Benavides Independent School District Explained

Benavides Independent School District
Region:	ESC Region 2 ^[1]
Grades:	Pre-K through 12
Superintendent:	Daniel Ceballos
Students:	391 (2010-11)
Teachers:	34.95 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Ratio:	11.67 (2009-10)
Schools:	2 (2009-10)
Conference:	UIL Class 2A Football Division II ^[2]
Colors:	Red, White ^[3]
Mascot:	Eagles
Free Label:	TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011
Free Text:	Academically Acceptable^[4]
Coordinates:	27.5949°N -98.4137°W
Location:	Benavides, Texas
Country:	USA

Benavides Independent School District is a public school district based in Benavides, Texas (USA). The district is situated in the southwestern corner of Duval County. In addition to Benavides, the unincorporated communities of Concepcion and Realitos are also part of the district.

Seventh through twelfth grade students living in the Ramirez Common School District attend Benavides schools.

Finances

As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $285,808,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.021 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.

Schools

In the 2011–2012 school year, the district had two open schools.

• Benavides Secondary School (Grades 7-12)
• Benavides Elementary School (Grades PK-6)

See also

• List of school districts in Texas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Texas School Directory 2012. Texas Education Agency. 24 July 2012. 19 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120219235251/http://mansfield.tea.state.tx.us/TEA.AskTED.TSD/TSDfiles/tsd2012/not_tagged/texas_school_directory_2011-12.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: UIL Alignments. University Interscholastic League. 24 July 2012.
3. Web site: Benavides High School Football. CBS Interactive. 24 July 2012.
4. Web site: Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011. Texas Education Agency. 24 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120702090716/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/accthist_new.srch.html. 2 July 2012.