Borden County Independent School District Explained

Borden County Independent School District
Region:ESC Region 17[1]
Grades:Pre-K through 12
Superintendent:Stephanie BehrensPrincipal Britt Gordon
Students:227 (2010-11)
Teachers:19.96 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Ratio:11.12(2009-10)
Schools:2 (2009-10)
Conference:UIL Class 1A 6-man Football Division I[2]
Colors: Red, Columbia Blue, White[3]
Mascot:Coyotes
Free Label:TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12
Free Text:Exemplary[4]
Coordinates:32.7756°N -101.4494°W
Location:Gail, Texas
Country:United States

Borden County Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Gail, Texas, United States. The district serves all of Borden County with the exception of a small southwestern portion, which is served by the Sands Consolidated Independent School District. A small portion of Howard County lies within the district.

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $849,037,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.028 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency. Five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[5] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[6]

Historical district TEA accountability ratings

Schools

In the 2011-2012 school year, the district had students in two schools.
Regular instructional

Alternative instructional

Special programs

UIL academics

Athletics

Borden County High School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, football, and wrestling. The school participates in the girls sports of basketball and softball. Borden High School plays six-man football. For the 2012 through 2014 school years, Borden County High School will play football in UIL Class 1A 6-man Football Division I.

State football championships[9]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas School Directory 2012. Texas Education Agency. 10 August 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. 10 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Borden High School. CBS Interactive. 10 August 2012.
  4. Web site: Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011. Texas Education Agency. 10 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120702090716/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/accthist_new.srch.html. 2 July 2012.
  5. Web site: Texas Accountability System Summary of Ratings for 2004 through 2011(as of November 2, 2011) District Ratings by Rating Category (including Charter Operators). Texas Education Agency. 10 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120807004303/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/summaryxyrs.html. 7 August 2012.
  6. Web site: Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts. Texas Education Agency. 10 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120824231856/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/. 24 August 2012.
  7. Web site: 2018 Academic State Champions (Overall school champions) — University Interscholastic League (UIL).
  8. Web site: 2019 Academic State Champions (Overall school champions) — University Interscholastic League (UIL).
  9. Web site: Texas Six-Man State Championships. 10 August 2012.

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