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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 8,784 (2023-2024)
Schools: 17 (2023-2024)
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Temple Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Bell County). During the 2024 school year, 8,784 students attended one of the district's 17 schools.

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

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About the district

School board

The Temple 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
Shannon Gowan2028
Virginia Suarez2028
Dawn Cook2027
Ronnie Gaines2027
Dan Posey2027
Shannon Myers2026
Bre'Layshia Alexander20252026

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Temple Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 55Hillary HicklandRepublican Party 76% 22%
Texas House of Representatives District 54Brad BuckleyRepublican Party 24% 2%

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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: $24,998,000 $2,960 20%
Local: $54,193,000 $6,417 43%
State: $47,799,000 $5,660 38%
Total: $126,990,000 $15,037
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $114,367,000 $13,542
Total Current Expenditures: $100,441,000 $11,893
Instructional Expenditures: $58,281,000 $6,901 51%
Student and Staff Support: $12,853,000 $1,521 11%
Administration: $12,045,000 $1,426 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $17,262,000 $2,044 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,060,000 $717
Construction: $3,843,000 $455
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $690,000 $81
Interest on Debt: $7,107,000 $841

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 (%)
2021-2022 33 65-69 26 34 <50 35-39 44
2020-2021 32 65-69 21 32 <50 30-34 44
2018-2019 40 75-79 28 39 >=50 40-44 52
2017-2018 38 75-79 25 38 40-59 30-34 50
2016-2017 68 85-89 57 69 >=50 65-69 77
2015-2016 63 85-89 51 63 >=50 65-69 73
2014-2015 64 90-94 52 64 >=50 65-69 73
2013-2014 67 90-94 56 67 60-79 65-69 76
2012-2013 69 90-94 56 68 60-79 75-79 80
2011-2012 74 90-94 63 74 60-79 75-79 83
2010-2011 72 85-89 61 71 60-79 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 (%)
2021-2022 39 65-69 32 37 >=50 40-44 54
2020-2021 31 55-59 23 29 <50 30-34 44
2018-2019 35 65-69 25 33 <50 35-39 48
2017-2018 32 65-69 21 31 40-59 35-39 47
2016-2017 59 85-89 46 59 >=50 65-69 72
2015-2016 58 80-84 48 57 60-79 60-64 70
2014-2015 62 80-84 52 60 >=80 65-69 75
2013-2014 66 80-84 56 64 60-79 70-74 77
2012-2013 69 80-84 59 67 60-79 75-79 81
2011-2012 83 85-89 77 82 >=80 85-89 90
2010-2011 82 85-89 76 80 60-79 90

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 (%)
2021-2022 88 >=50 90-94 85-89 PS >=80 80-84
2020-2021 87 >=50 85-89 85-89 PS 60-79 80-84
2018-2019 84 >=50 80-84 80-84 PS >=80 85-89
2017-2018 84 >=50 80-84 85-89 PS >=50 80-84
2016-2017 85 >=50 80-84 80-84 PS >=80 85-89
2015-2016 83 >=50 80-84 80-84 PS >=80 85-89
2014-2015 80 >=50 75-79 75-79 PS >=50 85-89
2013-2014 87 >=50 85-89 85-89 PS >=80 85-89
2012-2013 85 >=50 75-79 80-84 >=50 >=50 90-94
2011-2012 87 >=50 80-84 80-84 PS >=50 90-94
2010-2011 76 >=50 65-69 75-79 PS >=50 80-84

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 8,784 1.9
2022-2023 8,615 2.0
2021-2022 8,445 0.5
2020-2021 8,403 -3.8
2019-2020 8,720 -0.4
2018-2019 8,752 1.4
2017-2018 8,631 -0.1
2016-2017 8,643 0.1
2015-2016 8,636 0.0
2014-2015 8,635 -0.6
2013-2014 8,684 -1.8
2012-2013 8,838 -0.8
2011-2012 8,911 -1.2
2010-2011 9,014 2.6
2009-2010 8,783 1.9
2008-2009 8,620 0.8
2007-2008 8,555 1.3
2006-2007 8,443 1.8
2005-2006 8,291 0.9
2004-2005 8,220 -0.4
2003-2004 8,254 -2.1
2002-2003 8,429 0.8
2001-2002 8,359 -1.1
2000-2001 8,450 0.1
1999-2000 8,439 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Temple Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.7 5.4
Black 22.6 12.8
Hispanic 47.9 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 5.9 3.1
White 21.3 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

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, Temple Independent School District had 620.89 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.15.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 23.75
Kindergarten: 37.13
Elementary: 241.70
Secondary: 307.87
Total: 620.89

Temple Independent School District employed 12.00 district administrators and 69.60 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 12.00
District Administrative Support: 38.03
School Administrators: 69.60
School Administrative Support: 42.49
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 164.84
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 10.99
Total Guidance Counselors: 19.95
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 9.04
Library/Media Support: 2.60
Student Support Services: 93.86
Other Support Services: 208.23

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 Temple Independent School District operates 17 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bell Co J J A E P19-9
Bonham Middle6366-8
Cater El309PK-5
Fred W Edwards Academy Aec899-12
Hector P Garcia El484PK-5
Jefferson El492PK-5
Kennedy-Powell El416PK-5
Lamar Middle5386-8
Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy447PK-PK
Raye-Allen El627PK-5
Sampson-Howard El0
Scott El465PK-5
Temple H S2,3428-12
Thornton El740PK-5
Travis Science Academy6876-8
Western Hills El448PK-5
Wheatley Alternative Education Center632-12

School board meetings

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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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