Forney Independent School District, Texas

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Forney Independent School District
School Board badge.png
Kaufman County, Texas
District details
Superintendent: Justin Terry
# of school board members: 7
Website: Link

Forney Independent School District is a school district in Texas.


Click on the links below to learn more about the school district's...

Superintendent

BP-Initials-UPDATED.png
 		This information is updated as we become aware of changes. Please contact us with any updates.

Justin Terry is the superintendent of the Forney Independent School District. Terry was appointed superintendent in January 2018. Terry's previous career experience includes working as the district's deputy superintendent and assistant superintendent of accountability and learning.[1]

School board

The Forney Independent School District board of trustees consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. All board members are elected at large by position.[2]


Elections

See also: Forney Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected annually in May to overlapping three-year terms.[2]

Three seats on the board were up for general election on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


Join the conversation about school board politics

Hall Pass

Stay up to date on school board politics!

Subscribe for a weekly roundup of the sharpest commentary and research from across the political spectrum with Ballotpedia's Hall Pass newsletter.


Public participation in board meetings

The Forney Independent School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[3]

District map

School district map

Budget

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

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $17,079,000 $1,190 9%
Local: $94,800,000 $6,607 52%
State: $70,792,000 $4,934 39%
Total: $182,671,000 $12,731
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $301,422,000 $21,006
Total Current Expenditures: $131,040,000 $9,132
Instructional Expenditures: $76,183,000 $5,309 25%
Student and Staff Support: $13,620,000 $949 5%
Administration: $17,787,000 $1,239 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $23,450,000 $1,634 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $148,125,000 $10,323
Construction: $141,188,000 $9,839
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $110,000 $7
Interest on Debt: $22,042,000 $1,536


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025 [5] $60,400 $76,200
2023-2024 [6] $58,800 $74,600
2021[7] $54,400 $70,200
2020[8] $53,000 $68,800

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.[9]

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 41 60-64 23 39 21-39 45-49 56
2018-2019 61 75-79 41 59 60-79 60-64 70
2017-2018 59 70-74 43 54 60-79 60-64 66
2016-2017 86 90-94 73 85 80-89 85-89 90
2015-2016 86 90-94 78 85 >=80 85-89 88
2014-2015 83 85-89 75 81 >=80 85-89 85
2013-2014 83 85-89 74 79 80-89 85-89 86
2012-2013 86 90-94 79 84 >=90 90-94 87
2011-2012 91 >=95 83 89 >=90 90-94 93
2010-2011 92 >=95 86 90 >=90 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 44 55-59 28 43 21-39 50-54 55
2018-2019 56 60-64 39 53 40-59 55-59 66
2017-2018 56 60-64 41 51 40-59 50-54 64
2016-2017 82 85-89 72 80 70-79 80-84 86
2015-2016 84 90-94 77 80 80-89 80-84 87
2014-2015 86 80-84 78 82 80-89 80-84 89
2013-2014 87 90-94 80 84 80-89 85-89 90
2012-2013 89 90-94 85 86 >=90 90-94 91
2011-2012 95 90-94 91 95 >=90 90-94 96
2010-2011 95 >=95 93 94 >=90 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 98 >=80 >=95 >=95 PS >=80 >=99
2017-2018 97 >=80 >=95 >=95 >=50 >=80 98
2016-2017 97 >=50 >=95 >=95 PS >=50 97
2015-2016 98 >=50 >=95 >=95 PS >=50 98
2014-2015 97 >=50 90-94 >=95 PS >=80 97
2013-2014 96 >=50 >=95 >=95 PS >=50 95
2012-2013 96 >=50 >=95 >=95 PS >=50 96
2011-2012 97 PS >=95 >=95 PS >=50 97
2010-2011 95 PS >=90 >=95 PS >=50 95


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 17,002 4.7
2022-2023 16,211 11.5
2021-2022 14,349 11.0
2020-2021 12,765 6.2
2019-2020 11,977 7.0
2018-2019 11,133 8.4
2017-2018 10,196 4.8
2016-2017 9,705 3.3
2015-2016 9,386 4.2
2014-2015 8,995 3.9
2013-2014 8,648 0.9
2012-2013 8,568 3.4
2011-2012 8,275 2.1
2010-2011 8,102 3.6
2009-2010 7,813 4.8
2008-2009 7,438 5.7
2007-2008 7,015 12.3
2006-2007 6,149 14.6
2005-2006 5,250 15.6
2004-2005 4,432 14.1
2003-2004 3,805 12.0
2002-2003 3,350 13.0
2001-2002 2,914 8.2
2000-2001 2,674 7.3
1999-2000 2,479 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Forney Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.6 5.4
Black 39.1 12.8
Hispanic 28.5 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 4.3 3.1
White 25.2 25.0

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

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Forney Independent School District had 1,154.49 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.73.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.47
Kindergarten: 43.97
Elementary: 261.71
Secondary: 493.41
Total: 1,154.49

Forney Independent School District employed 50.00 district administrators and 75.41 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 50.00
District Administrative Support: 89.60
School Administrators: 75.41
School Administrative Support: 83.77
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 243.80
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 18.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 44.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 10.89
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 91.47
Other Support Services: 433.07


Schools

The Forney Independent School District operates 24 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Blackburn El580KG-4
Brown Middle6567-8
Claybon El553KG-4
Criswell El891KG-4
Crosby El480KG-4
Dewberry El631KG-4
Early Childhood Center429PK-PK
Ed Wilson El0
Forney H S2,3519-12
Forney Learning Academy1269-12
Forney Virtual Academy1479-12
Griffin El604KG-4
Henderson El563PK-4
Jackson Middle9937-8
Johnson El637KG-4
Jones Int Sc0
Lewis El805KG-4
North Forney H S2,4349-12
Rhea Int8465-6
Rhodes Is9855-6
Smith Int6935-6
Themer Middle0
Warren Middle9277-8
Willett El671KG-4

Contact information

Forney ISD logo.png
Forney Independent School District
600 S. Bois D'Arc St.
Forney, Texas 75126
Phone: 469-762-4100


About school boards

Education legislation in Texas

Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history.

See also

Texas School Board Elections News and Analysis
Seal of Texas.png
School Board badge.png
Ballotpedia RSS.jpg

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ inForney, "Forney ISD names Deputy Superintendent Dr. Justin Terry as lone finalist for superintendent position," accessed May 28, 2021
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Forney Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed May 28, 2021
  3. ↑ Forney Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed May 28, 2021
  4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  5. ↑ Forney Independent School District, "Teacher Salary Schedule 2024-2025," accessed April 24, 2025
  6. ↑ Forney Independent School District, "Teacher, Nurse, Librarian Salary Schedule 2023-2024," accessed February 3, 2024
  7. ↑ Forney Independent School District, "Teacher, Nurse, Librarian Salary Schedule 2021-2022," accessed May 28, 2021
  8. ↑ Forney Independent School District, "Teacher, Nurse, Librarian Salary Schedule 2020-2021," accessed May 28, 2021
  9. ↑ 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
v • e
Texas school districts
Flag of Texas
v • e
State of Texas
Austin (capital)
Elections

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Forney_Independent_School_District,_Texas&oldid=10450933"