Public schools in Royse City, TX
Royse City has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 8,558 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Royse City ISD runs 9 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Royse City's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Royse City | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royse City ISD | 9 | 8,521 | $10,652 |
| Community ISD | 1 | 4,143 | $11,716 |
| Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy | 1 | 2,462 | $12,223 |
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 Royse City, 2,836 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royse City High School | 2,834 | 14.9 | 31.5% | Royse City ISD |
| Collin County JJAEP | 2 | not reported | not reported | Royse City 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 Royse City, 1,224 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouida Baley Middle | 1,224 | 17.8 | 35.8% | Royse City 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 Royse City, 4,105 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Cherry Elementary | 772 | 15.4 | 38.0% | Royse City ISD |
| W R (Bill) Fort Elementary | 762 | 15.3 | 28.5% | Royse City ISD |
| John & Barbara Roderick Elementary | 663 | 19.2 | 41.9% | Community ISD |
| Davis Elementary | 616 | 15.0 | 44.3% | Royse City ISD |
| Harry Herndon Elementary | 550 | 15.0 | 38.0% | Royse City ISD |
| Anita Scott Elementary | 548 | 12.7 | 42.0% | Royse City ISD |
| Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Royse City Elementary | 194 | 16.5 | 18.0% | Pioneer Technology & Arts 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 Royse City, 393 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center | 393 | 15.7 | 60.3% | Royse City 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 Royse City's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Royse City school has 15.4 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 616 students (state 507).
| Royse City | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.4 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 616 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 75% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 10% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 9.1% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Royse City 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 Royse City
- Royse City ISDRuns 9 of Royse City's 11 public schools and spent $10,652 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,652
- Royse City High School, the largest high school in Royse City2,834 students in 2024-25, 14.9 per teacher.2,834
- Compare Royse City ISD with Community ISDRoyse City'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 Royse City 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 Royse City
How many public schools are in Royse City, TX?
11 public schools with an address in Royse City were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 8,558 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Royse City?
Royse City High School, with 2,834 students in 2024-25 (Royse City ISD).Which districts run Royse City's schools?
Royse City ISD (9 schools), Community ISD (1 school), Pioneer Technology & Arts 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