Santo Independent School District, Texas, elections

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Santo Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 556 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Santo Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Erath and Palo Pinto counties). During the 2024 school year, 556 students attended one of the district's two 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 Santo 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
Philip Colvin2028
Michael Price2028
Daina Wofford2028
Amy Bryan2026
Donny Herring2026
Cori Lee Rice2026
Rhea Watts2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Santo Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 60Mike OlcottRepublican Party 91% 7%
Texas House of Representatives District 59Shelby SlawsonRepublican Party 9% 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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $973,000 $1,950 13%
Local: $4,032,000 $8,080 53%
State: $2,617,000 $5,244 34%
Total: $7,622,000 $15,275
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,956,000 $13,939
Total Current Expenditures: $6,415,000 $12,855
Instructional Expenditures: $3,553,000 $7,120 51%
Student and Staff Support: $302,000 $605 4%
Administration: $1,103,000 $2,210 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,457,000 $2,919 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $421,000 $843
Construction: $52,000 $104
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $86,000 $172
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 55 PS 40-49 PS >=50 60-64
2018-2019 52 PS 40-49 >=50 50-54
2017-2018 39 PS 20-29 PS PS 40-44
2016-2017 82 PS 60-69 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 77 60-69 PS PS 75-79
2014-2015 70 PS 50-59 >=50 70-74
2013-2014 78 PS PS 50-59 PS 80-84
2012-2013 85 PS PS 60-69 >=50 85-89
2011-2012 90 PS PS 80-89 PS 90-94
2010-2011 79 PS PS 60-69 PS 80-84

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 PS 30-39 PS <50 55-59
2018-2019 49 PS 40-49 >=50 50-54
2017-2018 44 PS 20-29 PS PS 45-49
2016-2017 75 PS 60-69 PS PS 75-79
2015-2016 78 PS 50-59 PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 78 PS PS 60-69 >=50 80-84
2013-2014 78 PS PS 60-69 PS 80-84
2012-2013 84 PS PS 70-79 >=50 85-89
2011-2012 88 PS PS 80-89 PS 90-94
2010-2011 84 PS PS 70-79 PS 85-89

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 >=80 >=50 >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS PS >=80
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=80
2014-2015 >=90 >=50 >=80
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS PS >=80
2012-2013 >=90 >=50 >=90
2011-2012 80-89 PS PS >=80
2010-2011 >=80 PS PS >=80

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 556 1.8
2022-2023 546 8.6
2021-2022 499 9.2
2020-2021 453 -7.5
2019-2020 487 4.9
2018-2019 463 1.1
2017-2018 458 -3.9
2016-2017 476 -1.9
2015-2016 485 1.2
2014-2015 479 -5.0
2013-2014 503 -1.2
2012-2013 509 -3.3
2011-2012 526 0.4
2010-2011 524 2.7
2009-2010 510 2.2
2008-2009 499 2.6
2007-2008 486 -3.5
2006-2007 503 4.4
2005-2006 481 -6.7
2004-2005 513 4.7
2003-2004 489 2.7
2002-2003 476 5.9
2001-2002 448 0.7
2000-2001 445 4.3
1999-2000 426 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Santo Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 5.4
Black 0.2 12.8
Hispanic 19.6 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 2.3 3.1
White 76.8 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, Santo Independent School District had 43.53 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.77.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.88
Kindergarten: 2.10
Elementary: 13.90
Secondary: 19.57
Total: 43.53

Santo Independent School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.21 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: 2.97
School Administrators: 2.21
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 11.78
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.71
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.36
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.83
Library/Media Support: 0.88
Student Support Services: 3.94
Other Support Services: 21.81

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 Santo Independent School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Santo El278PK-5
Santo H S2786-12

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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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