Public schools in Dumas, TX
Dumas has 4 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, enrolling 2,455 students. They are run by 1 district.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
One district runs Dumas's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Dumas | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas ISD | 4 | 4,192 | $10,527 |
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.
2 high schools in Dumas, 1,227 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas High School | 1,192 | 13.6 | 48.7% | Dumas ISD |
| North Plains Opportunity Center | 35 | 6.3 | 71.4% | Dumas 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.
2 middle schools in Dumas, 1,228 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas Intermediate | 619 | 14.5 | 65.9% | Dumas ISD |
| Dumas Junior High | 609 | 13.2 | 57.8% | Dumas 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.
How Dumas's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Dumas school has 13.4 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Texas median of 14.5. 25% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 614 students (state 507).
| Dumas | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.4 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 614 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 25% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 4 Dumas 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 Dumas
- Dumas ISDRuns 4 of Dumas's 4 public schools and spent $10,527 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,527
- Dumas High School, the largest high school in Dumas1,192 students in 2024-25, 13.6 per teacher.1,192
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Dumas 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
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- Corpus Christi90 schools
Questions about schools in Dumas
How many public schools are in Dumas, TX?
4 public schools with an address in Dumas were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, enrolling 2,455 students.What is the largest high school in Dumas?
Dumas High School, with 1,192 students in 2024-25 (Dumas ISD).Which districts run Dumas's schools?
Dumas ISD (4 schools). 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