Our District
The Andrews Independent School district has a
history
of proud achievement in its program of working for
educational excellence. For the past 30
years, the major thrust has been toward high-quality
learning experiences for the students of the community. As a
result, the community enjoys a nation-wide reputation for
having one of the outstanding school systems in the country.
The board of trustees
recognizing the diversity of the students of the district,
believes that educational methods should be directed to the
maximum possible degree toward an individualized curriculum
providing for the development of each student's potential -
intellectual, physical, emotional, social, and moral. It is
further recognized that the total school experience -
teaching, counseling, activity program, and all other - must
start where the student is, not where someone wishes he
were.
Andrews High School offers a
comprehensive curriculum including academic studies for the
college bound with advanced courses in several areas, a
variety of vocational courses, physical training, and
extracurricular activities. The district participates in
Class 3A University Interscholastic League competition.
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District Facts & Figures: |
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2007 Appraised Value |
$3,570,479,744
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2008 Tax Rate |
$1.17083
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2007 Ethnic
Composition: |
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Hispanic |
59.8
percent |
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Anglo |
36.9
percent |
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African-American |
2.2
percent |
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Other |
1.0
percent |
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2009 End-of-School
Enrollment: |
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Elementary
Schools |
1,534 |
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Middle
School |
657 |
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High
School |
809 |
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Andrews
Independent School District |
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405 NW 3rd
Street
Andrews, TX 79714 |
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Our
Community
The phase community of quality is more than a
catchy slogan to the people of the West Texas city and
county of Andrews. Located in the oil-rich Permian Basin,
Andrews provides one-fourth of the nation's hydrocarbons.
The county has produced over two billion barrels of oil
since the 1920s.
In an economy supported by
the annual production of over 39 million barrels of oil,
more than 2,000 of the county's 5,050 laborers are connected
to the oil industry. Widespread ranching, limited farming,
and a diversified industrial base give essential financial
support to provide a desirable quality of life. The town is
home to a plant that assembles Kirby vacuum cleaners and a
plant that manufactures fiberglass tanks.
Andrews County is unique in
that it is one of a few Texas counties that has only one
incorporated city within its borders. Over 90 percent of the
county's 15,000 residents live within the city limits of
Andrews. With a relatively young population, the median age
of residents is 27.6 years.
The Permian General
Hospital, with 14 doctors and 114 hospital beds, serves
local patients and patients from adjoining counties in Texas
and New Mexico. Andrews also has an 18-hole golf course, a
county-owned and operated airport, athletic fields and
courts, livestock arenas and show barns, and indoor and
outdoor swimming pools.
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