Smithville Independent School District

Smithville Independent School District
Location
ESC Region 13[1]
USA
Coordinates30°00′31″N 97°09′34″W / 30.0086°N 97.1594°W / 30.0086; -97.1594
District information
TypePublic Independent school district
GradesEE through 12[1]
SuperintendentCheryl Burns
Schools5 (2011-12)[2]
NCES District ID4840550[2]
Students and staff
Students1770 (2012-13)[1]
Teachers122.62 (2011-12)[2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student–teacher ratio14.06 (2011-12)[2]
Other information
WebsiteSmithville ISD
Smithville High School

Smithville Independent School District is a public school district based in Smithville, Texas (USA).

Located in Bastrop County, in which it serves Smithville and Rosanky,[3] a small portion of the district extends into Fayette County.[4]

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[5]

Smithville ISD is in the service area of Austin Community College.[6]

History

During the 1969-1970 school year, Smithville ISD gave three black students to an all-African American school district, Jeddo Common School District, which meant that the Jeddo district continued to exist. Without the student transfer, it would not have received enough students to get funding for its teacher. A legal document in Texas cited this as a case of de facto segregation.[7]

Schools

In the 2012–2013 school year, the district had students in five schools.[1]

  • Smithville High School (Grades 9-12)
  • Smithville Junior High School (Grades 6-8)
  • Smithville Elementary School (Grades (3-5)
  • Brown Primary School (Grades EE-2)
  • Bastrop County Juvenile Boot Camp (Grades 4-12)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Texas School Directory 2013-14 (PDF). Austin, Texas: Texas Education Agency. February 2014. p. 47. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Smithville ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bastrop County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fayette County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  5. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  6. ^ Sec. 130.166. AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
  7. ^ "United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Marshall Division. UNITED STATES of America v. STATE OF TEXAS, Texas Education Agency, Dr. J. W. Edgar, Commissioner of Education, Cason Independent School District, et al. Civ. A. No. 1424. Nov. 24, 1970. 321 F.Supp. 1043" (PDF). - page 6