Smithville Independent School District

Smithville Independent School District
The Smithville Independent School District central administration building
Location
Smithville, Texas
ESC Region 13
US
Coordinates30°00′31″N 97°09′34″W / 30.0086°N 97.1594°W / 30.0086; -97.1594
District information
TypePublic Independent school district
GradesEE through 12
SuperintendentCheryl Burns
Schools5 (2011–12)
NCES District ID4840550
Students and staff
Students1770 (2012-13)
Teachers122.62 (2011–12) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student–teacher ratio14.06 (2011–12)
Other information
WebsiteSmithville ISD
Smithville High School

Smithville Independent School District is a public school district based in Smithville, Texas (US). Located in Bastrop County, it serves Smithville and Rosanky, a small portion of the district extends into Fayette County.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.

Smithville ISD is in the service area of Austin Community College.

History

Smithville ISD was formally established in 1920 as an independent school district through the state legislature.

In 1962, the Center Union school (which originally served local Black students) was consolidated into SISD.

During the 1969–1970 school year, Smithville ISD gave three black students to an all-African American school district, Jeddo Common School District, which meant that the Jeddo district continued to exist. Without the student transfer, it would not have received enough students to get funding for its teacher. A legal document in Texas cited this as a case of de facto segregation.

Schools

In the 2012–13 school year, the district had students in five schools.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Texas School Directory 2013-14 (PDF). Austin, Texas: Texas Education Agency. February 2014. p. 47. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Smithville ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bastrop County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fayette County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ Sec. 130.166. AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
  7. ↑ "History of Smithville ISD". www.smithvilleisd.org. Retrieved August 31, 2026.
  8. ↑ Association, Texas State Historical. "Center Union: A Historical Overview of a Rural Community in Bastrop County". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved August 31, 2026.
  9. ↑ "United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Marshall Division. UNITED STATES of America v. STATE OF TEXAS, Texas Education Agency, Dr. J. W. Edgar, Commissioner of Education, Cason Independent School District, et al. Civ. A. No. 1424. Nov. 24, 1970. 321 F.Supp. 1043" (PDF). - page 6