Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District
Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Harlingen, Texas.
HCISD serves most of the city of Harlingen, the city of Palm Valley, the towns of Combes and Primera, and portions of unincorporated Cameron County, including Juarez, Las Palmas, and Lasana.
HCISD has its own TV station locally broadcast in Harlingen on cable provided by Time Warner Cable of the Rio Grande Valley. KHGN-TV is used to inform parents and students of updates involving Harlingen and its schools. Also aired on KHGN is Harlingen High School's Cardinal News and Nonsense and Harlingen High School South's Southern Scoop.
The HCISD district office and KHGN-TV Channel 17 TV station are located at 407 N. 77 Sunshine Strip in Harlingen, Texas.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
In 2018, Dishman Elementary was named a Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Department of Education.Schools
