Quick Facts

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    Values/Tax Rate

    • 2022 Values = $19.2 billion
    • 2022 Average taxable value of residences = $239,386
    • 2022 Property tax rate = $1.1098

    Budget/Staffing

    • Operating budget = $216,005,052
    • Revenue sources: 74% Local / 23% State / 3% Other
    • 87% of budget = Payroll

    Student Enrollment/Growth

    22,971 students (Projected)

    Financial Performance

    • FIRST rating = Superior Achievement 20 years in a row
    • ASBO Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting Award 19 years in a row
    • GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting 19 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 19 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 - 2
      • Alternative High School – KEYS High School
      • Buinger Career and Technical Education Academy

    Our Students

    • Emergent Bilingual: 19.38%
    • Bilingual: 3.29%
    • English as a Second Language: 14.52%
    • Economically Disadvantaged: 60.72%
    • Gifted & Talented: 6.61%
    • Special Education: 11.81%
    • Hispanic: 30.73%
    • Asian: 8.26%
    • Pacific Islander: 2.7%
    • African American: 21.32%
    • Native American: 0.31%
    • White: 30.70%
    • 2+ Races: 5.98%
    • Languages: 70

    Our Employees

    • Total Number of Employees: 2,971
    • Teachers: 1,537
    • Auxiliary/Support Staff: 496
    • Paraprofessionals: 437
    • Professional/Technology Support: 190
    • Campus Administrators: 74
    • Central Administrators: 49
    • Beginning Teacher Salary: $60,000
    • Average Teacher Experience: 12 years

    Student Achievement

    • 2022 National Merit Semifinalists: 3
    • 2022 National Hispanic Scholars: 40
    • 2022 National Merit Commended: 21
    • 2021 Average SAT score: 1117
    • 2021 Average ACT score: 22.6
    • 2021 International Baccalaureate graduates: 148
    • 2021 graduation rate: 97.7%

    Unique HEB ISD Programs and Offerings

    • Core Knowledge Pre-K - Tuition-based educational program offered at Meadow Creek, Spring Garden, Trinity Lakes, 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 and Mandarin 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 - Engages students in real world experiences to develop critical thinking skills, while blending science, technology, engineering, and math practices offered at Central Junior High
    • 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
    • Computer Science Schools of Choice Program - Offered at Harrison Lane and Midway Park beginning in grades K-6

    District Awards and Recognition (non-financial)

    • Earned three consecutive “A” ratings from the Texas Education Agency
    • Best Communities for Music Education - Inclusion in this annual national list 16 times
    • #1 District in Texas for Academic Performance and Financial Efficiency as rated by the Education Resource Group for 13 of the last 14 years
    • Students earned more than 8,465 career and technical education certifications
    • 75% of varsity athletics programs sent teams or individuals to post season

    Fun Facts

    • 44 sq. miles
    • 127 buses traveled 1,318,784 miles
    • 21,909 meals served daily = 3.86 million meals served annually

    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
    www.hebisd.edu