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Mesquite Independent School District, Texas
| Mesquite Independent School District |
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| Mesquite, Texas |
| District details |
| Superintendent: David Vroonland |
| # of school board members: 7 |
| Website: Link |
Mesquite Independent School District is a school district in Texas that serves Dallas County. The district was the 29th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 40,273 students.[1] The district had an operating budget of $353.9 million during the 2012-2013 school year.[2]
About the district
The Mesquite Independent School District is located in Dallas County in northeastern Texas. The county seat is Dallas. Dallas County was home to an estimated 2,553,385 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3]
Demographics
Dallas County outperformed Texas as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.1 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.6 percent of state residents. The median household income in Dallas County was $50,270, compared to $53,207 for the entire state. The county poverty rate was 17.9 percent, while it was 15.9 percent statewide.[3]
| Racial Demographics, 2011-2015[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Dallas County (%) | Texas (%) |
| White | 67.7 | 79.7 |
| Black or African American | 23.1 | 12.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Asian | 6.2 | 4.7 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39.5 | 38.8 |
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.
Superintendent
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The superintendent of Mesquite Independent School District is David Vroonland. He became the superintendent on July 1, 2015. On January 11, 2016, the school board approved an extension of Vroonland's contract through June 30, 2021.[4] Vroonland previously served as the superintendent of Frenship Independent School District from 2009 to 2015.[5]
Past superintendents
Linda Henrie
Dr. Linda Henrie served as superintendent from 2005 to 2015. She served Mesquite Independent in numerous different administrative positions before her retirement. She and her husband, Mike, have two children and five grandchildren.[6]
School board elections
The Mesquite ISD board of trustees consists of seven members who are elected to three-year terms. While candidates run for specific positions on the ballot, they represent the entire district. They serve without compensation.[7]
| Mesquite ISD board of trustees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Place # | Term Ends |
| Archimedes Faulkner | Place 1 | 2019 |
| Eddie Rose | Place 2 | 2019 |
| Gary Bingham | Place 3 | 2020 |
| Greg Everett | Place 4 | 2020 |
| Robert Seward | Place 5 | 2020 |
| Elaine Hornsby Whitlock | Place 6 | 2021 |
| Kevin Carbo | Place 7 | 2021 |
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This officeholder information was last updated on February 14, 2019. Please contact us with any updates. | |
Election dates
- See also: 2014 elections, 2015 elections, 2016 elections, 2017 elections, 2018 elections, and 2019 elections
Members of the Mesquite ISD board of trustees are elected by district to three-year terms. Elections are held on a staggered basis every year in May. Three seats were up for election in 2017, and two seats were up for election in 2018. Two seats were up for election in 2019.
Budget
From 1993 to 2013, the Mesquite Independent School District had an average of $252,705,476 in revenue and $256,337,333 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $344,457,810 in outstanding debt. The district retired $36,021,762 of its debt and issued $46,135,286 in new debt each year on average.[8]
Revenue
The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.
| Revenue by Source | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total | |||||||
| Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | ||||||
| Click [show] on the right to display the revenue data for prior years. | |||||||||||
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| 1993 | $55,756,000 | 42.82% | $70,633,000 | 54.24% | $3,834,000 | 2.94% | $130,223,000 | ||||
| 1994 | $57,975,000 | 44.18% | $68,722,000 | 52.37% | $4,539,000 | 3.46% | $131,236,000 | ||||
| 1995 | $62,541,000 | 45.02% | $71,242,000 | 51.28% | $5,144,000 | 3.70% | $138,927,000 | ||||
| 1996 | $64,329,000 | 42.54% | $81,084,000 | 53.62% | $5,801,000 | 3.84% | $151,214,000 | ||||
| 1997 | $69,984,000 | 43.48% | $85,076,000 | 52.85% | $5,905,000 | 3.67% | $160,965,000 | ||||
| 1998 | $71,826,000 | 41.53% | $94,745,000 | 54.78% | $6,392,000 | 3.70% | $172,963,000 | ||||
| 1999 | $77,769,000 | 42.06% | $100,069,000 | 54.12% | $7,067,000 | 3.82% | $184,905,000 | ||||
| 2000 | $83,779,000 | 41.09% | $111,745,000 | 54.81% | $8,350,000 | 4.10% | $203,874,000 | ||||
| 2001 | $92,621,000 | 42.15% | $117,170,000 | 53.32% | $9,959,000 | 4.53% | $219,750,000 | ||||
| 2002 | $92,190,000 | 40.20% | $125,677,000 | 54.80% | $11,451,000 | 4.99% | $229,318,000 | ||||
| 2003 | $101,806,000 | 40.11% | $137,415,000 | 54.14% | $14,608,000 | 5.76% | $253,829,000 | ||||
| 2004 | $108,973,000 | 41.56% | $137,570,000 | 52.46% | $15,694,000 | 5.98% | $262,237,000 | ||||
| 2005 | $118,570,000 | 43.09% | $138,330,000 | 50.27% | $18,255,000 | 6.63% | $275,155,000 | ||||
| 2006 | $125,471,000 | 42.12% | $152,984,000 | 51.35% | $19,455,000 | 6.53% | $297,910,000 | ||||
| 2007 | $127,667,000 | 41.15% | $162,087,000 | 52.25% | $20,459,000 | 6.60% | $310,213,000 | ||||
| 2008 | $114,696,000 | 33.69% | $203,581,000 | 59.80% | $22,164,000 | 6.51% | $340,441,000 | ||||
| 2009 | $112,386,000 | 31.39% | $218,758,000 | 61.10% | $26,913,000 | 7.52% | $358,057,000 | ||||
| 2010 | $104,544,000 | 28.16% | $212,184,000 | 57.16% | $54,459,000 | 14.67% | $371,187,000 |
| 2011 | $102,613,000 | 27.41% | $218,500,000 | 58.36% | $53,304,000 | 14.24% | $374,417,000 |
| 2012 | $100,718,000 | 27.26% | $229,553,000 | 62.12% | $39,255,000 | 10.62% | $369,526,000 |
| 2013 | $95,352,000 | 25.74% | $241,932,000 | 65.30% | $33,184,000 | 8.96% | $370,468,000 |
| Avg. | $92,455,524 | 38.42% | $141,859,857 | 55.26% | $18,390,095 | 6.32% | $252,705,476 |
Expenditures
The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:
- Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
- Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
- Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
- Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
- Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
| Expenditures by Category | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget Total | |||||
| Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | ||
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| 1993 | $56,442,000 | 53.32% | $38,595,000 | 36.46% | $1,376,000 | 1.30% | $9,322,000 | 8.81% | $130,000 | 0.12% | $105,865,000 |
| 1994 | $62,080,000 | 43.94% | $51,104,000 | 36.17% | $18,555,000 | 13.13% | $9,459,000 | 6.70% | $72,000 | 0.05% | $141,270,000 |
| 1995 | $67,746,000 | 47.09% | $44,382,000 | 30.85% | $22,145,000 | 15.39% | $9,516,000 | 6.61% | $68,000 | 0.05% | $143,857,000 |
| 1996 | $73,096,000 | 41.68% | $49,547,000 | 28.25% | $41,693,000 | 23.78% | $10,741,000 | 6.13% | $280,000 | 0.16% | $175,357,000 |
| 1997 | $77,781,000 | 42.84% | $54,692,000 | 30.12% | $37,643,000 | 20.73% | $11,100,000 | 6.11% | $336,000 | 0.19% | $181,552,000 |
| 1998 | $79,693,000 | 41.58% | $55,328,000 | 28.87% | $39,955,000 | 20.85% | $16,324,000 | 8.52% | $353,000 | 0.18% | $191,653,000 |
| 1999 | $87,311,000 | 40.31% | $60,306,000 | 27.84% | $44,683,000 | 20.63% | $23,757,000 | 10.97% | $565,000 | 0.26% | $216,622,000 |
| 2000 | $101,259,000 | 42.50% | $66,696,000 | 27.99% | $48,010,000 | 20.15% | $21,554,000 | 9.05% | $734,000 | 0.31% | $238,253,000 |
| 2001 | $107,807,000 | 45.70% | $73,943,000 | 31.34% | $29,019,000 | 12.30% | $24,393,000 | 10.34% | $755,000 | 0.32% | $235,917,000 |
| 2002 | $119,070,000 | 43.69% | $77,759,000 | 28.53% | $56,765,000 | 20.83% | $17,942,000 | 6.58% | $993,000 | 0.36% | $272,529,000 |
| 2003 | $130,683,000 | 49.25% | $81,784,000 | 30.82% | $35,609,000 | 13.42% | $15,994,000 | 6.03% | $1,267,000 | 0.48% | $265,337,000 |
| 2004 | $134,129,000 | 49.95% | $84,010,000 | 31.28% | $32,035,000 | 11.93% | $17,252,000 | 6.42% | $1,123,000 | 0.42% | $268,549,000 |
| 2005 | $142,238,000 | 49.94% | $89,418,000 | 31.40% | $35,253,000 | 12.38% | $16,901,000 | 5.93% | $982,000 | 0.34% | $284,792,000 |
| 2006 | $151,895,000 | 49.50% | $92,937,000 | 30.29% | $43,040,000 | 14.03% | $18,196,000 | 5.93% | $768,000 | 0.25% | $306,836,000 |
| 2007 | $156,651,000 | 52.13% | $95,345,000 | 31.73% | $29,395,000 | 9.78% | $18,168,000 | 6.05% | $922,000 | 0.31% | $300,481,000 |
| 2008 | $167,480,000 | 53.94% | $100,446,000 | 32.35% | $22,627,000 | 7.29% | $19,005,000 | 6.12% | $946,000 | 0.30% | $310,504,000 |
| 2009 | $181,741,000 | 51.72% | $104,671,000 | 29.79% | $45,555,000 | 12.96% | $18,355,000 | 5.22% | $1,064,000 | 0.30% | $351,386,000 |
| 2010 | $191,085,000 | 54.81% | $108,531,000 | 31.13% | $31,583,000 | 9.06% | $16,078,000 | 4.61% | $1,362,000 | 0.39% | $348,639,000 |
| 2011 | $186,048,000 | 53.21% | $111,385,000 | 31.85% | $33,182,000 | 9.49% | $17,280,000 | 4.94% | $1,769,000 | 0.51% | $349,664,000 |
| 2012 | $182,426,000 | 53.64% | $104,939,000 | 30.86% | $33,992,000 | 9.99% | $16,988,000 | 5.00% | $1,750,000 | 0.51% | $340,095,000 |
| 2013 | $186,609,000 | 52.73% | $107,494,000 | 30.37% | $41,531,000 | 11.73% | $16,427,000 | 4.64% | $1,865,000 | 0.53% | $353,926,000 |
| Avg. | $125,870,000 | 48.26% | $78,729,143 | 30.87% | $34,459,333 | 13.86% | $16,416,762 | 6.70% | $862,095 | 0.30% | $256,337,333 |
Debt
The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.
| Debt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year |
Retired | Issued | Outstanding |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | $48,915,000 | $39,400,000 | $143,325,000 |
| 1994 | $10,240,000 | $20,000,000 | $154,146,000 |
| 1995 | $11,615,000 | $39,900,000 | $181,960,000 |
| 1996 | $12,900,000 | $18,100,000 | $187,399,000 |
| 1997 | $14,115,000 | $10,000,000 | $182,050,000 |
| 1998 | $31,761,000 | $100,775,000 | $251,063,000 |
| 1999 | $19,694,000 | $38,290,000 | $269,660,000 |
| 2000 | $14,354,000 | $62,065,000 | $317,370,000 |
| 2001 | $10,208,000 | $5,285,000 | $312,447,000 |
| 2002 | $55,496,000 | $92,394,000 | $366,594,000 |
| 2003 | $33,254,000 | $68,260,000 | $402,293,000 |
| 2004 | $51,934,000 | $62,990,000 | $415,062,000 |
| 2005 | $120,222,000 | $155,160,000 | $451,882,000 |
| 2006 | $19,883,000 | $0 | $433,980,000 |
| 2007 | $44,638,000 | $99,285,000 | $491,548,000 |
| 2008 | $24,781,000 | $0 | $466,565,000 |
| 2009 | $42,134,000 | $37,825,000 | $464,156,000 |
| 2010 | $61,307,000 | $73,943,000 | $474,215,000 |
| 2011 | $24,697,000 | $0 | $451,662,000 |
| 2012 | $65,513,000 | $36,409,000 | $423,362,000 |
| 2013 | $38,796,000 | $8,760,000 | $392,875,000 |
| Avg. | $36,021,762 | $46,135,286 | $344,457,810 |
Teacher salaries
Teachers in Mesquite Independent School District earn annual salaries based on years on the job as well as educational achievement. The salary schedule accounts for graduate degrees by providing higher starting salaries and greater potential salaries. The following table details the salary schedule for the 2013-2014 school year:[9]
| Salary structure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Degree level | Minimum salary ($) | Maximum salary ($) |
| B.A. | 48,455 | 61,585 |
| M.A. | 49,955 | 63,085 |
Schools in Mesquite ISD
Enrollment
Mesquite Independent School District serves 37,747 students, as of 2012-2013 enrollment data. Mesquite Independent School District does not publicly archive enrollment data.[10]
District schools
Mesquite Independent School District operates 46 schools listed below in alphabetical order:[11]
| Mesquite Independent School District Schools |
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| School Name |
| Achziger Elementary School |
| Agnew Middle School |
| Austin Elementary School |
| Beasley Elementary School |
| Berry Middle School |
| Black Elementary School |
| Cannaday Elementary School |
| Florence Elementary School |
| Floyd Elementary School |
| Galloway Elementary School |
| Gentry Elementary School |
| Gray Elementary School |
| Hanby Elementary School |
| Hodges Elementary School |
| John Horn High School |
| Kimball Elementary School |
| Kimbrough Middle School |
| Lawrence Elementary School |
| Mackey Elementary School |
| McDonald Middle School |
| McKenzie Elementary School |
| McWhorter Elementary School |
| Mesquite Academy |
| Mesquite High School |
| Moss Elementary School |
| Motley Elementary School |
| A.C. New Middle School |
| North Mesquite High School |
| Pirrung Elementary School |
| Porter Elementary School |
| Poteet High School |
| Price Elementary School |
| Range Elementary School |
| Rugel Elementary School |
| Rutherford Elementary School |
| Seabourn Elementary School |
| Shands Elementary School |
| Shaw Elementary School |
| Smith Elementary School |
| Terry Middle School |
| Thompson Elementary School |
| Tisinger Elementary School |
| Tosch Elementary School |
| Vanston Middle School |
| West Mesquite High School |
| Wilkinson Middle 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.
Mesquite Independent School District received a Met Standard designation on the state's 2013 report. District schools met 94 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:[12]
| Performance Index Summary, 2012-2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Points earned | Maximum points | Index score | Target score |
| Student Achievement | 66,347 | 86,104 | 77 | 50 |
| Student Progress | 1,767 | 5,000 | 35 | 21 |
| Closing Performance Gaps | 1,115 | 1,500 | 74 | 50 |
| Postsecondary Readiness | 1,236.8 | 1,400 | 88 | 75 |
Contact information
Mesquite School Board
405 East Davis Street
Mesquite, TX 75149
Phone: (972) 288-6411
See also
- School board elections portal
- Texas
- Mesquite Independent School District elections (2014)
- Texas school districts
- List of school districts in Texas
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ Mesquite Independent School District, "Business Services," accessed December 15, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Dallas County, Texas," accessed March 10, 2017
- ↑ Mesquite Independent School District, "Superintendent Contract 2016-2017," January 11, 2016
- ↑ Mesquite Independent School District, "Leadership," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ Mesquite Independent School District, "Superintendent," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ Mesquite Independent School District, "Board of Trustee," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
- ↑ Mesquite Independent School District, "Teacher Salary Schedule 2013-2014," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Mesquite Independent School District, "Schools," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ Texas Education Agency, "Accountability Summary 2013," accessed June 24, 2014
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