Canadian Independent School District
| Canadian High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
621 South Fifth Street , , 79014 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°54′33″N 100°23′07″W / 35.909198°N 100.385287°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Rod Been |
| Staff | 29.24 (FTE) |
| Enrollment | 293 (2023-24) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.02 |
| Colors | Black and gold |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Website | Canadian High School |
Canadian Independent School District is a public school district based in Canadian, Texas, United States.
In addition to Hemphill County, where it serves Canadian and Glazier; it includes a section of Lipscomb County, where it serves Higgins.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
Ken King, a former president of the CISD, is now the Texas state representative from District 88, which encompasses a large swath of the Panhandle and the South Plains, including Canadian and Hemphill County. The current president and vice-president of the trustees are Larry Gatlin and Courtney Trollinger, respectively.
The Canadian Boys Football and Basketball teams won the State Championships during the 2014-2015 school year. They repeated that feat during the 2015-2016 school year. Canadian ISD is the very first school in UIL history to win Back to Back titles in both Football and Basketball in consecutive years.