Public schools in Duncanville, TX
Duncanville has 15 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 5 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 10,829 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Duncanville ISD runs 13 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Duncanville's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Duncanville | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncanville ISD | 13 | 11,915 | $12,244 |
| Village Tech Schools | 1 | 1,316 | $9,450 |
| Ume Preparatory Academy | 1 | 1,493 | $9,016 |
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 Duncanville, 4,475 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncanville High School | 4,399 | 18.2 | 60.8% | Duncanville ISD |
| Mary E Smithey Pace High School | 76 | 6.8 | 53.9% | Duncanville 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.
5 middle schools in Duncanville, 2,273 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William H Byrd Middle | 517 | 13.7 | 75.4% | Duncanville ISD |
| Glenn C Hardin Intermediate | 508 | 16.5 | 76.0% | Duncanville ISD |
| J Herman Reed Middle | 460 | 12.3 | 73.5% | Duncanville ISD |
| H Bob Daniel Sr Intermediate | 443 | 15.9 | 75.2% | Duncanville ISD |
| Grace R Brandenburg Intermediate | 345 | 12.4 | 76.8% | Duncanville 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 Duncanville, 2,746 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Lee Hastings Elementary | 529 | 17.7 | 74.9% | Duncanville ISD |
| Central Elementary | 457 | 17.0 | 78.3% | Duncanville ISD |
| Fairmeadows Elementary | 435 | 14.0 | 78.2% | Duncanville ISD |
| Merrifield Elementary | 393 | 16.4 | 76.3% | Duncanville ISD |
| Clint Q Smith Elementary | 344 | 15.0 | 76.7% | Duncanville ISD |
| S Gus Alexander Jr Elementary | 330 | 15.6 | 71.8% | Duncanville ISD |
| Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville | 258 | 18.4 | 36.0% | Ume Preparatory 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.
One other school in Duncanville, 1,335 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village Tech Schools | 1,335 | 19.8 | 54.4% | Village Tech Schools |
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 Duncanville's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Duncanville school has 15.9 students per full-time teacher, more than the Texas median of 14.5. 87% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 443 students (state 507).
| Duncanville | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.9 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 443 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 87% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 6.7% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 13% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 15 Duncanville 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 Duncanville
- Duncanville ISDRuns 13 of Duncanville's 15 public schools and spent $12,244 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,244
- Duncanville High School, the largest high school in Duncanville4,399 students in 2024-25, 18.2 per teacher.4,399
- Compare Duncanville ISD with Village Tech SchoolsDuncanville's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Duncanville 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.
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Questions about schools in Duncanville
How many public schools are in Duncanville, TX?
15 public schools with an address in Duncanville were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 5 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 10,829 students. 2 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Duncanville?
Duncanville High School, with 4,399 students in 2024-25 (Duncanville ISD).Which districts run Duncanville's schools?
Duncanville ISD (13 schools), Village Tech Schools (1 school), Ume Preparatory Academy (1 school). 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