Blum Independent School District is a public

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based in

Blum, Texas Blum is a town in Hill County, Texas, United States. The population was 444 at the 2010 census. Geography Blum is located in northwestern Hill County at (32.142367, –97.395481), at the junction of Farm to Market Highways 67 and 933. It is no ...

, United States. The district operates one high school, Blum High School.

Finances

As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $136,883. The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.021 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

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

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.

. 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: Exemplary *2009: Academically Acceptable *2008: Academically Acceptable *2007: Academically Acceptable *2006: Academically Acceptable *2005: Academically Acceptable *2004: Academically Acceptable

Schools

In the 2011–2012 school year, the district had students in three schools.
Regular instructional *Blum High School (Grades 6-12) *Blum Elementary School (Grades PK-5). JJAEP instructional *Hill County JJAEP

Athletics

*Boys **Baseball **Basketball **Football **Wrestling. *Girls **Basketball **Volleyball For the 2012 through 2014 school years, Blum played

six-man football Six-man football is a variant of gridiron football played with six players per team, instead of the standard 11 or 12. It is generally played by high schools in rural areas of the United States and Canada. History Six-man football was developed ...

in UIL Class 1A 6-man Football Division I.

State titles

*Football **2019(1A/D1) Six Man *Volleyball **2022(1A), 2023(1A)

State Finalists

*Volleyball **2021(1A)

References

External links

Blum ISD
School districts in Hill County, Texas {{Texas-school-district-stub