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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 24,747 (2022-2023)
Schools: 41 (2022-2023)
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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Denton and Dallas counties). During the 2023 school year, 24,747 students attended one of the district's 41 schools.

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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

General election

General election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large on May 3, 2025.

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Ileana Garza-Rojas (Nonpartisan)
 
26.2
 
4,751
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Kim Brady (Nonpartisan)
 
17.0
 
3,093
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Paul Gilmore (Nonpartisan)
 
13.3
 
2,407
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Tara Hrbacek (Nonpartisan)
 
11.5
 
2,090
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Rangoli Mathur (Nonpartisan)
 
11.3
 
2,046
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Brady Barnett (Nonpartisan)
 
10.8
 
1,967
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Nicole Yarbrough (Nonpartisan)
 
9.9
 
1,790

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Total votes: 18,144
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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

General election

General election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Cassandra Hatfield and Marjorie Barnes defeated Luis Palomo and Paul Gilmore in the general election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large on May 4, 2024.

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Cassandra Hatfield (Nonpartisan)
 
29.0
 
3,153
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Marjorie Barnes (Nonpartisan)
 
26.1
 
2,836
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Luis Palomo (Nonpartisan)
 
24.9
 
2,704
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Paul Gilmore (Nonpartisan)
 
20.1
 
2,182

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Total votes: 10,875
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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

General election

General election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Carolyn Benavides and Randy Schackmann defeated Wesley L. Nute, Jr. in the general election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large on May 6, 2023.

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Carolyn Benavides (Nonpartisan)
 
37.8
 
6,437
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Randy Schackmann (Nonpartisan)
 
33.6
 
5,724
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Wesley L. Nute, Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
28.6
 
4,868

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Total votes: 17,029
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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

General election

General election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large (3 seats)

Ileana Garza-Rojas, Kim Brady, and incumbent Tara Hrbacek defeated incumbent Randy Schackmann and James Allen in the general election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large on May 7, 2022.

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Ileana Garza-Rojas (Nonpartisan)
 
23.4
 
4,104
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Kim Brady (Nonpartisan)
 
22.6
 
3,955
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Tara Hrbacek (Nonpartisan)
 
22.2
 
3,893
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Randy Schackmann (Nonpartisan)
 
21.6
 
3,789
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James Allen (Nonpartisan)
 
10.1
 
1,768

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Total votes: 17,509
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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

General election

Reason canceled : Only one candidate filed.

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

General election

General election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Sally Hill Derrick and Cassandra Hatfield defeated Cydnei Drake in the general election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large on May 1, 2021.

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Sally Hill Derrick (Nonpartisan)
 
39.7
 
4,487
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37.9
 
4,294
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Cydnei Drake (Nonpartisan)
 
22.4
 
2,534

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Total votes: 11,315
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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

General election

General election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large (2 seats)

Juan Renteria and Les Black defeated Cydnei Drake in the general election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large on November 3, 2020.

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Juan Renteria (Nonpartisan)
 
34.2
 
20,745
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33.5
 
20,315
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Cydnei Drake (Nonpartisan)
 
32.3
 
19,598

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Total votes: 60,658
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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

General election

The general election was canceled. Tara Hrbacek (Nonpartisan), Guillermo Ramos (Nonpartisan), and Randy Schackmann (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

General election

General election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large (2 seats)

Sally Hill Derrick and incumbent John Mathews defeated John Black and Nic Rady in the general election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large on May 5, 2018.

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Sally Hill Derrick (Nonpartisan)
 
44.4
 
4,028
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John Mathews (Nonpartisan)
 
25.5
 
2,316
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John Black (Nonpartisan)
 
15.3
 
1,384
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Nic Rady (Nonpartisan)
 
14.8
 
1,339

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Total votes: 9,067
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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

General election

General election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

Incumbent Nancy Cline and incumbent Candace Valenzuela won election in the general election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large on May 6, 2017.

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Nancy Cline (Nonpartisan)
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Candace Valenzuela (Nonpartisan)

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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

General election

General election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

Incumbent Tara Hrbacek won election in the general election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large on May 6, 2017.

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Tara Hrbacek (Nonpartisan)

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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

General election

General election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

Incumbent Guillermo Ramos and incumbent Randy Schackmann won election in the general election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large on May 7, 2016.

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Guillermo Ramos (Nonpartisan)
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Randy Schackmann (Nonpartisan)

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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Place 3

General election

General election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Place 3

Incumbent John Mathews won election in the general election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Place 3 on May 9, 2015.

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John Mathews (Nonpartisan)

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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Place 4

General election

General election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Place 4

Incumbent Richard Fleming won election in the general election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Place 4 on May 9, 2015.

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Richard Fleming (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Paul Gilmore20252028
Kim Brady20222028
Ileana Garza-Rojas20222028
Marjorie Barnes20242027
Cassandra Hatfield20212027
Randy Schackmann20232026
Carolyn Benavides20212026

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Overlapping state house districts

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 115Cassandra Garcia HernandezDemocratic Party 54% 43%
Texas House of Representatives District 103Rafael AnchiaDemocratic Party 21% 16%
Texas House of Representatives District 65Mitch LittleRepublican Party 11% 3%
Texas House of Representatives District 105Terry MezaDemocratic Party 7% 7%
Texas House of Representatives District 63Ben BumgarnerRepublican Party 7% 4%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $40,164,000 $1,616 11%
Local: $270,922,000 $10,899 75%
State: $52,076,000 $2,095 14%
Total: $363,162,000 $14,609
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $446,869,000 $17,976
Total Current Expenditures: $290,510,000 $11,686
Instructional Expenditures: $172,777,000 $6,950 39%
Student and Staff Support: $34,326,000 $1,380 8%
Administration: $37,269,000 $1,499 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $46,138,000 $1,856 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $105,008,000 $4,224
Construction: $104,343,000 $4,197
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $446,000 $17
Interest on Debt: $10,280,000 $413

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 31 68 17 25 21-39 50-59 50
2018-2019 49 83 35 45 40-49 60-64 66
2017-2018 46 78 30 41 40-59 52 63
2016-2017 77 93 64 76 60-79 78 88
2015-2016 75 92 63 74 80-89 83 86
2014-2015 75 93 62 73 80-89 80-84 86
2013-2014 76 93 66 74 80-89 80-84 87
2012-2013 79 94 71 77 80-89 75-79 89
2011-2012 86 97 78 85 >=90 85-89 93
2010-2011 87 95 79 86 80-89 93

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 36 64 28 30 21-39 40-59 56
2018-2019 43 68 33 38 50-59 60-64 63
2017-2018 44 69 33 38 40-59 53 63
2016-2017 70 85 61 67 70-79 79 84
2015-2016 73 86 64 69 70-79 83 86
2014-2015 76 88 69 73 70-79 80-84 87
2013-2014 77 88 73 73 80-89 85-89 89
2012-2013 81 89 77 77 80-89 85-89 91
2011-2012 91 95 88 89 >=90 90-94 97
2010-2011 91 95 89 88 80-89 96

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 94 >=95 90-94 93 PS >=90 >=95
2017-2018 95 >=95 >=95 94 PS >=90 90-94
2016-2017 94 >=95 90-94 94 PS >=90 >=95
2015-2016 94 >=95 >=95 93 PS >=90 95
2014-2015 93 >=95 90-94 93 PS >=80 96
2013-2014 94 >=95 90-94 92 >=50 >=80 96
2012-2013 93 >=95 >=95 90 >=50 >=80 95
2011-2012 91 >=95 90-94 86 PS >=80 95
2010-2011 87 90-94 85-89 81 >=50 60-79 94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 24,747 -0.8
2021-2022 24,939 0.3
2020-2021 24,858 -3.0
2019-2020 25,611 0.1
2018-2019 25,598 1.2
2017-2018 25,297 0.1
2016-2017 25,276 -2.1
2015-2016 25,796 -1.6
2014-2015 26,210 -0.5
2013-2014 26,347 -0.1
2012-2013 26,385 -0.1
2011-2012 26,423 1.0
2010-2011 26,159 0.9
2009-2010 25,920 -1.3
2008-2009 26,257 -0.5
2007-2008 26,397 0.5
2006-2007 26,252 0.1
2005-2006 26,231 1.4
2004-2005 25,860 0.9
2003-2004 25,638 0.4
2002-2003 25,548 2.1
2001-2002 25,002 3.5
2000-2001 24,134 4.3
1999-2000 23,093 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 11.6 5.1
Black 17.5 12.8
Hispanic 56.5 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 3.4 3.0
White 10.5 25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District had 1,850.08 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.38.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 66.74
Kindergarten: 126.13
Elementary: 761.00
Secondary: 801.70
Total: 1,850.08

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District employed 39.73 district administrators and 100.10 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 39.73
District Administrative Support: 124.04
School Administrators: 100.10
School Administrative Support: 144.49
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 334.75
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 29.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 67.66
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 33.00
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 215.95
Other Support Services: 711.14

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District operates 41 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Blair El488PK-5
Blalack Middle8886-8
Blanton El473PK-5
Bush Middle7276-8
Carrollton El515PK-5
Central El468PK-5
Country Place El405KG-5
Creekview H S1,6109-12
Dallas County Jjaep Cfb Campus47-10
Davis El518KG-5
Denton County Jjaep Cfb Campus29-11
Early College H S3569-12
Farmers Branch El488PK-5
Field Middle9636-8
Freeman El712PK-5
Furneaux El425PK-5
Good El520PK-5
Grimes Education Center939-12
Huie Special Educ Ctr92PK-12
Kent El468PK-5
Landry El532PK-5
Las Colinas El595PK-5
La Villita El753KG-5
La Villita Middle0
Long Middle6266-8
Mccoy El447KG-5
Mckamy El533PK-5
Mclaughlin Strickland El682PK-5
Mcwhorter El698PK-5
Perry Middle8316-8
Polk Middle9676-8
Rainwater El336PK-5
Ranchview H S8989-12
Riverchase Ele441PK-5
Rosemeade El461PK-5
Salazar District Alternative Education Program616-11
Sheffield El4861-5
Smith H S1,9339-12
Stark El729PK-5
Thompson El416PK-5
Turner H S2,1079-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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