Benavides Independent School District
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Benavides Independent School District is a public school district
School district
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 based in Benavides
Benavides, Texas
Benavides is a city in Duval County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,686 at the 2000 census.-History:The town is named after Plácido Benavides, namesake nephew of Plácido Benavides , Tejano 1832 alcalde of Victoria, who served under Stephen F...

, Texas
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 (USA
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).

The district is situated in the southwestern corner of Duval County. In addition to Benavides, the unincorporated communities
Unincorporated area
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 of Concepcion
Concepcion, Texas
Concepcion is a census-designated place in Duval County, Texas, United States. The population was 61 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Concepcion is located at ....

 and Realitos
Realitos, Texas
Realitos is a census-designated place in Duval County, Texas, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census.-History:The population of Realitos had reached a grand four hundred people in 1890, four years after the first post office was established there. The population peaked when an...

 are also part of the district.

Seventh through twelfth grade students living in the Ramirez Common School District
Ramirez Common School District
Ramirez Common School District is a public school district in southern Duval County, Texas .The district serves the unincorporated communities of Ramirez and Sejita....

 attend Benavides schools.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system
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" by the Texas Education Agency
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.
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