The Alpine Independent School District is a

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based in

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. The district operates one high school,

Alpine High School Alpine High School is a public high school located in the city of Alpine, Texas (USA) and is classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Alpine Independent School District located in north-central Brewster County. In 2015, the schoo ...

History

Prior to 1996 Alpine High School served as the high school for students from Terlingua Common School District. Beginning in the 1960s, students were bussed to Alpine, with the bus ride being the longest in the United States.

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also sent its high school students to Alpine High. In 1996

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opened and the Terlingua area students no longer came to Alpine High. San Vicente ISD at that time began using Big Bend High.

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $380,110,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.009 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated " Recognized" by the

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. 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 district TEA accountability ratings: *2011: Recognized *2010: Recognized *2009: Recognized *2008: Academically Acceptable *2007: Academically Acceptable *2006: Academically Acceptable *2005: Recognized *2004: Recognized

Service area

Currently the district serves Alpine. Residents of the

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family housing units, Lobo Village 5 through 7,Residential Living Facilities and Services
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. Retrieved on April 22, 2012. are zoned to Alpine ISD schools. Prior to 1996 for the high school level Alpine ISD served, in addition to Alpine, Lajitas, Panther Junction, and

Terlingua Terlingua ( ) is a mining district and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Brewster County, Texas, United States. It is located near the Rio Grande and the villages of Lajitas and Study Butte, Texas, as well as the Mexican state o ...

. The San Vicente and Terlingua districts include

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. - The map shows the park outline.

Schools

In the 2011-2012 school year the district operated three schools: *

(grades 9-12) *Alpine Middle School (grades 5-8) *Alpine Elementary School (grades PK-4)

Special programs

Athletics

Alpine High School offers boys' baseball, basketball, football, powerlifting, golf, and wrestling; and girls' basketball, softball, powerlifting, golf, and volleyball. For the 2012 through 2014 school years, Alpine High School played football in UIL Class 2A Division II. The Alpine High School teams are known as the Fightn' Bucks and Lady Bucks.

References

External links

Alpine Independent School District
{{Region 18 School Districts in Texas School districts in Brewster County, Texas