Rice Consolidated Independent School District encompasses 437 square miles in Colorado County, Texas. It has a total enrollment of 1150 students attending six campuses. District offices are located in Altair, Texas. The District has a 200 member staff, and is governed by a seven member Board of Trustees who serve staggered, three year terms. The District provides services for Pre-K through 12, spending an average of $5,400 per student annually. It has a student/teacher ratio of 14.7 to 1 - below the state average of 16.1 students per teacher. It operates on an $13 million annual budget, levies an ad valorem tax rate of $1.24107 per $100 of assessed value, and has a property tax base of more than $593,000,000. The District offers no tax abatements. Rice CISD is fully accredited by the Texas Education Agency. We are very proud of our schools and the successes they have experienced both academically and in extracurricular activities. Our sports teams participate in University Interscholastic League (UIL) District 14-AA & District 26-AA. Rice CISD fields athletic teams in football, basketball, baseball, track, power lifting, cross country, tennis, golf, softball and volleyball. Rice CISD is also home to an award winning marching and concert band program, a successful One Act Play program, a successful art program in high stakes competitions, and a very successful Future Farmer's of America program. It is the mission of the Rice Consolidated Independent School District to provide learning opportunities where individual student goals are achieved; where students experience a high degree of learning and demonstrate academic success; where all teachers and staff feel their contributions are valued and experience satisfaction and pride in their work; and where confidence in our District is perceived and expressed by parents, tax payers and community.