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

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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 > About > 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
• 2018 Average SAT score: 1077
• 2018 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 offered 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 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

Contacts

Public Relations and Marketing Department: 817-399-2025
Deanne Hullender, Chief Public Relations & Marketing Officer, DeanneHullender@hebisd.edu