Location
The Comal Independent School District spans 589 square miles of central Texas, including parts of five central Texas counties: Comal, Bexar, Hays, Kendall, and Guadalupe. Within the district are the communities of Canyon Lake, Sattler, Startzville, Hancock, Fischer, Spring Branch, Smithson Valley, Bulverde, Garden Ridge, and part of the cities of San Antonio and New Braunfels. Major highways crossing the district include Interstate 35,U.S. Highway 281, and Texas Highway 46.
Enrollment
Total student enrollment in the CISD is currently about 18,590 for 2012-13. Seventeen elementary schools, five middle schools, three comprehensive high schools, one alternative high school of choice and one alternative school make up the district.
Accreditation
All campuses in the Comal Independent School District are fully accredited by the Texas Education Agency. Comal ISD's Exemplary schools are Garden Ridge Elem., Hoffmann Lane Elem., Arlon Seay Elem. Specht Elem. and Timberwood Park Elem. TEA Recognized schools are Bill Brown Elem., Clear Spring Elem., Freiheit Elem., Goodwin Frazier Elem., Johnson Ranch Elem., Morningside Elem., Oak Creek Elem., Rahe Bulverde Elem., Rebecca Creek Elem., Church Hill Middle, Smithson Valley Middle, Smithson Valley High.
The CISD offers full-day kindergarten and half-day pre-kindergarten. For pre-kindergarten, morning and afternoon transportation is provided on established routes and at normally scheduled times. Mid-day transportation must be arranged by the parent. Specific eligibility requirements exist for pre-kindergarten. Children enrolling in the first grade must be six years of age by September 1 of the current school year. - courtesy of comalisd.org
