- Hurst Euless Bedford Independent School District
- Quick Facts
Quick Facts
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*All information current as of September 30, 2022 unless otherwise indicated
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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