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{{School district overview alternate
|District = Sharyland Independent School District
|State=Texas
|Place = Hidalgo County, Texas
|StateAbbrev=TX
|Image = Sharyland ISD logo.jpg
|DistrictName=Sharyland Independent School District
|Superintendent = Filomena Leo (Interim)
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|Enrollment = 9,978 students
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|Grad rate = 97.7%<ref>[http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/acctres/completion/2013/district.html ''Texas Education Agency,'' "Search Four-Year Graduation and Dropout Data by District, Class of 2013," accessed August 3, 2015]</ref>
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|Number of schools = 11
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|Budget = $114.8 million
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}}{{tnr}}'''Sharyland Independent School District''' is a [[Texas school districts|school district]] in [[Texas]] that serves parts of [[Hidalgo County, Texas|Hidalgo County]]. It was the [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|103rd-largest]] school district in Texas, serving 9,978 students in 11 schools.<ref name=budget>[http://www.sharylandisd.org/cms/lib/TX21000378/Centricity/Domain/22/2013-2014%20Official%20Approved%20Budget.pdf ''Sharyland Independent School District,'' "2013-2014 Approved Budget,'' "accessed November 27, 2013]</ref>
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==About the district==
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[[File:Map of Texas highlighting Hidalgo County.svg|175px|thumb|left|Sharyland Independent School District is located in Hidalgo County, Texas.|link=Sharyland Independent School District, Texas]] Sharyland Independent School District is located in [[Hidalgo County, Texas]]. The county seat of Hidalgo County is [[Edinburg, Texas|Edinburg]]. The county was home to an estimated 815,996 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48215.html ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Quick Facts: Hidalgo County," accessed January 21, 2015]</ref>
 
===Demographics===
Hidalgo County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Texas in terms of higher education attainment, median income and poverty rate. In 2013, 15.9 percent of Hidalgo County residents over 25 years old held undergraduate degrees compared to 26.7 percent of residents statewide. Hidalgo County had a median income of $34,146 compared to $51,900 for Texas as a whole. The poverty rate for Hidalgo County was 34.8 percent in comparison to the state's average of 17.6 percent.<ref name=census/>
 
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="background:none; text-align: center;"
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2013<ref name=census/>
|-
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Race
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Hidalgo County (%)
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Texas (%)
|-
| White || 97.1 || 80.3
|-
| Black or African American || 0.8|| 12.4
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.5 || 1.0
|-
| Asian || 1.1 || 4.3
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.0 || 0.1
|-
| Two or More Races || 0.4 || 1.8
|-
| Hispanic or Latino || 91.0 || 38.4
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="background:none; text-align: center;"
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Presidential Voting Pattern,<br>Hidalgo County<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/compare.php?year=2008&fips=48&f=0&off=0&elect=0&type=state ''Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections'', "Presidential General Election Results Comparison - Texas," accessed January 21, 2015]</ref>
|-
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Year
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Democratic Vote
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Republican Vote
|-
| 2012 ||97,969||39,865
|-
| 2008 ||90,261||39,668
|-
| 2004 ||62,369||50,931
|-
| 2000 ||61,390||38,301
|-
|}
{{col-end}}
{{School census}}
 
==Superintendent==
On September 29, 2014, the board voted five to two to accept the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Virginia N. Richter: Eddie Montalvo and Rolando Peña were the dissenting votes. Filomena Leo, former superintendent of [[La Joya Independent School District, Texas|La Joya Independent School District]] and former trustee for [[South Texas Independent School District, Texas|South Texas Independent School District]], was appointed to serve as interim superintendent until a permanent appointment can be made.<ref name=supt>[http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/sharyland-isd-board-accepts-resignation-appoints-interim/article_3ae8e402-484a-11e4-883e-0017a43b2370.html ''The Monitor'', "Sharyland ISD board accepts resignation, appoints interim," September 29, 2014]</ref>  
 
Richter had been appointed to the position in June 2012. She had previous worked in [[Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District, Texas|Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District]] as an educator for 24 years. She has been a resident of the Sharyland district for 25 years. Her son graduated from Sharyland High School.<ref>[http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=770663#.Uz7ela1dWLE Joey Horta, ''Valley Central,'' "Sharyland ISD’s new superintendent an outsider," June 28, 2012]</ref>
 
Richter's resignation marked the second in less than three years. Her predecessor, Scott Owings, resigned in February 2012 due to allegations that he sexually harassed two female school officials at a Texas Association of School Administrators conference.<ref>[http://www.progresstimes.net/news/local-news/2526-new-superintendent-official-for-sisd.html Carina A. Brunson, ''Progress Times,'' "New superintendent official for SISD," July 6, 2012]</ref> Leo also served as interim superintendent during the search that lead to Leo's appointment.<ref name=supt/>
 
The circumstances surrounding Richter's resignation were questioned by some community members. The board had recently conducted a "climate survey" of those holding leadership positions in the district, and the results of that survey were reported in open session at the September 23, 2014, meeting of the board. The report of the survey described overall employee satisfaction with school leadership as "very poor" and many stated they would consider employment outside of the district if things did not change. Virginia Townsend, leader of Objective Watchers of the Legal System (OWLS) and former district trustee, objected to the methods by which the survey were reported to the board, saying, “When do you ever evaluate a superintendent in open session? No, you do that in a closed session.”<ref name=supt/>
 
==School board==
The Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees consists of seven members who are elected at-large to three-year terms.<ref>[http://www.sharylandisd.org/domain/55 ''Sharyland Independent School District,'' "Sharyland ISD School Board," accessed April 4, 2014]</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees
|-
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Member
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Role
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Term Ends
|-
| Fernando Ramirez ||  President || 2015
|-
| Noel O. Garza || Vice President || 2016
|-
| [[Ricky Longoria]] || Secretary || 2017
|-
| Rolando Peña || Member || 2016
|-
| Eddie Montalvo || Member || 2015
|-
| Noe Oliveira || Member || 2016
|-
| [[Juan F. Zuniga]] || Member || 2017
|}
 
'''<u>Note</u>:''' Ricky Longoria is running for Place 1 and Juan Zuniga for Place 2. Place numbers for the remaining five members have yet to be named; see second paragraph of '''School board elections''' below.
 
===School board elections===
:: ''See also: [[Sharyland Independent School District elections (2015)]]''
Members of the Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees are elected to three-year terms. Two seats were up for election on [[Sharyland Independent School District elections (2014)|May 10, 2014]]; incumbents Ricky Longoria and Juan Zuniga were re-elected to Places 1 and 2, respectively. Place 3 and 4 {{Greener|start=5/9/2015 9:00pm CDT|before=are|after=were}} scheduled for election on [[Sharyland Independent School District elections (2015)|May 9, 2015]]. Places 5, 6 and 7 are scheduled for election in 2016.
 
In April 2014, Sharyland ISD's election system was changed from pure, at-large elections to electing members by place with no majority-vote requirements when more than two candidates are running for the same place.<ref>[http://www.sharylandisd.org/cms/lib/TX21000378/Centricity/Domain/1/Sharyland%20Independent%20School%20District%20Adopts%20New%20School%20Board%20Election%20System.pdf ''Sharyland Independent School District,'' "Election Notice: Sharyland Independent School District Adopts New School Board Election System," April 4, 2014]</ref> While the seats are now elected by place, they are still voted upon at-large.<ref>[http://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Code/642?filter=BBB ''Sharyland ISD Board Policy Manual'', "BBB (Local)," accessed January 21, 2015]</ref>
 
===Public participation in board meetings===
The Board of Trustees maintains the following policy regarding public participation in board meetings last updated in 2011:
 
{{quote|
As long as the requirements of the Open Meetings Act are satisfied and the right of citizens to apply to the Board for redress of their grievances is not abridged, the Board need not provide a public forum for every citizen wishing to express an opinion on a matter. Reasonable restraints on the number, length, and frequency of presentations are permissible. The Board may limit the number of persons it will hear on a particular subject and the frequency with which they may appear, so long as the regulation does not abridge constitutionally guaranteed rights of freedom of speech and to petition nor unfairly discriminate among views seeking expression.
|author=Sharyland Independent School District's website, (2011)
<ref>[http://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Download/642?filename=BED(LEGAL).pdf ''Sharyland Independent School District,'' "Public Participation," May 1, 2011]</ref>
}}
}}
==Budget==
{{School district budget
|District=Sharyland Independent School District
|Date range=1993 to 2013
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|FY1993InstTotal=$7,905,000
|FY1993InstPercent=41.73%
|FY1993SSTotal=$5,149,000
|FY1993SSPercent=27.18%
|FY1993CSTotal=$5,219,000
|FY1993CSPercent=27.55%
|FY1993DebtTotal=$562,000
|FY1993DebtPercent=2.97%
|FY1993OtherTotal=$108,000
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|FY1993Total=$18,943,000
|FY1994InstTotal=$9,320,000
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|FY1994SSTotal=$6,002,000
|FY1994SSPercent=33.06%
|FY1994CSTotal=$2,225,000
|FY1994CSPercent=12.26%
|FY1994DebtTotal=$538,000
|FY1994DebtPercent=2.96%
|FY1994OtherTotal=$69,000
|FY1994OtherPercent=0.38%
|FY1994Total=$18,154,000
|FY1995InstTotal=$11,444,000
|FY1995InstPercent=56.24%
|FY1995SSTotal=$6,516,000
|FY1995SSPercent=32.02%
|FY1995CSTotal=$1,773,000
|FY1995CSPercent=8.71%
|FY1995DebtTotal=$495,000
|FY1995DebtPercent=2.43%
|FY1995OtherTotal=$120,000
|FY1995OtherPercent=0.59%
|FY1995Total=$20,348,000
|FY1996InstTotal=$13,105,000
|FY1996InstPercent=44.60%
|FY1996SSTotal=$7,197,000
|FY1996SSPercent=24.49%
|FY1996CSTotal=$8,408,000
|FY1996CSPercent=28.61%
|FY1996DebtTotal=$519,000
|FY1996DebtPercent=1.77%
|FY1996OtherTotal=$156,000
|FY1996OtherPercent=0.53%
|FY1996Total=$29,385,000
|FY1997InstTotal=$14,085,000
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|FY1997SSPercent=26.59%
|FY1997CSTotal=$6,751,000
|FY1997CSPercent=22.52%
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|FY1997DebtPercent=3.40%
|FY1997OtherTotal=$149,000
|FY1997OtherPercent=0.50%
|FY1997Total=$29,974,000
|FY1998InstTotal=$15,055,000
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|FY1998SSTotal=$8,853,000
|FY1998SSPercent=30.94%
|FY1998CSTotal=$3,682,000
|FY1998CSPercent=12.87%
|FY1998DebtTotal=$716,000
|FY1998DebtPercent=2.50%
|FY1998OtherTotal=$306,000
|FY1998OtherPercent=1.07%
|FY1998Total=$28,612,000
|FY1999InstTotal=$15,598,000
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|FY1999CSTotal=$2,999,000
|FY1999CSPercent=10.37%
|FY1999DebtTotal=$737,000
|FY1999DebtPercent=2.55%
|FY1999OtherTotal=$393,000
|FY1999OtherPercent=1.36%
|FY1999Total=$28,916,000
|FY2000InstTotal=$17,251,000
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|FY2000SSPercent=27.41%
|FY2000CSTotal=$7,901,000
|FY2000CSPercent=21.77%
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|FY2000DebtPercent=2.41%
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|FY2000OtherPercent=0.88%
|FY2000Total=$36,296,000
|FY2001InstTotal=$18,847,000
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|FY2001SSPercent=34.01%
|FY2001CSTotal=$1,736,000
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|FY2001OtherPercent=1.13%
|FY2001Total=$33,602,000
|FY2002InstTotal=$20,378,000
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|FY2002CSTotal=$7,560,000
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|FY2002DebtPercent=2.68%
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|FY2002OtherPercent=0.62%
|FY2002Total=$41,784,000
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|FY2004CSTotal=$6,668,000
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|FY2005CSTotal=$17,865,000
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|FY2005OtherPercent=0.59%
|FY2005Total=$65,013,000
|FY2006InstTotal=$33,261,000
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|FY2006CSTotal=$6,786,000
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|FY2007CSTotal=$33,386,000
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|FY2007OtherPercent=0.70%
|FY2007Total=$96,060,000
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|FY2008CSTotal=$14,971,000
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|FY2009CSTotal=$570,000
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|FY2011CSTotal=$10,485,000
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|FY2012Total=$86,894,000
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|FY2013CSTotal=$30,127,000
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|FY1993LocalPercent=22.06%
|FY1993StateTotal=$14,226,000
|FY1993StatePercent=70.49%
|FY1993FedTotal=$1,504,000
|FY1993FedPercent=7.45%
|FY1993RevenueTotal=$20,182,000
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|FY1994StateTotal=$13,168,000
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|FY1994FedTotal=$1,838,000
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|FY1994RevenueTotal=$19,869,000
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|FY1995StateTotal=$14,140,000
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|FY1995FedTotal=$2,026,000
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|FY2011FedTotal=$11,414,000
|FY2011FedPercent=12.62%
|FY2011RevenueTotal=$90,457,000
|FY2012LocalTotal=$33,429,000
|FY2012LocalPercent=36.86%
|FY2012StateTotal=$46,795,000
|FY2012StatePercent=51.60%
|FY2012FedTotal=$10,464,000
|FY2012FedPercent=11.54%
|FY2012RevenueTotal=$90,688,000
|FY2013LocalTotal=$35,762,000
|FY2013LocalPercent=39.32%
|FY2013StateTotal=$46,968,000
|FY2013StatePercent=51.64%
|FY2013FedTotal=$8,224,000
|FY2013FedPercent=9.04%
|FY2013RevenueTotal=$90,954,000
|LocalTotalAver=$18,601,381
|LocalPercentAver=33.69%
|StateTotalAver=$27,957,095
|StatePercentAver=57.07%
|FedTotalAver=$4,977,381
|FedPercentAver=9.24%
|RevenueTotalAver=$51,535,857
|Debt=Y
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|FY1993Issued=$0
|FY1993Outstanding=$7,285,000
|FY1994Retired=$385,000
|FY1994Issued=$0
|FY1994Outstanding=$7,215,000
|FY1995Retired=$470,000
|FY1995Issued=$0
|FY1995Outstanding=$6,691,000
|FY1996Retired=$410,000
|FY1996Issued=$8,500,000
|FY1996Outstanding=$14,720,000
|FY1997Retired=$550,000
|FY1997Issued=$0
|FY1997Outstanding=$13,970,000
|FY1998Retired=$5,025,000
|FY1998Issued=$4,360,000
|FY1998Outstanding=$13,305,000
|FY1999Retired=$745,000
|FY1999Issued=$0
|FY1999Outstanding=$12,560,000
|FY2000Retired=$680,000
|FY2000Issued=$0
|FY2000Outstanding=$11,880,000
|FY2001Retired=$990,000
|FY2001Issued=$9,000,000
|FY2001Outstanding=$19,890,000
|FY2002Retired=$1,035,000
|FY2002Issued=$0
|FY2002Outstanding=$20,335,000
|FY2003Retired=$1,100,000
|FY2003Issued=$21,500,000
|FY2003Outstanding=$41,096,000
|FY2004Retired=$8,080,000
|FY2004Issued=$6,745,000
|FY2004Outstanding=$39,728,000
|FY2005Retired=$1,535,000
|FY2005Issued=$0
|FY2005Outstanding=$38,619,000
|FY2006Retired=$8,780,000
|FY2006Issued=$49,345,000
|FY2006Outstanding=$78,628,000
|FY2007Retired=$1,045,000
|FY2007Issued=$2,540,000
|FY2007Outstanding=$80,822,000
|FY2008Retired=$1,750,000
|FY2008Issued=$0
|FY2008Outstanding=$79,189,000
|FY2009Retired=$2,165,000
|FY2009Issued=$0
|FY2009Outstanding=$77,126,000
|FY2010Retired=$2,315,000
|FY2010Issued=$1,699,000
|FY2010Outstanding=$77,377,000
|FY2011Retired=$11,809,000
|FY2011Issued=$18,805,000
|FY2011Outstanding=$84,088,000
|FY2012Retired=$10,752,000
|FY2012Issued=$58,975,000
|FY2012Outstanding=$132,309,000
|FY2013Retired=$3,389,000
|FY2013Issued=$2,042,000
|FY2013Outstanding=$131,438,000
|RetiredAver=$3,017,143
|IssuedAver=$8,738,619
|OutstandingAver=$47,060,524
}}
==Teacher salaries==
Teachers in Sharyland Independent School District with no experience and a Bachelor's degree start out earning $44,500 and max out at $61,851. Stipends of $1,000 are given to those with Bilingual/ESL or Special Education endorsement. A $4,000 stipend is given to those with a Master's degree in their current area of teaching and $2,500 to those with a Math and Science composite.<ref>[http://www.sharylandisd.org/cms/lib/TX21000378/Centricity/Domain/35/Sharyland%20ISD%20Salaries%202013-14.pdf ''Sharyland Independent School District,'' "2013-2014 Teacher Salary," accessed April 4, 2014]</ref>
==Schools in Sharyland ISD==
===Enrollment===
Sharyland Independent School District serves 9,978 students. Sharyland Independent School District does not publicly archive enrollment data.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/elsi/tableGenerator.aspx ''National Center for Education Statistics,'' "ELSI Table Generator," accessed February 18, 2014]</ref>
===District schools===
Sharyland Independent School District operates 11 schools listed below in alphabetical order:<ref>[http://www.Sharylandisd.com/schools/ ''Sharyland Independent School District,'' "Sharyland ISD Schools," accessed March 13, 2014]</ref>
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="background:none; text-align: center; width: 650px"
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Sharyland Independent School District Schools
|-
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | School Name
|-
| B.L. Gray Junior High School
|-
| Donna Wernecke Elementary School
|-
| Harry Shimotsu Elementary School
|-
| Jessie Jensen Elementary School
|-
| John H. Shary Elementary School
|-
| Lloyd and Dolly Bentsen Elementary School
|-
| Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy
|-
| Sharyland Alternative Education Center
|-
| Sharyland High School
|-
| Sharyland North Junior High School
|-
| Sharyland Pioneer High School
|}
==Academic performance==
The [[Texas Education Agency]] issues an annual accountability report for each school district in the state. This rating determines if district schools fulfill expectations in four categories of educational achievement during a particular school year. The following terms explain these categories:
* '''Student Achievement:''' Measures student performance on the annual Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.
* '''Student Progress:''' Measures student performance in reading, math and writing courses at the district level.
* '''Closing Performance Gaps:''' Measures year-to-year performance among students in the lowest-performing demographics.
* '''Postsecondary Readiness:''' Measures student readiness for college, employment or military service after graduation.
Sharyland Independent School District received a Met Standard designation on the state's 2013 report. District schools met 95 percent of indicators set forth by state education officials and all four assessment categories. The following table details the district's accountability report during the 2012-2013 school year:<ref>[http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2013/static/summary/district/d108911.pdf ''Texas Education Agency,'' "Accountability Summary 2013," accessed June 24, 2014]</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"
! colspan="5" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Performance Index Summary, 2012-2013
|-
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Category
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Points earned
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Maximum points
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Index score
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Target score
|-valign="top"
|-
| Student Achievement || 18,746 || 21,864 || 86 || 50
|-
| Student Progress || 1,103 || 2,600 || 42 || 21
|-
| Closing Performance Gaps || 1,005 || 1,200 || 84 || 50
|-
| Postsecondary Readiness || 745.6 || 800 || 93 || 75
|}
==Contact information==
[[File:Sharyland ISD logo.jpg|175px|link=Sharyland Independent School District, Texas]]<br>
Sharyland School Board<br>
1106 North Shary Road <br>
Mission, TX 78572 <br>
'''Phone:''' (956) 580-5200 <br>
==See also==
*[[Portal:School Boards and School Board Elections|School board elections portal]]
*[[Texas]]
*[[Sharyland Independent School District elections (2015)]]
*[[Sharyland Independent School District elections (2014)]]
*[[Texas school districts]]
*[[List of school districts in Texas]]
==External links==
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* [http://www.sharylandisd.org/ Sharyland Independent School District]
==References==
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{{Texas schools}}
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[[Category: School districts in Texas]]
[[Category: Largest school districts (by enrollment) in Texas]]
[[Category: Nonpartisan school districts in Texas]]
[[Category:School districts in Hidalgo County, Texas]]

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School board members: 7
Students: 9,742 (2023-2024)
Schools: 14 (2023-2024)
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Sharyland Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Hidalgo County). During the 2024 school year, 9,742 students attended one of the district's 14 schools.

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The Sharyland 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
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
David KeithPlace 7
Hector RiveraPlace 5
Meagan SullivanPlace 1
Maritza VeneciaPlace 3
Andrew RiddlePlace 42024
Julio CerdaPlace 22014
Noe OliveiraPlace 62010

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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: $27,828,000 $2,928 21%
Local: $46,347,000 $4,877 35%
State: $58,071,000 $6,111 44%
Total: $132,246,000 $13,916
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $121,410,000 $12,775
Total Current Expenditures: $115,636,000 $12,168
Instructional Expenditures: $68,202,000 $7,176 56%
Student and Staff Support: $13,296,000 $1,399 11%
Administration: $11,774,000 $1,238 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $22,364,000 $2,353 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,787,000 $188
Construction: $495,000 $52
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $542,000 $57
Interest on Debt: $3,078,000 $323


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 54 90-94 60-79 53 PS >=50 65-69
2020-2021 34 70-74 40-59 33 <50 55-59
2018-2019 69 90-94 60-79 68 PS 40-59 80-84
2017-2018 68 90-94 60-79 67 PS 60-79 70-74
2016-2017 92 >=95 >=80 91 >=50 >=95
2015-2016 88 >=95 60-79 88 PS >=50 90-94
2014-2015 85 >=95 >=80 84 PS >=50 90-94
2013-2014 87 >=95 >=80 87 PS >=50 90-94
2012-2013 88 >=95 80-89 88 PS >=80 93
2011-2012 90 >=95 >=80 89 PS >=80 95
2010-2011 90 >=95 >=80 90 PS 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 (%)
2021-2022 62 75-79 60-79 61 PS >=50 75-79
2020-2021 44 60-64 40-59 43 >=50 70-74
2018-2019 59 80-84 60-79 58 PS 60-79 80-84
2017-2018 60 75-79 60-79 59 PS 60-79 75-79
2016-2017 85 90-94 >=80 84 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 82 >=95 >=80 81 PS 60-79 85-89
2014-2015 82 90-94 >=80 81 PS >=80 90-94
2013-2014 81 >=95 >=80 80 PS >=50 94
2012-2013 84 >=95 80-89 83 PS >=80 95
2011-2012 92 >=95 >=80 92 PS >=80 96
2010-2011 92 >=95 >=80 92 PS 97

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 97 >=50 PS 97 PS >=80
2020-2021 97 >=50 PS 98 PS >=90
2018-2019 98 >=50 PS 98 PS >=90
2017-2018 97 >=50 PS 97 PS >=90
2016-2017 96 >=50 PS 96 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 97 >=50 PS 97 PS >=90
2014-2015 95 >=50 >=50 94 PS >=90
2013-2014 95 >=80 PS 94 >=90
2012-2013 95 >=80 PS 95 PS >=90
2011-2012 95 >=50 PS 95 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 93 >=80 PS 92 PS PS >=90


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 9,742 0.1
2022-2023 9,732 2.4
2021-2022 9,503 -2.8
2020-2021 9,765 -4.2
2019-2020 10,180 -1.0
2018-2019 10,285 0.9
2017-2018 10,188 1.3
2016-2017 10,054 0.0
2015-2016 10,054 -2.2
2014-2015 10,280 0.1
2013-2014 10,273 0.4
2012-2013 10,232 0.7
2011-2012 10,165 1.8
2010-2011 9,978 4.1
2009-2010 9,566 3.1
2008-2009 9,274 4.1
2007-2008 8,897 7.7
2006-2007 8,208 6.6
2005-2006 7,669 7.0
2004-2005 7,135 5.4
2003-2004 6,751 7.6
2002-2003 6,236 9.8
2001-2002 5,622 7.3
2000-2001 5,211 6.5
1999-2000 4,873 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sharyland Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.4 5.4
Black 0.5 12.8
Hispanic 93.1 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.3 3.1
White 4.5 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, Sharyland Independent School District had 626.51 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.55.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 19.02
Kindergarten: 25.88
Elementary: 210.87
Secondary: 318.44
Total: 626.51

Sharyland Independent School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 37.26 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 29.00
School Administrators: 37.26
School Administrative Support: 44.68
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 141.31
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 16.09
Total Guidance Counselors: 34.72
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 11.28
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 55.12
Other Support Services: 355.55


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 Sharyland Independent School District operates 14 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
B L Gray J H7437-8
Donna Wernecke El672PK-6
Harry Shimotsu El598PK-6
Hidalgo County J J A E P0
Jessie L Jensen El567PK-6
John H Shary El649PK-6
Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen El604PK-6
Olivero Garza Sr El626PK-6
Romulo D Martinez El535PK-6
Ruben Hinojosa El462PK-6
Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy4809-12
Sharyland H S1,5429-12
Sharyland North J H7727-8
Sharyland Pioneer H S1,4929-12

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    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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