Canyon Independent School District, Texas
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| Canyon Independent School District |
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| Randall County, Texas |
| District details |
| Superintendent: Darryl Flusche |
| # of school board members: 7 |
| Website: Link |
Canyon Independent School District is a school district in Texas. The district was the 113th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 9,419 students.[1]
About the district
The Canyon Independent School District is located in Canyon, the county seat of Randall County, in northern Texas. The county was home to an estimated 132,501 residents between 2010 and 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2]
Demographics
Randall County outperformed Texas as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 27.6 percent for the state as a whole. The median household income in the county was $60,972, compared to $53,207 statewide. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 8.5 percent, while that rate was 15.9 percent for all state residents.[2]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Randall County (%) | Texas (%) |
| White | 92.2 | 79.7 |
| Black or African American | 3.3 | 12.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Asian | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20.4 | 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
| This information is updated as we become aware of changes. Please contact us with any updates. |
The superintendent of Canyon Independent School District is Darryl Flusche. He was first appointed to the position in July 2015. Flusche previously worked for Frenship Independent School District as a teacher, principal, and administrator. He earned his bachelor's degree from West Texas State University and his master's degree from Texas Tech University.[3]
School board elections
The Canyon Independent School District Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms.
| Canyon Independent School District Board of Trustees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Seat | Term ends |
| Bruce Cobb | Place 1 | 2019 |
| Katharyn Wiegand | Place 2 | 2019 |
| Randy Darnell | Place 3 | 2021 |
| Bill Jenkins | Place 4 | 2021 |
| Jim Murphy | Place 5 | 2021 |
| Sam Spradlin | Place 6 | 2021 |
| Linda Hinders | Place 7 | 2019 |
| This officeholder information was last updated on April 9, 2018. Please contact us with any updates. |
Election dates
Members of the board are elected to four-year terms on a staggered basis. Three seats were up for regularly scheduled election in 2015 and four seats were scheduled for elections in 2017.
Public participation in board meetings
The board maintains the following policy on public participation in board meetings on its website:
| “ |
LIMIT ON PARTICIPATION PUBLIC COMMENT No presentation shall exceed three minutes. Delegations of more than five persons shall appoint one person to present their views before the Board. BOARD’S RESPONSE COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS Employee complaints: DGBA DISRUPTION |
” |
| —Canyon Independent School District (2016), [5] | ||
Budget
From 1993 to 2013, the Canyon Independent School District had an average of $50,965,857 in revenue and $52,236,381 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $55,657,905 in outstanding debt. The district retired $6,023,762 of its debt and issued $8,893,000 in new debt each year on average.[6]
Revenue
The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.
| Revenue by Source | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year |
Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total | |||||||
| Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | ||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | $11,079,000 | 38.96% | $16,399,000 | 57.67% | $956,000 | 3.36% | $28,434,000 | ||||
| 1994 | $13,111,000 | 47.94% | $12,688,000 | 46.39% | $1,549,000 | 5.66% | $27,348,000 | ||||
| 1995 | $13,093,000 | 43.68% | $15,336,000 | 51.17% | $1,543,000 | 5.15% | $29,972,000 | ||||
| 1996 | $13,479,000 | 42.21% | $16,786,000 | 52.56% | $1,669,000 | 5.23% | $31,934,000 | ||||
| 1997 | $15,264,000 | 45.96% | $16,140,000 | 48.60% | $1,806,000 | 5.44% | $33,210,000 | ||||
| 1998 | $16,211,000 | 46.54% | $16,760,000 | 48.12% | $1,859,000 | 5.34% | $34,830,000 | ||||
| 1999 | $17,960,000 | 50.48% | $15,783,000 | 44.36% | $1,838,000 | 5.17% | $35,581,000 | ||||
| 2000 | $19,082,000 | 48.36% | $18,345,000 | 46.49% | $2,032,000 | 5.15% | $39,459,000 | ||||
| 2001 | $21,818,000 | 52.57% | $17,520,000 | 42.21% | $2,167,000 | 5.22% | $41,505,000 | ||||
| 2002 | $24,663,000 | 54.16% | $18,396,000 | 40.39% | $2,482,000 | 5.45% | $45,541,000 | ||||
| 2003 | $29,339,000 | 58.65% | $17,813,000 | 35.61% | $2,876,000 | 5.75% | $50,028,000 | ||||
| 2004 | $32,014,000 | 60.92% | $17,143,000 | 32.62% | $3,394,000 | 6.46% | $52,551,000 | ||||
| 2005 | $36,258,000 | 63.18% | $17,580,000 | 30.64% | $3,547,000 | 6.18% | $57,385,000 | ||||
| 2006 | $37,983,000 | 63.00% | $18,286,000 | 30.33% | $4,020,000 | 6.67% | $60,289,000 | ||||
| 2007 | $38,509,000 | 59.66% | $22,344,000 | 34.61% | $3,699,000 | 5.73% | $64,552,000 | ||||
| 2008 | $37,544,000 | 53.79% | $28,347,000 | 40.62% | $3,900,000 | 5.59% | $69,791,000 | ||||
| 2009 | $39,189,000 | 55.87% | $26,656,000 | 38.00% | $4,297,000 | 6.13% | $70,142,000 | ||||
| 2010 | $41,522,000 | 55.97% | $24,731,000 | 33.33% | $7,937,000 | 10.70% | $74,190,000 |
| 2011 | $43,080,000 | 57.38% | $24,089,000 | 32.09% | $7,907,000 | 10.53% | $75,076,000 |
| 2012 | $44,521,000 | 60.62% | $23,413,000 | 31.88% | $5,511,000 | 7.50% | $73,445,000 |
| 2013 | $46,267,000 | 61.67% | $24,290,000 | 32.38% | $4,463,000 | 5.95% | $75,020,000 |
| Avg. | $28,189,810 | 53.41% | $19,468,810 | 40.48% | $3,307,238 | 6.11% | $50,965,857 |
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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $13,532,000 | 57.80% | $7,970,000 | 34.04% | $788,000 | 3.37% | $1,071,000 | 4.57% | $52,000 | 0.22% | $23,413,000 |
| 1994 | $15,163,000 | 47.60% | $9,461,000 | 29.70% | $5,961,000 | 18.71% | $1,208,000 | 3.79% | $62,000 | 0.19% | $31,855,000 |
| 1995 | $16,263,000 | 48.91% | $8,727,000 | 26.25% | $7,099,000 | 21.35% | $1,100,000 | 3.31% | $60,000 | 0.18% | $33,249,000 |
| 1996 | $17,517,000 | 58.01% | $9,600,000 | 31.79% | $1,941,000 | 6.43% | $1,034,000 | 3.42% | $105,000 | 0.35% | $30,197,000 |
| 1997 | $18,093,000 | 59.68% | $9,557,000 | 31.52% | $1,600,000 | 5.28% | $952,000 | 3.14% | $117,000 | 0.39% | $30,319,000 |
| 1998 | $19,972,000 | 58.79% | $10,422,000 | 30.68% | $2,486,000 | 7.32% | $894,000 | 2.63% | $199,000 | 0.59% | $33,973,000 |
| 1999 | $20,244,000 | 60.07% | $10,911,000 | 32.38% | $1,399,000 | 4.15% | $847,000 | 2.51% | $299,000 | 0.89% | $33,700,000 |
| 2000 | $22,582,000 | 59.75% | $12,263,000 | 32.44% | $1,935,000 | 5.12% | $749,000 | 1.98% | $268,000 | 0.71% | $37,797,000 |
| 2001 | $23,896,000 | 60.44% | $13,128,000 | 33.21% | $1,563,000 | 3.95% | $687,000 | 1.74% | $261,000 | 0.66% | $39,535,000 |
| 2002 | $24,949,000 | 53.06% | $13,990,000 | 29.76% | $7,270,000 | 15.46% | $535,000 | 1.14% | $272,000 | 0.58% | $47,016,000 |
| 2003 | $27,406,000 | 33.96% | $15,705,000 | 19.46% | $33,527,000 | 41.55% | $3,765,000 | 4.67% | $296,000 | 0.37% | $80,699,000 |
| 2004 | $27,107,000 | 33.84% | $17,384,000 | 21.70% | $30,346,000 | 37.88% | $4,991,000 | 6.23% | $276,000 | 0.34% | $80,104,000 |
| 2005 | $29,296,000 | 54.42% | $18,490,000 | 34.35% | $2,390,000 | 4.44% | $3,308,000 | 6.15% | $345,000 | 0.64% | $53,829,000 |
| 2006 | $30,531,000 | 55.47% | $19,516,000 | 35.46% | $1,348,000 | 2.45% | $3,297,000 | 5.99% | $348,000 | 0.63% | $55,040,000 |
| 2007 | $30,461,000 | 53.92% | $20,258,000 | 35.86% | $1,976,000 | 3.50% | $3,427,000 | 6.07% | $367,000 | 0.65% | $56,489,000 |
| 2008 | $33,193,000 | 51.92% | $20,859,000 | 32.62% | $5,232,000 | 8.18% | $4,290,000 | 6.71% | $363,000 | 0.57% | $63,937,000 |
| 2009 | $34,735,000 | 37.90% | $21,322,000 | 23.27% | $31,080,000 | 33.91% | $4,239,000 | 4.63% | $267,000 | 0.29% | $91,643,000 |
| 2010 | $37,781,000 | 53.09% | $23,079,000 | 32.43% | $5,839,000 | 8.21% | $4,181,000 | 5.88% | $280,000 | 0.39% | $71,160,000 |
| 2011 | $38,134,000 | 56.26% | $24,091,000 | 35.54% | $1,186,000 | 1.75% | $4,115,000 | 6.07% | $253,000 | 0.37% | $67,779,000 |
| 2012 | $36,798,000 | 57.16% | $22,273,000 | 34.60% | $1,025,000 | 1.59% | $4,011,000 | 6.23% | $270,000 | 0.42% | $64,377,000 |
| 2013 | $38,850,000 | 54.83% | $24,391,000 | 34.42% | $3,431,000 | 4.84% | $3,951,000 | 5.58% | $230,000 | 0.32% | $70,853,000 |
| Avg. | $26,500,143 | 52.71% | $15,876,048 | 31.02% | $7,115,333 | 11.40% | $2,507,238 | 4.40% | $237,619 | 0.46% | $52,236,381 |
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 | $15,195,000 | $25,029,000 | $26,170,000 |
| 1994 | $1,625,000 | $0 | $24,668,000 |
| 1995 | $1,770,000 | $0 | $22,861,000 |
| 1996 | $1,715,000 | $0 | $21,226,000 |
| 1997 | $1,715,000 | $0 | $19,304,000 |
| 1998 | $1,810,000 | $515,000 | $18,009,000 |
| 1999 | $1,945,000 | $0 | $18,254,000 |
| 2000 | $2,070,000 | $0 | $16,396,000 |
| 2001 | $2,185,000 | $0 | $14,364,000 |
| 2002 | $2,730,000 | $19,500,000 | $29,413,000 |
| 2003 | $9,624,000 | $58,439,000 | $79,049,000 |
| 2004 | $1,205,000 | $0 | $79,349,000 |
| 2005 | $2,902,000 | $2,370,000 | $78,922,000 |
| 2006 | $2,929,000 | $0 | $76,015,000 |
| 2007 | $53,473,000 | $80,900,000 | $104,063,000 |
| 2008 | $3,908,000 | $0 | $100,062,000 |
| 2009 | $3,815,000 | $0 | $96,305,000 |
| 2010 | $3,873,000 | $0 | $92,492,000 |
| 2011 | $3,933,000 | $0 | $88,629,000 |
| 2012 | $4,003,000 | $0 | $84,202,000 |
| 2013 | $4,074,000 | $0 | $79,063,000 |
| Avg. | $6,023,762 | $8,893,000 | $55,657,905 |
Contact information
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Canyon Independent School District
3301 N. 23rd St.
Canyon, TX 79015
Phone: (806) 677-2600
See also
| Texas | School Board Elections | News and Analysis |
|---|---|---|
External links
- Canyon Independent School District
- Randall County, Texas
- Randall County Clerk
- Texas Department of Education
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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Randall County, Texas," accessed March 24, 2017
- ↑ Canyon Independent School District, "Superintendent," accessed February 29, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Canyon ISD, "Policy Code: BED," accessed March 4, 2016
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
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