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 Hunt County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,956. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to the United States from ...

. A small portion of the district extends into

Collin County Collin County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas- Fort Worth- Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and a small portion of the city of Dallas is in the county. At the 2020 United States census, the county's popula ...

. The district operates one high school, Bland High School.

Finances

As of the 2017–2018 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $188,377,841. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.0316 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

In 2018, the school district was rated " A" by the Texas Education Agency. Sixteen percent of districts in Texas in 2018 received the same rating. No state accountability ratings will be given to campuses in 2018, but all campuses and districts will receive a rating in 2019.Alt URL
/ref> A school district in Texas can receive one of five possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: A - Exemplary B - Recognized c - Acceptable D - In Need of Improvement F - Unacceptable Historical TEA district accountability ratings *2018: A *2017: Met Standard *2011: Recognized *2010: Exemplary *2009: Academically Acceptable *2008: Academically Acceptable *2007: Recognized *2006: Academically Acceptable *2005: Recognized *2004: Academically Acceptable

Schools

*Bland High (Grades 9-12) *Bland Middle (Grades 6-8) *Bland Elementary (Grades PK-5)

Special programs

Athletics

Bland High School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, tennis and track. The school participates in the girls sports of basketball, track, cross country, golf, tennis and softball. For the 2018 through 2019 school years, Bland High School will play basketball in UIL Class 2A.

References

External links

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