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Sweet Home Independent School District, Texas, elections

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Sweet Home Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 148 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Sweet Home Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Lavaca County). During the 2024 school year, 148 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 Sweet Home Independent School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Robin Boswell20202028
Nathan Wenske20202028
Johnny Turk20162028
Jeff Points20062028
Jessica Kusak20232026
Ray Peagler20212026
Amy Picha20202026

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Sweet Home Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 30A.J. LouderbackRepublican Party 100% 1%

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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: $211,000 $1,551 10%
Local: $990,000 $7,279 46%
State: $969,000 $7,125 45%
Total: $2,170,000 $15,956
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $2,220,000 $16,323
Total Current Expenditures: $1,616,000 $11,882
Instructional Expenditures: $1,054,000 $7,750 47%
Student and Staff Support: $51,000 $375 2%
Administration: $268,000 $1,970 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $243,000 $1,786 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $357,000 $2,625
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
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 60-64 >=50 PS 60-69
2020-2021 50-54 <50 PS 55-59
2018-2019 60-64 <50 PS 65-69
2017-2018 70-74 40-59 PS 75-79
2016-2017 90-94 >=80 PS 90-94
2015-2016 80-84 PS >=50 PS 80-84
2014-2015 80-84 PS 60-79 PS 85-89
2013-2014 85-89 PS 60-79 PS 90-94
2012-2013 90-94 PS >=80 PS 90-94
2011-2012 >=95 PS >=80 >=95
2010-2011 85-89 PS >=50 80-89

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 75-79 >=50 PS 75-79
2020-2021 55-59 >=50 PS 60-64
2018-2019 60-64 >=50 PS 65-69
2017-2018 45-49 21-39 PS 50-54
2016-2017 90-94 >=80 PS 90-94
2015-2016 85-89 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2014-2015 85-89 PS >=80 PS 85-89
2013-2014 90-94 PS >=80 PS 90-94
2012-2013 85-89 PS >=80 PS 85-89
2011-2012 90-94 PS >=80 >=95
2010-2011 90-94 PS >=50 >=90

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.

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 148 2.0
2022-2023 145 6.2
2021-2022 136 -5.1
2020-2021 143 2.8
2019-2020 139 -2.9
2018-2019 143 -9.1
2017-2018 156 1.3
2016-2017 154 2.6
2015-2016 150 -2.7
2014-2015 154 5.8
2013-2014 145 0.7
2012-2013 144 -2.1
2011-2012 147 12.2
2010-2011 129 6.2
2009-2010 121 0.8
2008-2009 120 13.3
2007-2008 104 10.6
2006-2007 93 -7.5
2005-2006 100 -1.0
2004-2005 101 8.9
2003-2004 92 9.8
2002-2003 83 4.8
2001-2002 79 -1.3
2000-2001 80 -6.3
1999-2000 85 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sweet Home 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 0.7 12.8
Hispanic 12.2 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 2.7 3.1
White 84.5 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, Sweet Home Independent School District had 12.82 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.54.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.98
Kindergarten: 1.02
Elementary: 6.54
Secondary: 3.29
Total: 12.82

Sweet Home Independent School District employed 0.50 district administrators and 0.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.50
District Administrative Support: 0.49
School Administrators: 0.50
School Administrative Support: 0.51
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 3.65
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.61
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 2.59

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 Sweet Home Independent School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Sweet Home El148PK-8


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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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