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Harper Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 584 (2022-2023)
Schools: 3 (2022-2023)
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Harper Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Kerr, Kimble, and Gillespie counties). During the 2023 school year, 584 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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Harper Independent School District, At-large

General election

General election for Harper Independent School District, At-large (3 seats)

Paige Berger, Trey Garrett, Robert Baiza Rodriguez, and Erin Eskew Worrell ran in the general election for Harper Independent School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Paige Berger (Nonpartisan)
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Trey Garrett (Nonpartisan)
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Robert Baiza Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)
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Erin Eskew Worrell (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Harper Independent School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Paige Berger20242028
Victor Garrett20202028
Erin Worrell20162028
Paul Anderson20232026
Bill Bacon20232026
Quentin Bierschwale20182026
Mary Krebs20172026

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Overlapping state house districts

Harper Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 19Ellen TroxclairRepublican Party 54% 6%
Texas House of Representatives District 53Wesley VirdellRepublican Party 46% 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: $348,000 $628 5%
Local: $5,179,000 $9,348 71%
State: $1,760,000 $3,177 24%
Total: $7,287,000 $13,153
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,732,000 $12,151
Total Current Expenditures: $6,703,000 $12,099
Instructional Expenditures: $3,865,000 $6,976 57%
Student and Staff Support: $382,000 $689 6%
Administration: $985,000 $1,777 15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,471,000 $2,655 22%
Total Capital Outlay: $7,000 $12
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

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 51 PS PS 30-39 PS 50-54
2018-2019 62 30-39 PS 65-69
2017-2018 63 PS 40-49 PS PS 65-69
2016-2017 84 PS 70-79 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 84 PS 70-79 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 81 PS PS 70-79 PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 84 PS 70-79 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 91 PS PS 80-89 PS PS 92
2011-2012 93 PS >=90 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 95 PS PS >=90 PS >=95

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 55 PS PS 30-39 PS 55-59
2018-2019 54 40-49 PS 50-54
2017-2018 56 PS 40-49 PS PS 55-59
2016-2017 82 PS 70-79 PS PS 80-84
2015-2016 81 PS 70-79 PS PS 83
2014-2015 82 PS PS 70-79 PS PS 82
2013-2014 88 PS 80-89 PS PS 88
2012-2013 92 PS PS 80-89 PS PS 92
2011-2012 98 PS >=90 PS PS >=95
2010-2011 96 PS PS 80-89 PS >=95

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

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 584 4.1
2021-2022 560 1.1
2020-2021 554 -2.5
2019-2020 568 -1.8
2018-2019 578 -2.4
2017-2018 592 -1.9
2016-2017 603 -2.8
2015-2016 620 1.6
2014-2015 610 2.6
2013-2014 594 2.5
2012-2013 579 2.8
2011-2012 563 -6.9
2010-2011 602 -4.2
2009-2010 627 1.9
2008-2009 615 5.5
2007-2008 581 1.0
2006-2007 575 -0.3
2005-2006 577 7.6
2004-2005 533 6.2
2003-2004 500 0.8
2002-2003 496 2.6
2001-2002 483 6.0
2000-2001 454 12.8
1999-2000 396 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Harper Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 5.1
Black 0.5 12.8
Hispanic 17.6 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 1.9 3.0
White 80.0 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, Harper Independent School District had 50.78 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.5.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.92
Kindergarten: 2.64
Elementary: 16.24
Secondary: 28.57
Total: 50.78

Harper Independent School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 3.00 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: 3.62
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 7.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.37
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.73
Other Support Services: 19.75

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 Harper Independent School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Harper El217PK-4
Harper H S1889-12
Harper Middle1795-8

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See also

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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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