Banquete Independent School District

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{{Infobox school district |name = Banquete Independent School District |image = |motto = |type = Independent school district |budget = |established = |region = ESC Region 2 <ref name=TSD>{{cite web|title=Texas School Directory 2012|url=http://mansfield.tea.state.tx.us/TEA.AskTED.TSD/TSDfiles/tsd2012/not_tagged/texas_school_directory_2011-12.pdf|publisher=Texas Education Agency|accessdate=18 July 2012|archive-date=19 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219235251/http://mansfield.tea.state.tx.us/TEA.AskTED.TSD/TSDfiles/tsd2012/not_tagged/texas_school_directory_2011-12.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |grades = Pre-K through 12 |superintendent = Dr Max Thompson <ref name=TSD /> |us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|4809410|district_name=Banquete ISD|access_date=18 July 2012}} |students = 795 (2010-11) <ref name=TSD /> |teachers = 65.00 (2009-10) <ref name=nces_dist /> (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis) |ratio = 12.85 (2009-10) <ref name=nces_dist /> |schools = 4 (2009-10) <ref name=nces_dist /> |conference = UIL Class 3A Football Division II <ref name=UIL>{{cite web|title=UIL Alignments|url=http://www.uiltexas.org/alignments/category/align-football|publisher=University Interscholastic League|accessdate=18 July 2012}}</ref> |colors = {{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} Green, White <ref name=maxpreps>{{cite web|title=Banquete High School Football|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/banquete-bulldogs-(banquete,tx)/football/home.htm|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=18 July 2012}}</ref> |mascot = Bulldogs <ref name=maxpreps /> |free_label = TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011 |free_text = Recognized<ref name=2004_2011Rating>{{cite web|title=Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011 |url=http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/accthist_new.srch.html |publisher=Texas Education Agency |accessdate=18 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702090716/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/accthist_new.srch.html |archivedate=2 July 2012 }}</ref> |coordinates = {{coord|27.8057961|N|97.7957993999999|W|format=dms|region:US-TX_type:edu_scale:50000|display=title,inline}} |location = Banquete, Texas |country = USA |website = {{URL|www.banqueteisd.esc2.net|Banquete ISD}} }}

'''Banquete Independent School District''' is a public school district based in the community of Banquete, Texas, United States.

It includes Banquete, Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, and half of Rancho Banquete.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48355_nueces/DC20SD_C48355.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Nueces County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-06-28}}</ref>

==History== {{expand section|date=July 2025}} Education in the Banquete area dates back to the nineteenth century. A one-room school operated in the community as early as the 1870s, serving local students until 1917, when several nearby schools including Maria, Schroeder, and Leona were integrated with the Banquete school.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Texas State Historical |title=Banquete, Texas: History and Overview |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/banquete-tx |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}</ref>

In 1949 the school boards of Jim Wells and Nueces counties stated that Agua Dulce ISD could annex a {{convert|9|sqmi|sqkm}} area that was in Banquete ISD. Four entities that owned property in the area filed a lawsuit. In 1950 28th District Court Judge Paul A. Martineau stated that the annexation could go forward.<ref>{{cite news|title=Annexation Of School Area Valid|newspaper=Corpus Christi Times|place=Corpus Christi, Texas|date=1950-09-19|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/175937293/ 1-B]|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

In May 2024, voters approved a $48.4 million bond measure to fund improvements to district facilities. The bond program included construction of a new middle school campus and other upgrades intended to address old infrastructure and support future enrollment needs in the district.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-26 |title=Banquete ISD bond targets new middle school campus |url=https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/banquete-isd-bond-plans/503-7a5052c8-1b8f-44d7-93b2-6d353e068d6b |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=kiiitv.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mata |first=Althea Castro De La |date=2024-05-13 |title=Banquete ISD Bond passes, learn what it will bring |url=https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/nueces-county/banquete/banquete-isd-bond-passes-learn-what-it-will-bring |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2026, Banquete Independent School District began demolishing its historic elementary school building, which had originally been constructed in 1938, to clear space for the new junior high school campus funded through the 2024 bond program.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-18 |title=Banquete ISD begins demolition of historic school to pave way for new junior high campus |url=https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/banquete-isd-begins-demolition-of-historic-school-to-pave-way-for-new-junior-high-campus/503-fe9095de-2ca1-4c4a-ba19-54d22ec4414c |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=kiiitv.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Finances== As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $263,532,000.<ref name=TSD /> The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.043 per $100 of appraised valuation.<ref name=TSD />

==Academic achievement== In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.<ref name = 2004_2011Rating />

==Schools== In the 2011–2012 school year, the district had four schools.<ref name=TSD />

===Regular instruction=== *Banquete High School (grades 9–12) *Banquete Junior High School (grades 6–8) *Banquete Elementary School (prekindergarten - grade 5)

===Alternative instruction=== *Banquete JJAEP

==See also== {{Portal|Texas|Schools}} *List of school districts in Texas

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.banqueteisd.esc2.net}}

{{Education in Nueces County, Texas}} {{Region 2 School Districts in Texas}}

Category:School districts in Nueces County, Texas