Chisum Independent School District
Chisum Independent School District, or CISD, is a public school district based in the southern portion of Paris, Texas, Paris, Texas. The district was created on July 1, 1985, by the consolidation of the Delmar and West Lamar School Districts, as the Delmar-West Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, and adopted its present name on August 21, 1986. The district serves southern portions of Paris, the cities of Roxton, Texas, Roxton and Toco, Texas, Toco, as well as the communities of Brookston, Texas, Brookston and Petty, Texas, Petty in Lamar County, Texas, Lamar County. A small portion of the district extends into central Delta County, Texas, Delta County, including the community of Lake Creek, Texas, Lake Creek. In 2009, the school district was rated "Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system, recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. It was rated as "Meets Requirements" in 2022. Schools *Chisum High School (Grades 9–12) *Chisum Middle School (Grades 6 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Public School (government Funded)
State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation. State funded schools exist in virtually every country of the world, though there are significant variations in their structure and educational programmes. State education generally encompasses primary and secondary education (4 years old to 18 years old). By country Africa South Africa In South Africa, a state school or government school refers to a school that is state-controlled. These are officially called public schools according to the South African Schools Act of 1996, but it is a term that is not used colloquially. The Act recognised two categories of schools: public and independent. Independent schools include all private schools and schools that are privately governed. Independent schools with low tui ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paris, Texas
Paris is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020. History Present-day Lamar County was part of Red River County during the Republic of Texas. By 1840, population growth necessitated the organization of a new county. George Washington Wright, who had served in the Third Congress of the Republic of Texas as a representative from Red River County, was a major proponent of the new county. The Fifth Congress established the new county on December 17, 1840, and named it after Mirabeau B. Lamar, who was the first Vice President and the second President of the Republic of Texas. Lamar County was one of the 18 Texas counties that voted against secession on February 23, 1861. In 1877, 1896, and 1916, major fires in the city forced considerable rebuilding. The 1916 fire destroyed almost half the town and caused an estimated $11 million in property ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both List of U.S. states and territories by area, area (after Alaska) and List of U.S. states and territories by population, population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in Texas and the List of United States cities by population, fourth-largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most pop ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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School District
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, which usually operate several schools, and the largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as a school board) may be elected, appointed by a political office holder, serve ex officio, or a combination of any of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.Welcome to the Texas Education Agency " ''Texas Education Agency''. Accessed December 13, 2015. "Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, Texas, 78701" The agency is headquartered in the William B. Travis State Office Building in . , formerly a member of the [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roxton, Texas
Roxton is a city in Lamar County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 650 and 548 in 2020. Geography Roxton is located at (33.545595, –95.724929). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 1.14% is water. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 548 people, 238 households, and 164 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 694 people, 280 households, and 190 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 326 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 74.78% White, 21.33% African American, 1.73% Native American, 1.15% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.59% of the population. There were 280 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a fe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toco, Texas
Toco is a city in Lamar County, Texas, Lamar County, Texas, United States. The population was 75 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census, and 91 in 2020. Geography Toco is located in west-central Lamar County at (33.655250, –95.646152). U.S. Route 82 forms the southern boundary of the community; it leads east to Paris, Texas, Paris, the county seat, and west to Honey Grove, Texas, Honey Grove. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.75%, are water. The city's land drains east to the South Branch of Pine Creek, a northeast-flowing tributary of the Red River of the South, Red River. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 91 people, 40 households, and 28 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 89 people, 34 households, and 26 families residing in the city. The population density was 523.7 people per square mile (202.1/km). There were 35 housing units at an average de ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brookston, Texas
Brookston is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Texas, United States. Education The Chisum Independent School District serves area students. Notable people * Bobby Hammack (1922–1990), jazz pianist and composer * Lyndon Pete Patterson (1934–2017), politician who served in the Texas House The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abou ... from 1977–1999. External links * Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Lamar County, Texas {{LamarCountyTX-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Petty, Texas
Petty is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Texas, United States. The community bears the name of a pioneer citizen. Education The Chisum Independent School District Chisum Independent School District, or CISD, is a public school district based in the southern portion of Paris, Texas, Paris, Texas. The district was created on July 1, 1985, by the consolidation of the Delmar and West Lamar School Districts, as ... serves area students. References Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Lamar County, Texas {{LamarCountyTX-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lamar County, Texas
Lamar County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, in the Northeast Texas region. As of the 2020 census, its population was 50,088. Its county seat is Paris. The county was formed by the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 17, 1840, and organized the next year. It is named for Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas. Lamar County comprises the Paris, TX micropolitan statistical area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (2.8%) are covered by water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 82 * U.S. Highway 271 * State Highway 19 * State Highway 24 * Loop 286 Adjacent counties * Choctaw County, Oklahoma (north) * Red River County (east) * Delta County (south) * Fannin County (west) * Bryan County, Oklahoma (northwest) Communities Cities * Blossom * Deport (partly in Red River County) * Paris (county seat and largest municipality) * Reno * Roxton * Su ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Delta County, Texas
Delta County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 5,230. Its county seat and largest city is Cooper, Texas, Cooper. The county was founded in 1870 and is named for its Triangle, triangular shape, which resembles the Greek language, Greek letter Delta (letter), delta. Meanders of two forks of the Sulphur River formed its northern and southern boundaries and meet at its easternmost point. Delta County was one of 19 prohibition, or entirely dry counties, dry, counties in the state of Texas. , Delta county is no longer a dry county. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (7.6%) are covered by water. Major highways * State Highway 19 (Texas), State Highway 19 * State Highway 24 (Texas), State Highway 24 * State Highway 154 (Texas), State Highway 154 Adjacent counties * Lamar County, Texas, Lamar County (north) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lake Creek, Texas
Lake Creek (originally, Odd's Creek) is an unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas, United States. The ZIP Code for Lake Creek is 75450. The Chisum Independent School District serves area students. See also *List of rivers of Texas The list of rivers of Texas is a list of all named waterways, including rivers and streams that partially pass through or are entirely located within the U.S. state of Texas. Across the state, there are 3,700 named streams and 15 major rivers acc ... References External links * Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Delta County, Texas Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex {{DeltaCountyTX-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |