Bland Independent School District

Bland Independent School District
Merit, Texas ESC Region 10 USA
District information
Type	Public
Grades	Pre-K through 12
Superintendent	Brandon Core
Schools	4 (2009-10)
District ID	4810350
Students and staff
Students	577 (2010-11)
Teachers	45.43 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student-teacher ratio	13.01 (2009-10)
Athletic conference	UIL Class 1A Basketball Division I
District mascot	Tigers
Colors	Blue, Gold
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12	Recognized
Website	Bland ISD

Bland Independent School District is a public school district in the community of Merit, Texas (USA). In addition to Merit, the district serves Floyd and Wagner in Hunt County. A small portion of the district extends into Collin County. The district operates one high school, Bland High School.

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $117,500,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.059 per $100 of appraised valuation.

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).

Historical TEA district accountability ratings

Bland High School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, cross-country and track. The school participates in the girls sports of basketball and softball. For the 2012 through 2013 school years, Bland High School will play basketball in UIL Class 1A Division II.

Hometown of former 2005 Cross Country Southland Conference Champion Cody Evans Clark M.Ed

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