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Wills Point Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,765 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
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Wills Point Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Kaufman and Van Zandt counties). During the 2023 school year, 2,765 students attended one of the district's five schools.

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

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Wills Point Independent School District, Place 4

General election

General election for Wills Point Independent School District, Place 4

Ben Curtis and George Steven Wilcoxson ran in the general election for Wills Point Independent School District, Place 4 on May 3, 2025.

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Ben Curtis (Nonpartisan)
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George Steven Wilcoxson (Nonpartisan)

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Wills Point Independent School District, Place 5

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General election for Wills Point Independent School District, Place 5

Jesse Dean Everett and Crissie Kayser ran in the general election for Wills Point Independent School District, Place 5 on May 3, 2025.

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Jesse Dean Everett (Nonpartisan)
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Crissie Kayser (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Wills Point 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
Bucky Baker2024
Debbie Deen2022
Jesse Dean Everett2022
Jason Groom2018
Jim Lamb2017
Russell Hiler2016
George Wilcoxson2016

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Overlapping state house districts

Wills Point Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 2Brent MoneyRepublican Party 74% 7%
Texas House of Representatives District 4Keith BellRepublican Party 26% 5%

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,184,000 $1,291 11%
Local: $9,147,000 $3,708 31%
State: $17,468,000 $7,081 59%
Total: $29,799,000 $12,079
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $25,854,000 $10,479
Total Current Expenditures: $24,009,000 $9,732
Instructional Expenditures: $13,804,000 $5,595 53%
Student and Staff Support: $2,628,000 $1,065 10%
Administration: $2,882,000 $1,168 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,695,000 $1,903 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,618,000 $655
Construction: $866,000 $351
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $61,000 $24
Interest on Debt: $103,000 $41

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 32 PS 15-19 29 21-39 30-39 36
2018-2019 43 >=50 25-29 40 <50 40-49 45
2017-2018 41 PS 25-29 40 <50 40-49 43
2016-2017 73 >=50 65-69 70 >=50 70-79 74
2015-2016 69 PS 55-59 65-69 <50 70-79 70
2014-2015 67 >=50 50-54 62 >=50 60-69 70
2013-2014 71 >=50 50-59 65-69 >=50 60-69 73
2012-2013 72 >=50 60-64 67 60-79 80-84 74
2011-2012 79 PS 60-69 80-84 >=80 70-79 79
2010-2011 77 PS 65-69 75-79 >=80 79

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 35 PS 20-24 30 21-39 50-59 37
2018-2019 40 >=50 25-29 38 <50 40-49 41
2017-2018 39 PS 20-24 37 >=50 30-39 41
2016-2017 67 >=50 60-64 62 >=50 60-69 70
2015-2016 63 >=50 55-59 55 <50 60-69 67
2014-2015 66 >=50 55-59 59 >=50 60-69 69
2013-2014 70 >=50 50-54 64 >=50 70-79 73
2012-2013 73 >=50 60-64 65 >=80 80-84 76
2011-2012 87 PS 70-79 80-84 >=80 80-89 88
2010-2011 88 PS 80-84 80-84 >=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 (%)
2018-2019 >=95 PS >=50 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2017-2018 85-89 PS >=80 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS >=80 PS 90-94
2015-2016 >=95 >=50 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2014-2015 85-89 >=50 >=80 PS >=50 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 >=50 60-79 PS >=50 >=95
2012-2013 >=95 PS >=50 >=80 PS 90-94
2011-2012 >=95 >=50 >=80 >=95
2010-2011 >=95 >=80 >=80 PS >=95

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 (%)
2022-2023 2,765 4.7
2021-2022 2,635 6.4
2020-2021 2,467 -4.0
2019-2020 2,565 1.8
2018-2019 2,520 4.2
2017-2018 2,415 0.5
2016-2017 2,403 -0.4
2015-2016 2,412 -0.8
2014-2015 2,431 -1.2
2013-2014 2,459 -2.8
2012-2013 2,527 -1.0
2011-2012 2,553 -2.8
2010-2011 2,624 -1.9
2009-2010 2,675 0.2
2008-2009 2,670 0.3
2007-2008 2,661 -0.3
2006-2007 2,668 -1.2
2005-2006 2,701 0.4
2004-2005 2,690 -0.8
2003-2004 2,711 2.1
2002-2003 2,653 1.5
2001-2002 2,612 1.8
2000-2001 2,566 0.5
1999-2000 2,552 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Wills Point Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 5.1
Black 4.4 12.8
Hispanic 32.8 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 3.5 3.0
White 58.2 25.7

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 2022-2023 school year, Wills Point Independent School District had 189.51 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.59.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 7.40
Kindergarten: 10.38
Elementary: 71.83
Secondary: 86.48
Total: 189.51

Wills Point Independent School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 13.70 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 9.27
School Administrators: 13.70
School Administrative Support: 11.68
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 60.77
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.49
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 18.90
Other Support Services: 84.26

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 Wills Point Independent School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Earnest O Woods Int5892-4
Wills Point H S8039-12
Wills Point J H3897-8
Wills Point Middle4075-6
Wills Point Pri577PK-1

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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