Public schools in Desoto, TX

Desoto has 13 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 4 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 5,486 students. They are run by 6 districts and agencies; Desoto ISD runs 8 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 6 districts and agencies that run Desoto's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in DesotoDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Desoto ISD86,322$13,676
Uplift Education123,082$11,748
Golden Rule Charter Schools11,450$12,907
International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas)122,139$9,669
Premier High Schools17,117$10,443
Ki Charter Academy1429$19,506

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

4 high schools in Desoto, 2,218 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Desoto High School1,93618.458.1%Desoto ISD
Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School1918.983.2%International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas)
Premier H S - Desoto7218.063.9%Premier High Schools
Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP)195.042.1%Desoto ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Desoto, 370 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Desoto West Middle37021.456.2%Desoto ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

7 elementary schools in Desoto, 2,869 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Uplift Gradus Preparatory59718.473.2%Uplift Education
Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy53618.835.8%Desoto ISD
Golden Rule Desoto40211.884.8%Golden Rule Charter Schools
Cockrell Hill Elementary39715.957.2%Desoto ISD
Woodridge Elementary36215.755.8%Desoto ISD
The Meadows Elementary31220.472.1%Desoto ISD
Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy26319.948.3%Desoto ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Desoto, 29 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Ki Charter - Desoto297.948.3%Ki Charter Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Desoto's public schools compare with Texas's

The median Desoto school has 18.4 students per full-time teacher, more than the Texas median of 14.5. 75% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 362 students (state 507).

Desoto against Texas, schools open in 2024-25 with students
DesotoTexas
Median students per teacher18.414.5
Median school size (students)362507
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)75%70%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)75%52%
Charter schools38%11%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 13 Desoto schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Desoto

  1. Desoto ISDRuns 8 of Desoto's 13 public schools and spent $13,676 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,676
  2. Desoto High School, the largest high school in Desoto1,936 students in 2024-25, 18.4 per teacher.1,936
  3. Compare Desoto ISD with Uplift EducationDesoto's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Desoto addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Texas

  1. Houston759 schools
  2. San Antonio521 schools
  3. Dallas352 schools
  4. Austin258 schools
  5. Fort Worth257 schools
  6. El Paso213 schools
  7. Arlington102 schools
  8. Corpus Christi90 schools

Questions about schools in Desoto

  1. How many public schools are in Desoto, TX?
    13 public schools with an address in Desoto were open in 2024-25: 4 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 5,486 students. 5 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Desoto?
    Desoto High School, with 1,936 students in 2024-25 (Desoto ISD).
  3. Which districts run Desoto's schools?
    Desoto ISD (8 schools), Uplift Education (1 school), Golden Rule Charter Schools (1 school), International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) (1 school), and 2 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .