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Farwell Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 606 (2022-2023)
Schools: 3 (2022-2023)
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Farwell Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Parmer and Bailey counties). During the 2023 school year, 606 students attended one of the district's three 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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About the district

School board

The Farwell 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
Eric McElroy20202027
Jose Antonio Jaime20152027
Ashley Nichols20192026
Vince Smith20172026
Brandon Foster20142026
Mario Vidaurri20222025
Ryan Williams20162025

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Overlapping state house districts

Farwell Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 86John SmitheeRepublican Party 81% 1%
Texas House of Representatives District 88Ken KingRepublican Party 19% < 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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $491,000 $904 6%
Local: $2,890,000 $5,322 33%
State: $5,425,000 $9,991 62%
Total: $8,806,000 $16,217
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,538,000 $15,723
Total Current Expenditures: $6,682,000 $12,305
Instructional Expenditures: $4,328,000 $7,970 51%
Student and Staff Support: $291,000 $535 3%
Administration: $882,000 $1,624 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,181,000 $2,174 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,521,000 $2,801
Construction: $90,000 $165
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $318,000 $585

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 60 45-49 PS 70-74
2018-2019 58 40-44 PS 70-74
2017-2018 50 40-44 PS 60-64
2016-2017 81 75-79 PS 85-89
2015-2016 75 70-74 PS 75-79
2014-2015 77 75-79 PS 75-79
2013-2014 81 PS 75-79 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 76 65-69 PS 85-89
2011-2012 81 PS 70-74 PS 90-94
2010-2011 83 PS 75-79 90-94

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 50 35-39 PS 65-69
2018-2019 43 30-34 PS 50-54
2017-2018 42 30-34 PS 55-59
2016-2017 73 65-69 PS 80-84
2015-2016 75 70-74 PS 75-79
2014-2015 81 PS 75-79 PS 85-89
2013-2014 81 PS 70-74 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 79 70-74 PS 85-89
2011-2012 90 PS 85-89 PS 90-94
2010-2011 88 PS 80-84 90-94

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 >=90 >=80 >=50
2017-2018 >=80 PS >=80 >=50
2016-2017 >=80 >=50 >=50
2015-2016 >=90 >=80 >=80
2014-2015 >=80 >=50 >=50
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=50 >=80
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=80 >=50
2011-2012 >=90 >=50 >=80
2010-2011 >=90 >=50 >=80

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 606 3.0
2021-2022 588 7.7
2020-2021 543 -0.9
2019-2020 548 -0.7
2018-2019 552 2.4
2017-2018 539 0.0
2016-2017 539 -2.4
2015-2016 552 0.0
2014-2015 552 1.6
2013-2014 543 -7.2
2012-2013 582 0.2
2011-2012 581 0.2
2010-2011 580 6.4
2009-2010 543 3.5
2008-2009 524 4.2
2007-2008 502 -3.8
2006-2007 521 3.6
2005-2006 502 2.2
2004-2005 491 2.0
2003-2004 481 4.4
2002-2003 460 -5.0
2001-2002 483 -2.5
2000-2001 495 -7.9
1999-2000 534 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Farwell Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 5.1
Black 0.2 12.8
Hispanic 52.5 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.7 3.0
White 46.5 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, Farwell Independent School District had 61.19 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.9.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 2.96
Elementary: 19.61
Secondary: 32.87
Total: 61.19

Farwell Independent School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 0.79 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 2.50
School Administrators: 0.79
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 20.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.78
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 1.00
Other Support Services: 19.36

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 Farwell Independent School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Farwell El283PK-5
Farwell H S1789-12
Farwell J H1456-8

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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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