Keller ISD covers 51 square miles (130 km2) in northeast Tarrant County in cities such as Keller, Fort Worth, Haltom City, Watauga, North Richland Hills, Hurst, Colleyville, Southlake, and Westlake, serving more than 33,000 students across 42 campuses.

The school district has received national attention for examining over forty books from library media centers and classrooms, including The Diary of Anne Frank, The Bluest Eye, and several versions of the Bible.

[7][8][9] On February 9, 2024, a seven-person film crew from Dutch evangelical television network Evangelische Omroep entered Central High School to film an episode of God, Jesus, Trump!,[10] a documentary series examining Christian culture in the United States, without authorization from the school district.

[11][12][13] In 2024, the school district canceled a planned performance by Timber Creek High School of The Laramie Project, a play about the 1998 hate crime murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard, citing a desire to host a more community-friendly performance.

This decision was seen by many students and parents, as well as The Laramie Project playwright's Moisés Kaufman, as homophobic.