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Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District, Texas

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Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District
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Lubbock County, Texas
District details
Superintendent: Keith Bryant
# of school board members: 7
Website: Link

Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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Keith Bryant is the superintendent of the Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District.[1] Bryant's previous career experience includes working as a teacher, coach, and the superintendent of the Lamesa Independent School District and the Bullard Independent School District.[2]

School board

The Lubbock-Cooper Independent School Districtboard of trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. All board members are elected at large by place.[3]

Elections

See also: Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected biennially in May to overlapping four-year terms.[3]

Three seats on the board were up for general election on May 4, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was February 16, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]

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.[5]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $12,725,000 $1,676 12%
Local: $63,313,000 $8,339 60%
State: $29,762,000 $3,920 28%
Total: $105,800,000 $13,936
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $151,082,000 $19,900
Total Current Expenditures: $77,133,000 $10,159
Instructional Expenditures: $49,300,000 $6,493 33%
Student and Staff Support: $6,291,000 $828 4%
Administration: $9,257,000 $1,219 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $12,285,000 $1,618 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $60,987,000 $8,033
Construction: $60,693,000 $7,994
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $12,798,000 $1,685


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[6] $44,500 $59,600
2022-2023[7] $44,500 $59,600
2021[8] $43,000 $58,100

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 54 80-89 30-34 41 <50 50-54 63
2018-2019 61 80-89 30-34 51 <50 60-64 70
2017-2018 60 70-79 25-29 49 >=50 55-59 68
2016-2017 85 >=90 65-69 78 >=50 80-84 90
2015-2016 85 >=90 65-69 78 >=50 80-89 89
2014-2015 86 >=90 70-79 78 >=50 80-89 91
2013-2014 88 >=90 70-79 81 >=50 80-89 93
2012-2013 87 >=90 80-89 80 >=80 >=90 91
2011-2012 91 >=80 >=80 86 >=80 >=90 94
2010-2011 90 >=80 60-79 84 >=50 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 52 70-79 25-29 38 >=50 45-49 62
2018-2019 55 70-74 30-34 40 <50 55-59 65
2017-2018 56 65-69 30-34 43 PS 55-59 65
2016-2017 82 80-89 65-69 73 >=50 80-84 87
2015-2016 83 >=90 65-69 75 >=50 85-89 89
2014-2015 85 80-89 80-89 77 >=50 80-89 90
2013-2014 85 80-89 80-89 76 >=50 >=90 90
2012-2013 87 >=90 80-89 78 60-79 80-89 92
2011-2012 94 >=80 >=80 90 >=80 >=90 96
2010-2011 93 >=80 >=80 88 >=50 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 PS >=50 >=95 PS >=50 >=95
2017-2018 98 PS >=50 >=95 >=50 >=95
2016-2017 98 >=50 PS >=95 PS PS >=95
2015-2016 97 PS PS 90-94 PS PS >=95
2014-2015 97 PS PS >=95 PS >=50 >=95
2013-2014 >=99 PS PS >=95 PS >=50 >=95
2012-2013 >=99 PS PS >=90 >=80 >=95
2011-2012 >=95 PS >=90 >=50 >=95
2010-2011 >=95 PS >=90 >=50 >=95


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 7,855 1.3
2022-2023 7,750 2.0
2021-2022 7,592 6.3
2020-2021 7,115 2.0
2019-2020 6,975 5.8
2018-2019 6,571 3.7
2017-2018 6,325 5.6
2016-2017 5,969 2.5
2015-2016 5,818 8.7
2014-2015 5,314 6.6
2013-2014 4,965 6.7
2012-2013 4,633 7.9
2011-2012 4,269 5.4
2010-2011 4,039 7.3
2009-2010 3,746 7.8
2008-2009 3,452 10.7
2007-2008 3,081 5.8
2006-2007 2,902 5.6
2005-2006 2,739 5.7
2004-2005 2,582 6.7
2003-2004 2,408 4.7
2002-2003 2,294 7.7
2001-2002 2,117 0.8
2000-2001 2,100 7.6
1999-2000 1,940 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 5.4
Black 2.6 12.8
Hispanic 39.1 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 2.6 3.1
White 53.3 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, Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District had 638.31 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.31.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 13.00
Kindergarten: 27.69
Elementary: 226.70
Secondary: 313.21
Total: 638.31

Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 31.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 38.69
School Administrators: 31.00
School Administrative Support: 26.98
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 110.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 10.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 22.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 7.92
Student Support Services: 47.94
Other Support Services: 258.48


Schools

The Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
L C Y C0
Lubbock-Cooper Central El911PK-5
Lubbock-Cooper East El802PK-5
Lubbock-Cooper H S1,9429-12
Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle8596-8
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty H S3269-10
Lubbock-Cooper Middle9716-8
Lubbock-Cooper New Hope Academy3610-12
Lubbock-Cooper North El687PK-5
Lubbock-Cooper South El694PK-5
Lubbock-Cooper West El627PK-5

Contact information

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Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District
13807 Indiana Ave.
Lubbock, TX 79423
Phone: 806-993-2300
Fax: 806-993-2301


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