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Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District

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Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District
Address
800 Rancho Road
Nixon
, Texas, 78140
United States
District information
GradesPK–12[1]
Schools5[1]
NCES District ID4832740[1]
Students and staff
Students1,011 (2023–2024)[1]
Teachers91.78 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.02:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.nixonsmiley.net Edit this at Wikidata

Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Nixon, Texas (USA). In addition to Nixon, the district also serves the city of Smiley.

Located in Gonzales County, small portions of the district extend into Guadalupe, Karnes and Wilson counties.

The district was formed in 1983 from the consolidation of the Nixon and Smiley districts,[2] with Smiley ISD consolidating into Nixon-Smiley CISD.[3]

Notable people

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In 2016, Superintendent Dr. Cathy Lauer (2004–2021) was named Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Region 13 Superintendent of the Year.[4]

In 2018, a former Nixon city manager and local substitute teacher, Manuel Zepeda, was charged with 11 sexual felonies; Nixon-Smiley students were involved.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for NIXON-SMILEY CISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  2. ^ Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District FACILITIES MANAGEMENT REVIEW Conducted by SCRS, Inc. and Facility Engineering Associates, Inc. for the Legislative Budget Board - January 2009.
  3. ^ "CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. September 10, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "Lauer earns Region 13 Superintendent of the Year honor". Wilson County News. Archived from the original on July 21, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Medina, Mariah (June 12, 2018). "Former Nixon city manager indicted on 11 child sex crimes". KSAT. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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