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Memphis Independent School District, Texas, elections

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Memphis Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 400 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Memphis Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Collingsworth, Childress, and Hall counties). During the 2024 school year, 400 students attended one of the district's four 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 Memphis 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
Josh Brooks2027
Sarah Cook2027
John Robison20242027
Val Gonzalez2026
Charolette Maddox20212026
Michael Morris2025
Joey Salinas2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Memphis Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 88Ken KingRepublican Party 100% 4%

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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: $2,394,000 $5,416 25%
Local: $2,596,000 $5,873 27%
State: $4,512,000 $10,208 48%
Total: $9,502,000 $21,498
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,822,000 $19,959
Total Current Expenditures: $8,157,000 $18,454
Instructional Expenditures: $4,841,000 $10,952 55%
Student and Staff Support: $563,000 $1,273 6%
Administration: $1,240,000 $2,805 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,513,000 $3,423 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $632,000 $1,429
Construction: $244,000 $552
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,000 $9
Interest on Debt: $1,000 $2

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 34 <50 30-34 PS 45-49
2018-2019 44 <50 35-39 PS 50-54
2017-2018 39 PS <50 30-34 PS 50-54
2016-2017 64 PS >=50 60-64 PS 70-74
2015-2016 67 PS 21-39 65-69 PS 70-74
2014-2015 58 PS 40-59 50-54 PS 65-69
2013-2014 74 PS 60-79 65-69 80-84
2012-2013 80 PS 60-79 70-74 PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 83 PS 40-59 80-84 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 85 60-79 75-79 >=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 36 <50 30-34 PS 40-44
2018-2019 37 <50 30-34 PS 50-54
2017-2018 33 PS <50 25-29 PS 45-49
2016-2017 64 PS 40-59 60-64 PS 75-79
2015-2016 67 PS 40-59 60-64 PS 80-84
2014-2015 70 PS 40-59 65-69 PS 75-79
2013-2014 78 PS >=80 65-69 90-94
2012-2013 80 PS >=80 75-79 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 92 PS >=80 85-89 PS PS >=95
2010-2011 90 >=80 85-89 >=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 >=80 >=50
2017-2018 >=80 PS >=50 PS >=50
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=80 >=80
2015-2016 >=80 PS >=50 PS PS >=50
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=80 >=50
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=80 PS >=80
2012-2013 >=80 PS >=50 PS >=50
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=80 >=50
2010-2011 >=90 PS PS >=80 >=50

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 400 -8.0
2022-2023 432 -2.3
2021-2022 442 -0.2
2020-2021 443 -5.0
2019-2020 465 -4.9
2018-2019 488 -3.1
2017-2018 503 -4.0
2016-2017 523 0.6
2015-2016 520 -3.5
2014-2015 538 5.4
2013-2014 509 -5.3
2012-2013 536 -4.3
2011-2012 559 1.1
2010-2011 553 -0.5
2009-2010 556 -0.9
2008-2009 561 -4.1
2007-2008 584 6.0
2006-2007 549 3.1
2005-2006 532 -3.4
2004-2005 550 2.9
2003-2004 534 -1.5
2002-2003 542 -1.3
2001-2002 549 -3.1
2000-2001 566 5.3
1999-2000 536 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Memphis Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 5.4
Black 6.5 12.8
Hispanic 63.5 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 2.3 3.1
White 27.5 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, Memphis Independent School District had 40.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.93.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.75
Kindergarten: 1.92
Elementary: 11.14
Secondary: 22.68
Total: 40.30

Memphis Independent School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 3.98 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 4.49
School Administrators: 3.98
School Administrative Support: 3.61
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 28.83
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.99
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.62
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.00
Other Support Services: 22.37

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 Memphis Independent School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Austin El1131-5
Memphis H S1379-12
Memphis Middle846-8
Travis El66PK-KG


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    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 October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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