Duncanville Independent School District, Texas, elections

Duncanville Independent School District
District details
	School board members: 7
	Students: 11,915 (2022-2023)
	Schools: 19 (2022-2023)
	Website: Link

Duncanville Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Dallas County). During the 2023 school year, 11,915 students attended one of the district's 19 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Jacqueline Culton (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Duncanville Independent School District, Place 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Phil McNeely (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Duncanville Independent School District, Place 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Janet Veracruz (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Duncanville Independent School District, Place 6

General election

The general election was canceled. Janice Savage-Martin (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Duncanville Independent School District, Place 7

General election

The general election was canceled. Carla Fahey (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Duncanville Independent School District, Place 4

General election

The general election was canceled. LaSonja Flowers (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Duncanville Independent School District, Place 5

General election

The general election was canceled. Cassandra Phillips (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Duncanville Independent School District, Place 1

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 1

Incumbent Jacqueline Culton defeated Tom Kennedy in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 1 on May 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jacqueline Culton (Nonpartisan)	53.3	1,955
	Submit photo	Tom Kennedy (Nonpartisan)	46.7	1,714

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,669
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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 2

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 2

Incumbent Phil McNeely won election in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 2 on May 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Phil McNeely (Nonpartisan)	100.0	3,274

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,274
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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 3

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General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 3

Incumbent Janet Veracruz won election in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 3 on May 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Janet Veracruz (Nonpartisan)	100.0	3,124

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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 6

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 6

Incumbent Janice Savage-Martin defeated Carol Curley Davis in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 6 on May 1, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janice Savage-Martin (Nonpartisan)	55.4	1,860
	Submit photo	Carol Curley Davis (Nonpartisan)	44.6	1,497

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,357
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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 7

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 7

Incumbent Carla Fahey defeated Thomas Davis and Annette Wingo in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 7 on May 1, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carla Fahey (Nonpartisan)	52.1	1,733
	Submit photo	Thomas Davis (Nonpartisan)	31.6	1,052
	Submit photo	Annette Wingo (Nonpartisan)	16.3	541

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,326
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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 4

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 4

LaSonja Flowers defeated Richard Shaw in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	LaSonja Flowers (Nonpartisan)	56.7	14,859
		Richard Shaw (Nonpartisan)	43.3	11,363

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,222
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Renee McNeely (Nonpartisan)

Duncanville Independent School District, Place 5

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 5

Incumbent Cassandra Phillips won election in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cassandra Phillips (Nonpartisan)	100.0	24,572

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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 1

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 1

Jacqueline Culton defeated incumbent Tom Kennedy in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 1 on May 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jacqueline Culton (Nonpartisan)	55.5	1,974
	Submit photo	Tom Kennedy (Nonpartisan)	44.5	1,580

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,554
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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 2

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 2

Incumbent Phil McNeely won election in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 2 on May 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Phil McNeely (Nonpartisan)	100.0	2,933

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,933
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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 3

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 3

Janet Veracruz defeated Dorothy Wolverton and Alexander Bomgardner in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 3 on May 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Janet Veracruz (Nonpartisan)	44.9	1,605
	Submit photo	Dorothy Wolverton (Nonpartisan)	37.2	1,331
		Alexander Bomgardner (Nonpartisan)	17.9	640

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,576
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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 6

General election

The general election was canceled. Janice Savage-Martin (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Duncanville Independent School District, Place 7

General election

The general election was canceled. Carla Fahey (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Duncanville Independent School District, Place 4

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 4

Incumbent Renee McNeely won election in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 4 on May 6, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Renee McNeely (Nonpartisan)

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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 5

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 5

Incumbent Cassandra Phillips won election in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 5 on May 6, 2017.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Cassandra Phillips (Nonpartisan)

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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 1

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 1

Incumbent Tom Kennedy won election in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 1 on May 7, 2016.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Tom Kennedy (Nonpartisan)

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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 2

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 2

Incumbent Phil McNeely won election in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 2 on May 7, 2016.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Phil McNeely (Nonpartisan)

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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 3

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 3

Incumbent Marlies Peregory won election in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 3 on May 7, 2016.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Marlies Peregory (Nonpartisan)

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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 6

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General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 6

Incumbent Janice Savage-Martin won election in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 6 on May 9, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Janice Savage-Martin (Nonpartisan)

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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 7

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 7

Incumbent Carla Fahey won election in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 7 on May 9, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Carla Fahey (Nonpartisan)

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Duncanville Independent School District, Place 5

General election

General election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 5

Incumbent Marshal Wesley won election in the general election for Duncanville Independent School District, Place 5 on May 14, 2011.

		Candidate
✔		Marshal Wesley (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Duncanville 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
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Jacqueline Culton	Place 1	2019	2028
Janet Veracruz	Place 3	2019	2028
Phil McNeely	Place 2	2013	2028
Carla Fahey	Place 7		2027
Janice Savage-Martin	Place 6		2027
LaSonja Flowers	Place 4	2020	2026
Cassandra Phillips	Place 5	2017	2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Duncanville Independent School District
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 111	Yvonne Davis	Democratic Party	96%	42%
Texas House of Representatives District 109	Aicha Davis	Democratic Party	4%	< 1%

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
Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$15,987,000	$1,361	10%
Local:	$74,773,000	$6,365	48%
State:	$65,427,000	$5,569	42%
Total:	$156,187,000	$13,295

Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$153,563,000	$13,071
Total Current Expenditures:	$134,740,000	$11,469
Instructional Expenditures:	$74,578,000	$6,348	49%
Student and Staff Support:	$16,596,000	$1,412	11%
Administration:	$20,818,000	$1,772	14%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$22,748,000	$1,936	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$8,050,000	$685
Construction:	$7,515,000	$639
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$731,000	$62
Interest on Debt:	$8,992,000	$765

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	20	35-39	14	23	<50	20-24	30-34
2018-2019	39	55-59	31	45	<=20	40-44	50-54
2017-2018	32	60-64	24	37	21-39	35-39	40-44
2016-2017	67	85-89	59	72	70-74	75-79	75-79
2015-2016	66	80-84	59	71	75-79	75-79	75-79
2014-2015	64	75-79	56	68	75-79	65-69	75-79
2013-2014	64	75-79	57	68	70-74	50-59	75
2012-2013	67	80-84	62	70	70-79	60-64	80
2011-2012	75	85-89	69	79	80-89	80-89	83
2010-2011	81	85-89	75	84	70-79		90

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	29	50-54	25	31	<50	40-44	40-44
2018-2019	36	50-54	30	39	40-59	45-49	50-54
2017-2018	33	55-59	27	36	21-39	40-44	45-49
2016-2017	63	80-84	57	66	65-69	75-79	75-79
2015-2016	65	75-79	60	67	70-74	85-89	79
2014-2015	68	80-84	63	72	75-79	70-74	79
2013-2014	70	80-84	66	71	70-74	80-84	81
2012-2013	75	80-84	73	75	70-79	80-84	84
2011-2012	89	90-94	87	91	80-89	>=90	92
2010-2011	89	90-94	88	90	80-89		94

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	92	>=80	93	91	PS	>=80	>=80
2017-2018	92	>=80	94	91	PS	>=50	70-79
2016-2017	90	>=50	93	87	PS	>=50	80-89
2015-2016	87	>=80	87	87	PS	>=50	80-89
2014-2015	87	>=80	88	84	PS	PS	90-94
2013-2014	84	60-79	85	83	PS	>=50	90-94
2012-2013	80	60-79	84	75	>=50	PS	85-89
2011-2012	82	80-89	83	79	PS	PS	85-89
2010-2011	79	>=80	81	70-74	PS	PS	85-89

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]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	11,915	-0.3
2021-2022	11,946	1.7
2020-2021	11,748	-5.8
2019-2020	12,426	-2.2
2018-2019	12,700	-1.3
2017-2018	12,866	0.3
2016-2017	12,824	0.4
2015-2016	12,768	-1.4
2014-2015	12,945	-1.2
2013-2014	13,104	-1.3
2012-2013	13,271	1.4
2011-2012	13,079	1.4
2010-2011	12,902	0.0
2009-2010	12,903	1.9
2008-2009	12,660	1.5
2007-2008	12,467	0.5
2006-2007	12,405	0.5
2005-2006	12,337	3.1
2004-2005	11,953	4.9
2003-2004	11,368	3.6
2002-2003	10,956	1.4
2001-2002	10,808	3.6
2000-2001	10,423	1.3
1999-2000	10,287	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE	Duncanville Independent School District (%)	Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.2	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9	5.1
Black	39.8	12.8
Hispanic	54.8	52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.2
Two or More Races	2.1	3.0
White	2.2	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, Duncanville Independent School District had 751.36 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.86.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	31.29
Kindergarten:	39.57
Elementary:	246.77
Secondary:	393.89
Total:	751.36

Duncanville Independent School District employed 32.37 district administrators and 55.99 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	32.37
District Administrative Support:	81.98
School Administrators:	55.99
School Administrative Support:	67.58

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	170.56
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	10.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	35.82
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	15.11
Library/Media Support:	1.00
Student Support Services:	72.26
Other Support Services:	354.60

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 Duncanville Independent School District operates 19 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Central El	420	PK-4
Charles Acton El	529	PK-4
Cj & Anne Hyman El	456	PK-4
Clint Q Smith El	313	PK-4
Duncanville H S	4,501	8-12
Fairmeadows El	408	PK-4
Glenn C Hardin Int	493	5-6
Grace R Brandenburg Int	395	5-6
G W Kennemer Middle	851	6-8
H Bob Daniel Sr Int	509	5-6
James R Bilhartz Jr El	532	PK-4
J Herman Reed Middle	564	7-8
Mary E Smithey Pace H S	69	9-12
Merrifield El	370	PK-4
P A S S Learning Ctr	3	7-12
S Gus Alexander Jr El	374	PK-4
Summit Learning Center	0	1-12
William H Byrd Middle	594	7-8
William Lee Hastings El	534	PK-4

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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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