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Walnut Springs Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 174 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Walnut Springs Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Somervell and Bosque counties). During the 2024 school year, 174 students attended the district's single school.

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 Walnut Springs Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Marisol Orozco20242027
Karen Jones20232027
Lanelle Galindo20082027
Johnnie Billman20052027
Lauren Ortega20192025
Linda Hargrove20102025
Brent Prescher20092025

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Walnut Springs Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 13Angelia OrrRepublican Party 98% 2%
Texas House of Representatives District 58Helen KerwinRepublican Party 2% < 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: $798,000 $4,483 24%
Local: $1,275,000 $7,163 39%
State: $1,191,000 $6,691 36%
Total: $3,264,000 $18,337
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $2,624,000 $14,741
Total Current Expenditures: $2,403,000 $13,500
Instructional Expenditures: $1,456,000 $8,179 55%
Student and Staff Support: $31,000 $174 1%
Administration: $419,000 $2,353 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $497,000 $2,792 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $209,000 $1,174
Construction: $47,000 $264
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $5
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

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 30-34 PS 20-29 PS 30-39
2020-2021 25-29 20-29 PS 20-29
2018-2019 30-34 PS 30-34 PS 30-39
2017-2018 25-29 PS 20-29 PS 20-29
2016-2017 65-69 60-69 PS 60-69
2015-2016 60-64 PS 60-69 PS 50-59
2014-2015 55-59 50-59 60-69
2013-2014 65-69 60-69 60-79
2012-2013 70-74 70-74 PS 70-79
2011-2012 75-79 80-89 70-79
2010-2011 80-84 PS 70-79 >=90

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 35-39 PS PS 20-29 PS 40-49
2020-2021 30-34 20-29 PS 30-39
2018-2019 30-34 PS 25-29 PS 40-49
2017-2018 30-34 PS 20-29 PS 30-39
2016-2017 65-69 60-69 PS 60-69
2015-2016 60-64 PS 50-54 PS 70-79
2014-2015 65-69 50-59 70-79
2013-2014 75-79 PS 70-74 80-89
2012-2013 70-74 65-69 PS 80-89
2011-2012 90-94 80-89 >=90
2010-2011 85-89 PS 80-89 80-89

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 (%)
2021-2022 >=50 PS >=50
2020-2021 >=50 PS PS
2018-2019 >=50 PS PS
2017-2018 >=80 >=50 PS
2016-2017 >=50 >=50 PS PS
2015-2016 >=80 >=50 PS PS
2014-2015 >=50 >=50 PS
2013-2014 >=50 >=50 PS
2012-2013 >=80 >=50 PS PS
2011-2012 >=50 PS >=50
2010-2011 >=50 PS PS >=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 174 1.7
2022-2023 171 -4.1
2021-2022 178 4.5
2020-2021 170 -10.6
2019-2020 188 0.5
2018-2019 187 5.3
2017-2018 177 -7.9
2016-2017 191 1.6
2015-2016 188 8.5
2014-2015 172 -1.2
2013-2014 174 -14.4
2012-2013 199 0.0
2011-2012 199 1.0
2010-2011 197 -7.6
2009-2010 212 6.1
2008-2009 199 -6.5
2007-2008 212 1.9
2006-2007 208 -7.2
2005-2006 223 -19.3
2004-2005 266 4.1
2003-2004 255 20.8
2002-2003 202 -12.9
2001-2002 228 3.1
2000-2001 221 -0.9
1999-2000 223 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Walnut Springs Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 5.4
Black 0.0 12.8
Hispanic 62.1 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.6 3.1
White 37.4 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, Walnut Springs Independent School District had 18.53 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.39.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.98
Kindergarten: 0.06
Elementary: 5.88
Secondary: 9.41
Total: 18.53

Walnut Springs Independent School District employed 0.87 district administrators and 1.11 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.87
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 1.11
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 3.85
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
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: 8.29

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 Walnut Springs Independent School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Walnut Springs School174PK-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 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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