*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