Balmorhea Independent School District

The Balmorhea Independent School District is a public school district based in Balmorhea, Texas. The district operates one K-12 school, Balmorhea School.

The district includes Balmorhea and some surrounding unincorporated areas.

Finances
As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $29,078,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.001 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement
In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. 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: Exemplary
 * 2008: Recognized
 * 2007: Recognized
 * 2006: Recognized
 * 2005: Academically Acceptable
 * 2004: Recognized

Schools
During the 2011–2012 school year, the district had one school that served students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. The school was a 2004 National Blue Ribbon School.

Athletics
Balmorhea High School participates in the boys sports of basketball, 6-man football, tennis and track. The school participates in the girls sports of basketball and volleyball.

In 2016, the Balmorhea Bears football team made it all the way to the 6-man Class 1A Division II championship game, where they suffered their only loss of the season, a 96–50 defeat at the hands of Richland Springs. They would lose again in the 2017 title game, but would finally win in 2020 avenging their earlier loss to Richland Springs.