
  • 2+ Races: 6.36%
  • Languages: 75

Our Employees

  • Total Number of Employees: 3,101
  • Teachers: 1,503
  • Auxiliary Services: 610
  • Paraprofessionals: 516              
  • Professional Support: 299
  • Technology Support: 57
  • Campus Administrators: 79
  • District Administrators: 37
  • Beginning Teacher Salary: $66,250
  • Average Teacher Experience: 12.79 years

Student Achievement

  • National Merit Scholarship Program
    • Commended Students: 13
    • Semifinalists: 3
  • College Board National Recognition Program Scholars: 241
  • College Board AP Scholars: 838
    • AP Scholar: 400
    • AP Scholar with Honor: 166
    • AP Scholar with Distinction: 272
  • Average SAT score: 1003
  • Average ACT score: 23.0
  • International Baccalaureate graduates: 170
  • Graduation rate: 97.0%

Unique HEB ISD Programs and Offerings

  • High-Quality Pre-Kindergarten - Full-day pre-k is offered through schools across the district based on eligibility standards set by the state. A limited number of tuition-based pre-k spaces are also available.
  • 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 offered at Viridian beginning in first grade
  • International Business Initiative - Arabic and Mandarin offered at Central Junior 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
  • STEM Schools of Choice Program: Engineering and Robotics - Offered at Central Junior High beginning in seventh grade
  • STEM Schools of Choice Program: Cybersecurity and Network Technology - Offered at Hurst Junior High beginning in seventh grade
  • STEM Schools of Choice Program: Computer Science - Offered at Euless Junior High beginning in seventh grade
  • Theater Schools of Choice Program - Offered at Bedford and Harwood Junior High beginning in seventh grade
  • Elementary Computer Science Program - Offered at Harrison Lane and Midway Park in grades K-6
  • Advanced Spanish Schools of Choice Program - Offered at Bedford and Harwood Junior Highs beginning in seventh grade
  • Elementary Band Schools of Choice Program - Offered at Arbor Creek and Trinity Lakes in grades 3-6

District Awards and Recognition (non-financial)

  • International Baccalaureate diploma candidates per school average (85) exceeds the global average (60)
  • Best Communities for Music Education - Inclusion in this annual national list 19 times
  • #1 District in Texas for Academic Performance and Financial Efficiency as rated by the Education Resource Group for 15 of the last 16 years
  • Students earned more than 11,000 career and technical education certifications
  • In one of the most competitive UIL districts in the state, 19 varsity athletics programs sent teams to postseason competition

Fun Facts

  • 44 sq. miles
  • 131 buses traveled 935,163 miles
  • 20,545 meals served daily = 3.60 million meals served annually, plus 224,001 snacks for Extended Day Academy.

Contacts

Public Relations and Marketing Department: 817-399-2025
Deanne Hullender, Chief Public Relations & Marketing Officer, DeanneHullender@hebisd.edu
1849 Central Drive, Bedford, TX 76022

※ Information current as of September 2026, based on most recently reported data.