- Hurst Euless Bedford Independent School District
- Quick Facts
Quick Facts
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*All information current as of September 21, 2020 unless otherwise indicated
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Values/Tax Rate
- 2020 Values = $16.5 billion
- 2020 Average taxable value of residences = $208,285
- 2020 Property tax rate = $1.198
Budget/Staffing
- Operating budget = $213 million
- Revenue sources: 69% Local / 31% State
- 87% of budget = Payroll
Student Enrollment/Growth
23,707 students (Projected)
Financial Performance
- FIRST rating = Superior Achievement 18 years in a row
- ASBO Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting Award 17 years in a row
- GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting 17 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 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: 16.39%
- Bilingual: 3.45%
- English as a Second Language: 12.17%
- Economically Disadvantaged: 54.53%
- Gifted & Talented: 6.89%
- Special Education: 10.84%
- Career & Tech Ed (Secondary): 57.2%
- Hispanic: 30.87%
- Asian: 7.52%
- Pacific Islander: 2.44%
- African American: 20.49%
- Native American: 0.34%
- White: 32.76%
- 2+ Races: 5.57%
- Languages: 75
Our Employees
- Total Number of Employees: 2,847
- Teachers: 1,454
- Auxiliary/Support Staff: 588
- Paraprofessionals: 386
- Professional/Technology Support: 296
- Campus Administrators: 75
- Central Administrators: 48
- Beginning Teacher Salary: $57,700
- Average Teacher Experience: 12 years
Student Achievement
- 2020 National Merit Semifinalists: 2
- 2020 National Hispanic Scholars: 5
- 2020 National Merit Commended: 26
- 2019 Average SAT score: 1089
- 2019 Average ACT score: 22
- 2020 International Baccalaureate graduates: 156
- 2020 reported scholarship offers: $9.3 million
- 2019-20 graduation rate: 99.5%
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 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
- 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 Euless and Hurst 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 kindergarten
District Awards and Recognition (non-financial)
- Best Communities for Music Education - Inclusion in this national list for 14 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 4,585 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
1849 Central Drive, Bedford, TX 76022
www.hebisd.edu