Everman ISD ~5,500 students
Bulldogs · own district despite FW surrounding
City · Tarrant County
Everman
Population ~6,643 · everman-isd
A City that Believes
☕ Everman brief Mon, Jun 1
Named for railroad superintendent
John W. Everman · 19th-c rail community south of FW
Working-class identity south of FW
~6,643 residents · pressed against FW's southern edge
Local News
Everman headlines
What's happening in Everman right now
🏛️ History
Named for a T&P Railway superintendent
The town was named for John W. Everman, an engineer of the International-Great Northern Railroad who arrived in 1904 and later became general superintendent and assistant general manager for the Texas and Pacific Railway. He died in Dallas in 1946 at age 85. Source: TSHA Handbook of Texas.
Ongoing · Source: tshaonline.org
🏛️ History
Barron Field WWI pilot-training base
In 1917 Everman was one of three sites chosen for a Canadian Royal Flying Corps and U.S. Signal Corps flight-training field. Barron Field (also called Taliaferro No. 3) was built a half mile west of town, used to train Canadian pilots, and closed in April 1919. The remaining Barron Munitions Building received a Texas Historical Commission marker in 1976. Source: TSHA Handbook of Texas.
Ongoing · Source: tshaonline.org
From across Tarrant County
🗳️ Election
Contested mayor races in nine Tarrant cities on May 2 ballot
The May 2, 2026 ballot featured contested races for mayor in nine Tarrant cities: Arlington, Euless, Keller, Kennedale, North Richland Hills, Pelican Bay, Sansom Park, Westlake, and Westover Hills. The slate also included numerous city council positions, school board trustee seats, and other municipal offices across the county. Source: NBC 5 DFW / Tarrant County Elections.
🗳️ Politics
Taylor Rehmet (D) wins Texas State Senate District 9 special election
In Tarrant County's state Senate District 9 special election held November 4, 2025, Democrat Taylor Rehmet finished as the top vote-getter, ahead by roughly 14,000 votes and a margin of nearly 15%. Rehmet replaces Republican Kelly Hancock, who left the seat in 2025 to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet completes the remainder of Hancock's term. Source: NBC 5 DFW.
Around Town
Around Town
Everman's places, people, and traditions
Heritage
Barron Field historical marker
A Texas Historical Commission marker, awarded in 1976, commemorates Barron Field's role as a World War I pilot-training base and the Barron Munitions Building, which later served as a schoolhouse for African-American children.
Year-round
Landmark
Original T&P depot site
Everman grew up around the International-Great Northern (later Texas & Pacific) rail line that arrived in 1904, with the depot site anchoring the town's historic main street.
Year-round
Park
Everman City Park
Municipal park with playground, sports fields and pavilions, the main site for the city's community gatherings.
Year-round
Known for
- Named for T&P Railway's John Wesley Everman
- Former WWI Barron Field training base
- Everman ISD
- Historic agricultural roots
The Story of Everman
Everman sits on the southern edge of Fort Worth, on land once roamed by the Kiowa-Apache and Wichita before Anglo-American settlers arrived in the 1850s. A small hamlet called Oak Grove existed here for years.
The railroad gave the town its name and its start. When the International-Great Northern Railroad arrived in 1904, the growing community was named for John W. Everman, a railroad man tied to the line. Postal service began in 1905, and the town formed its own school district in 1906.
During World War I, Everman gained a measure of fame when nearby Barron Field was chosen as a flight-training school for the Canadian Royal Flying Corps and the U.S. Signal Corps' aviation section, boosting the local economy.
Today Everman is a small, tight-knit residential city tucked against southeastern Fort Worth.
Sources: Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas.
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28
Birdville ISD Board of Trustees
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TUE
2
Tarrant County Commissioners Court
10am · agenda online
TUE
2
Fort Worth City Council
7pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Arlington City Council
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Northwest ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Keller ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Carroll ISD Board of Trustees
5:30pm · agenda online
🎈 Kids Trading Post · Everman 2 activities →
Storytime, classes, camps, leagues, and open-play in Everman, sourced from libraries and partner orgs. Updated nightly · no manual data entry.
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Sports
Everman Sports (Everman ISD)
School-district athletics + city rec
ISD Athletics
Everman ISD — Bulldogs
Everman students participate in Everman ISD athletics. UIL classification varies by HS enrollment.
Source: Everman ISD
Community Rec
Everman parks + community programs
City Parks & Rec coordinates youth + adult community recreation programs scaled to Everman's pop.
Source: City of Everman
Cross-District
Friday-night football in the surrounding district
For HS football fans, the closest district games are in Everman ISD stadiums — typically a short drive within the Mid-Cities or NE/NW Tarrant corridor.
Source: Everman ISD
⭐ Game of the week
Carroll Dragons — district football (anchor program)
🏈 District football ·
Tarrant County's anchor programs — Carroll (8 state titles), Keller (top-of-district 5A), Mansfield (B-rated district), Arlington Martin (AISD flagship), Fossil Ridge (KISD power program) — get priority weekly coverage from the news radar. Carroll Dragons headline the off-season anchor framing; weekly schedule populates from MaxPreps DFW + each ISD's athletics site.
📜 On this day in Tarrant County sports
1988
🏈 Carroll (Southlake) Dragons claim 1st state football championship — beginning of the dynasty that would produce 8 UIL state titles. Under coach Bob Ledbetter.
1993
🏈 Carroll Dragons capture their 3rd state football title (1988, 1992, 1993 = three-in-a-row 3A run under Coach Ledbetter; QB Kris Brown led the '93 squad past Cuero).
2011
🏈 Carroll Dragons win their 8th and most recent UIL state football title — capping the program's run as Tarrant County's most successful HS football dynasty.
2018
🥎 Mansfield Tigers softball reaches UIL state semifinals — anchor moment for MISD's growing softball program under HC Gregory George's broader program leadership.
2026
🏃 Keller ISD sends 11 athletes to UIL State Track & Field — multiple medal-stand finishes per district release.
📻 Radio guide
Southlake Carroll Dragons football
KKGM 1630 AM (Fort Worth; news/sports) — exclusive radio home of Carroll football
Dragon Sports Network
Aledo Bearcats football (Tarrant-area marquee program)
KTFW-FM 92.1 'Hank FM' (LKCM Radio Group; country) — flagship for Aledo broadcasts
Aledo Sports Network
Arlington ISD football (Martin · Lamar · Bowie)
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — official AISD broadcast partner
NFHS Network
Mansfield Tigers football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Mansfield ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Keller / Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD) football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Keller ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Fort Worth-area HS football game of the week
KTCU-FM 88.7 'The Choice' (TCU student station, Fort Worth)
KTCU 88.7
🏆 UIL playoff bracket
No active Tarrant County UIL playoff bracket on the desk. Populates when a Tarrant County team is in a UIL playoff round (football, basketball, baseball/softball, volleyball). Source: UIL playoff records.
Activities
Things to do in Everman
Kids, library, sports, fitness, classes, camps, open play — sourced from libraries, parks, and partner orgs across Everman.
event
Everman Civic Center — Community Events
Seasonal · festivals, youth & senior programs
City of Everman · Everman Civic Center, 213 N. Race St, Everman
class
Everman Public Library — Programs
See library hours
Everman Public Library · 100 N Race St, Everman
Civic & Government
Civic & Government
Everman city hall, schools, and county connection
Government
Council-mayor form, general-law city
Everman has a mayor and five council members. City Hall is located on Townley Drive.
Schools
Served by Everman ISD
Everman Independent School District serves the city and parts of southeast Tarrant County, with Everman Joe C. Bean High School as its comprehensive high school.
County
Tarrant County (judge Tim O'Hare)
Everman sits in Tarrant County. Commissioners Court meets at 100 E. Weatherford St., Fort Worth. Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare; sheriff Bill Waybourn.
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By the Numbers
By the Numbers
Pop
~6,643 residents
Among smaller incorporated cities tucked inside FW-Arlington metro footprint.
Source: Wikipedia
County
Entirely in Tarrant County
Part of DFW-Arlington MSA in north-central Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Enrollment
Everman ISD ~5,500 students
Spans early childhood through 12th across elementary, middle, HS campuses.
Source: Everman ISD
Size
A compact municipal footprint
Small land area along FW's southern border. Development concentrated near historic rail corridor.
Source: Wikipedia
Population
6,643
Type
city
School District
everman-isd
School ISDs in Tarrant County
Tarrant County ISDs by enrollment + TEA 2024-25 accountability rating.
| ISD | Enrollment | Rating | Mascot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth ISD | 70,184 | C | Panthers |
| Arlington ISD | 56,000 | C | Various |
| Lewisville ISD | 50,000 | B | Various |
| Mansfield ISD | 35,000 | B | Tigers |
| Keller ISD | 34,078 | B | Indians |
| Northwest ISD | 32,000 | B | Texans |
| Birdville ISD | 22,637 | C | Hawks |
| Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD | 22,000 | B | Eagles |
| Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD (HEB) | 22,000 | B | Trojans |
| Crowley ISD | 16,000 | C | Eagles |
| Grapevine-Colleyville ISD | 12,520 | B | Mustangs |
| Burleson ISD | 12,000 | B | Elks |
| Carroll ISD | 8,300 | A | Dragons |
| White Settlement ISD | 6,700 | C | Brewers |
| Azle ISD | 6,600 | C | Hornets |
| Everman ISD | 5,500 | C | Bulldogs |
| Castleberry ISD | 4,000 | B | Lions |
| Kennedale ISD | 3,400 | C | Wildcats |
| Lake Worth ISD | 2,700 | D | Bullfrogs |
Updated 2026-05-27
Ask the Desk
Questions about Everman
What are Tarrant County's 2025 property tax rates?
Tarrant County (general portion): ~$0.19 per $100. City of Fort Worth: $1.0624. City of Arlington: $1.0929 (down ~1¢ from 2024). Combined rates from Fort Worth ISD + City of Fort Worth + Tarrant County College bring the total for most Fort …
Who is Tarrant County's County Judge?
Tim O'Hare. He is the 33rd County Judge of Tarrant County since the county's founding in 1849, took office January 1, 2023, and his current term runs through January 1, 2027. He is running for re-election November 3, 2026, and has said the …
Who is Tarrant County's Sheriff?
Bill E. Waybourn. Source: Tarrant County elected officials (tarrantcountytx.gov).
Who is the State Senator for Tarrant County's District 9?
Taylor Rehmet (Democrat), who won the November 4, 2025 special election to replace Republican Kelly Hancock — Hancock left to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet won by roughly 14,000 votes (~15% margin) and is completing the remainder …
Which ISD serves Everman?
Everman ISD primarily serves the city. The district earned a C on TEA 2024 accountability (2024-25 pending) and enrolls approximately 5,500 students. The mascot is the Bulldogs. Everman ISD's footprint includes Everman, parts of southeast F…
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History
Founded 1904
A railroad town that trained Canadian World War I pilots
Everman was platted in 1904 when the International-Great Northern Railroad reached the southeastern corner of Tarrant County, and it took its name from John W. Everman, the line's engineer and a Philadelphia native who later became general superintendent and assistant general manager of the Texas and Pacific Railway. In 1917, with the United States entering World War I, federal officials chose the site for one of three Tarrant County flight-training schools jointly used by the Canadian Royal Flying Corps and the U.S. Signal Corps Aviation Section. Barron Field, also called Taliaferro No. 3, was built a half mile west of Everman beginning in September 1917 and trained Canadian pilots until the war ended. The base closed in April 1919, served briefly as an Army storage depot, and was dismantled in 1921. The surviving Barron Munitions Building, later used as a schoolhouse for African-American children, was awarded a Texas Historical Commission marker in 1976. Sources: TSHA Handbook of Texas; City of Everman; Wikipedia.
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