FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

91 Green card sponsorships · 320 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2008–FY2025
FEIN 75-6001613 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Filing volume Top 2% of 332,896 US employers by PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ + LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ volume
11,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2019
0.83% Green-card sponsorship rate 91 green-card filings / 11,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2019 headcount
2.9% Work-visa filing rate 320 work-visa filings / 11,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2019 headcount
3.7% Visa filings vs workforce 411 filings / 11,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2019 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Education · est. 11,000 U.S. employees
  • 27% Green-card filings certified 25 of 91 green-card filings · last filed Mar 2026 · FY2008–FY2025
    57 Green-card filings denied of 91 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    3 Green-card filings withdrawn of 91 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    Top 6% Green-card + work-visa filings 411 filings · last Mar 2026 · Top 6% of 7,445 in Education · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    4% Visa filings vs workforce 411 filings / 11,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2019 self-reported headcount
    -40% Trend vs last year FY2019 3 vs FY2018 5
    Top 6% Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 411 filings · Top 6% of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 411 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    91 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    320 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 92% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 51 filings / 11,000 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 92% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 77% Green-card filings per employee, Education 91 filings / 11,000 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 77% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Filing pattern observations

Filing patterns are statistical observations derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. They do not constitute accusations of wrongdoing. Wage levels are determined by the DOL's rigid 5-step NPWC evaluation process based on O*NET Job Zone requirements. Use this information to inform your own due diligence.
Elevated denial rate

78.7% PERM denial rate vs 2.6% industry median (48 denied of 61 decided)

This employer
78.7%
Industry median
2.6%
Industry p90
10.5%
Immigration How this is calculated →
LCA-to-visa realization gap

LCA realization gap: 10.8% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →
Recruitment geography concentration

73% of 63 PERM filings list MEXICO as country of citizenship (HHI 5,445)

Immigration How this is calculated →

Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

Certified

25

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ approvals

Expired

6

19.4% rate

Denied

57

62.6% rate

Withdrawn

3

3.3% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 2 filingsFY2010 Q1: 4 filingsFY2011 Q1: 3 filingsFY2012 Q1: 3 filingsFY2013 Q1: 45 filingsFY2015 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q2: 1 filingsFY2016 Q2: 2 filingsFY2016 Q3: 1 filingsFY2016 Q4: 1 filingsFY2017 Q2: 4 filingsFY2017 Q4: 16 filingsFY2018 Q1: 3 filingsFY2018 Q3: 2 filingsFY2019 Q1: 3 filings02245FY2008FY2011FY2013FY2018FY2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT applied to sponsor 91 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2025. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

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