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Killeen Independent School District | |
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Address | |
202 North W.S. Young Drive , Texas , 76543-4025United States | |
District information | |
Type | Independent school district |
Motto | Teach so that students learn to their maximum potential. |
Superintendent | Dr. Jo Ann Fey |
Asst. superintendent(s) | David Manley |
School board | JoAnn Purser (President), Susan Jones, Brett Williams, Shelley Wells, Corbett Lawler, Marvin Rainwater, Cullen Mills |
Governing agency | Texas Education Agency |
Schools | 53 total [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 45,500 |
Staff | 7,000 |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Killeen Independent School District is a public school district based in Killeen, Texas (USA).
In addition to Killeen, the district serves the cities of Harker Heights and Nolanville as well as all students residing at Fort Cavazos. The district covers western Bell County and a small portion of Coryell County.
In 2010, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. [2]
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Bell District is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in Central Texas and its county seat is Belton.
Harker Heights is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, 33,097 people resided in the city, up from a population of 17,308 in 2000. This makes Harker Heights the third-largest city in Bell County, after Killeen and Temple. Incorporated in 1960, the city derives its name from one of the two original landowners and founder, Harley Kern. Harker Heights is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan area.
Killeen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Bell County. According to the 2020 census, its population was 153,095, making it the 19th-most populous city in Texas and the largest of the three principal cities of Bell County. It is the principal city of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Cavazos Metropolitan Statistical Area. Killeen is 55 miles (89 km) north of Austin, 125 miles (201 km) southwest of Dallas, and 125 miles (201 km) northeast of San Antonio.
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