Leander Independent School District, Texas, elections

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Leander Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 42,593 (2023-2024)
Schools: 54 (2023-2024)
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Leander Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Travis and Williamson counties). During the 2024 school year, 42,593 students attended one of the district's 54 schools.

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

Elections

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Leander Independent School District Place 3

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 3

Nekosi Nelson defeated Jim Sneeringer in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nekosi Nelson
Nekosi Nelson (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
51.2
 
36,351
Image of Jim Sneeringer
Jim Sneeringer (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
48.8
 
34,617

Total votes: 70,968
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Leander Independent School District Place 4

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 4

Incumbent Anna Smith defeated Brandi Burkman and Zach Zayner in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 4 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Anna Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
48.8
 
35,024
Brandi Burkman (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
38.4
 
27,582
Zach Zayner (Nonpartisan)
 
12.8
 
9,174

Total votes: 71,780
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Leander Independent School District Place 5

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 5

Incumbent Sade Fashokun defeated Gerald Prater in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sade Fashokun
Sade Fashokun (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
55.9
 
39,514
Gerald Prater (Nonpartisan)
 
44.1
 
31,195

Total votes: 70,709
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Leander Independent School District Place 1

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 1

Incumbent Trish Bode defeated Mike Sanders and David Doman in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Trish Bode
Trish Bode (Nonpartisan)
 
50.9
 
31,842
Mike Sanders (Nonpartisan)
 
32.5
 
20,348
David Doman (Nonpartisan)
 
16.6
 
10,396

Total votes: 62,586
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Leander Independent School District Place 2

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 2

Incumbent Gloria Gonzales-Dholakia defeated Brandi Burkman in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Gloria Gonzales-Dholakia (Nonpartisan)
 
50.6
 
31,998
Brandi Burkman (Nonpartisan)
 
49.4
 
31,177

Total votes: 63,175
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Leander Independent School District Place 5

General election

Special general election for Leander Independent School District Place 5

Incumbent Sade Fashokun defeated Shawn Leege and Kevin Leverenz in the special general election for Leander Independent School District Place 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sade Fashokun
Sade Fashokun (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
42.8
 
26,258
Shawn Leege (Nonpartisan)
 
34.2
 
21,005
Kevin Leverenz (Nonpartisan)
 
23.0
 
14,143

Total votes: 61,406
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Leander Independent School District Place 6

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 6

Francesca Romans defeated Scott Reese and Sharon Bell in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Francesca Romans (Nonpartisan)
 
42.3
 
25,275
Scott Reese (Nonpartisan)
 
30.8
 
18,372
Sharon Bell (Nonpartisan)
 
26.9
 
16,051

Total votes: 59,698
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Leander Independent School District Place 7

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 7

Paul Gauthier defeated Joseph Gorordo and incumbent Elexis Grimes in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 7 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Paul Gauthier (Nonpartisan)
 
35.0
 
21,267
Joseph Gorordo (Nonpartisan)
 
33.4
 
20,302
Image of Elexis Grimes
Elexis Grimes (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
31.6
 
19,189

Total votes: 60,758
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Leander Independent School District Place 3

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 3

Christine Mauer defeated Chris Remy and David Wise in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Christine Mauer (Nonpartisan)
 
57.9
 
41,646
Chris Remy (Nonpartisan)
 
30.3
 
21,811
David Wise (Nonpartisan)
 
11.8
 
8,466

Total votes: 71,923
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Leander Independent School District Place 4

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 4

Anna Smith defeated Jeff Johnson in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Anna Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
65.0
 
45,694
Jeff Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
35.0
 
24,614

Total votes: 70,308
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Leander Independent School District Place 5

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 5

Incumbent James MacKay won election in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of James MacKay
James MacKay (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
55,314

Total votes: 55,314
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Leander Independent School District Place 1

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 1

Incumbent Trish Bode defeated Bryan Patton and Melissa Glaze in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Trish Bode
Trish Bode (Nonpartisan)
 
46.9
 
20,369
Bryan Patton (Nonpartisan)
 
28.2
 
12,271
Melissa Glaze (Nonpartisan)
 
24.9
 
10,815

Total votes: 43,455
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Leander Independent School District Place 2

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 2

Gloria Gonzales-Dholakia defeated Gary Hampton and Sharyn LaCombe in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Gloria Gonzales-Dholakia (Nonpartisan)
 
49.5
 
21,593
Gary Hampton (Nonpartisan)
 
30.5
 
13,278
Sharyn LaCombe (Nonpartisan)
 
20.0
 
8,718

Total votes: 43,589
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Leander Independent School District Place 6

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 6

Incumbent Aaron Johnson defeated Mike Fischer in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aaron Johnson
Aaron Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
54.4
 
21,950
Mike Fischer (Nonpartisan)
 
45.6
 
18,429

Total votes: 40,379
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Leander Independent School District Place 7

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 7

Elexis Grimes defeated Donnie Mahan in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Elexis Grimes
Elexis Grimes (Nonpartisan)
 
61.9
 
25,446
Donnie Mahan (Nonpartisan)
 
38.1
 
15,669

Total votes: 41,115
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Leander Independent School District Place 3

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 3

Incumbent Pam Waggoner won election in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 3 on November 8, 2016.

Candidate
Pam Waggoner (Nonpartisan)

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Leander Independent School District Place 4

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 4

Incumbent Grace Barber-Jordan won election in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 4 on November 8, 2016.

Candidate
Grace Barber-Jordan (Nonpartisan)

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Leander Independent School District Place 1

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 1

Incumbent Trish Bode won election in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 1 on May 9, 2015.

Candidate
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Trish Bode (Nonpartisan)

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Leander Independent School District Place 2

General election

General election for Leander Independent School District Place 2

Incumbent Don Hisle won election in the general election for Leander Independent School District Place 2 on May 9, 2015.

Candidate
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Don Hisle (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Leander 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
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Nekosi NelsonPlace 320242028
Sade FashokunPlace 520212028
Anna SmithPlace 420212028
Paul GauthierPlace 720222026
Francesca RomansPlace 620222026
Gloria Gonzales-DholakiaPlace 220192026
Trish BodePlace 120152026

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Overlapping state house districts

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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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $53,329,000 $1,276 9%
Local: $448,494,000 $10,735 78%
State: $72,101,000 $1,726 13%
Total: $573,924,000 $13,737
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $575,504,000 $13,774
Total Current Expenditures: $444,565,000 $10,640
Instructional Expenditures: $260,089,000 $6,225 45%
Student and Staff Support: $44,294,000 $1,060 8%
Administration: $78,596,000 $1,881 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $61,586,000 $1,474 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $53,519,000 $1,280
Construction: $44,875,000 $1,074
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,602,000 $62
Interest on Debt: $73,882,000 $1,768

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 50 74 27 35 40-44 80-89 53
2018-2019 66 88 39 55 60-69 69 70
2017-2018 64 88 40 51 50-59 65 68
2016-2017 87 96 70 78 80-89 90 90
2015-2016 86 96 70 77 80-89 86 89
2014-2015 84 95 68 76 80-89 85 88
2013-2014 85 95 75 78 70-79 86 88
2012-2013 87 96 77 81 80-84 88 89
2011-2012 92 98 83 87 80-89 92 93
2010-2011 92 96 83 88 80-84 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 54 70 38 41 45-49 PS 58
2018-2019 65 81 42 53 60-69 68 70
2017-2018 64 81 44 52 60-64 69 69
2016-2017 85 94 69 77 80-84 86 89
2015-2016 85 94 71 77 70-79 85 89
2014-2015 87 94 76 80 85-89 89 90
2013-2014 89 94 78 83 85-89 89 91
2012-2013 91 95 84 85 85-89 92 93
2011-2012 96 98 90 92 >=90 98 97
2010-2011 95 98 90 92 85-89 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 97 >=95 >=95 96 >=50 >=95 97
2017-2018 97 >=95 90-94 96 PS >=95 97
2016-2017 96 >=95 >=95 95 >=50 >=95 96
2015-2016 97 >=95 >=95 96 >=50 >=95 97
2014-2015 96 >=95 90-94 95 >=50 90-94 96
2013-2014 95 >=95 90-94 94 PS 90-94 96
2012-2013 95 >=95 90-94 93 >=50 >=90 95
2011-2012 94 >=95 85-89 91 >=50 >=90 95
2010-2011 91 >=95 85-89 86 PS >=90 92

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 (%)
2023-2024 42,593 0.4
2022-2023 42,415 1.5
2021-2022 41,780 3.4
2020-2021 40,355 -2.5
2019-2020 41,381 3.3
2018-2019 40,031 2.5
2017-2018 39,028 2.1
2016-2017 38,226 2.8
2015-2016 37,158 2.5
2014-2015 36,211 2.1
2013-2014 35,450 3.0
2012-2013 34,381 3.1
2011-2012 33,309 3.5
2010-2011 32,152 5.3
2009-2010 30,454 6.4
2008-2009 28,507 6.9
2007-2008 26,551 8.4
2006-2007 24,333 9.3
2005-2006 22,077 9.7
2004-2005 19,945 8.7
2003-2004 18,201 7.6
2002-2003 16,814 7.2
2001-2002 15,603 7.1
2000-2001 14,499 9.9
1999-2000 13,059 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Leander Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 16.7 5.4
Black 4.5 12.8
Hispanic 26.1 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 6.7 3.1
White 45.6 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

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 2023-2024 school year, Leander Independent School District had 3,063.12 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.91.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 109.82
Kindergarten: 172.82
Elementary: 1,059.29
Secondary: 1,345.43
Total: 3,063.12

Leander Independent School District employed 60.66 district administrators and 184.96 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 60.66
District Administrative Support: 193.27
School Administrators: 184.96
School Administrative Support: 196.12
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 615.49
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 18.36
Total Guidance Counselors: 89.89
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 33.14
Library/Media Support: 6.00
Student Support Services: 263.79
Other Support Services: 863.91

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 Leander Independent School District operates 54 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ada Mae Faubion El416PK-5
Artie L Henry Middle1,1986-8
Bagdad El855PK-5
Block House Creek El471KG-5
Campus 00709-12
Canyon Ridge Middle1,0506-8
C C Mason El633PK-5
Cedar Park H S1,9389-12
Cedar Park Middle1,3086-8
Charlotte Cox El643PK-5
Christine Camacho El667PK-5
Cypress El547PK-5
Deer Creek El651PK-5
Early College H S2049-10
Florence W Stiles Middle1,6106-8
Four Points Middle5936-8
Glenn H S2,1299-12
Grandview Hills El419PK-5
Jim Plain El859PK-5
Knox Wiley Middle7896-8
Larkspur El928PK-5
Laura Welch Bush El503PK-5
Leander Extended Opportunity646-12
Leander H S2,2029-12
Leander Middle7686-8
Leander Virtual Learning Academy722-8
Lois F Giddens El461PK-5
Monta Jane Akin El927KG-5
New 1300
New El 1310
New Hope H S6611-12
North El544PK-5
Officer Leonard A Reed El672KG-5
Parkside El742KG-5
Patricia Knowles El694PK-5
Pauline Naumann El441PK-5
Pleasant Hill El704PK-5
River Place El601KG-5
River Ridge El423KG-5
Ronald Reagan El796PK-5
Rouse H S2,0369-12
Running Brushy Middle1,0376-8
Rutledge El918KG-5
Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle1,4366-8
Steiner Ranch El481PK-5
Step - Core48-12
Step - Detention39-10
Step - Jjaep112-12
Tarvin El797PK-5
Vandegrift H S2,5229-12
Vista Ridge H S2,6179-12
Westside El520PK-5
Whitestone El888PK-5
William J Winkley El745PK-5


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