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Dallas, Texas - 1 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Academy of Dallas #140 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,567 per pupil, Academy of Dallas ranks #172 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Academy of Dallas operates 1 public schools serving 269 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Dallas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,567 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 2.6% local, 57.8% state, and 39.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 73/100, ranked #140 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 220:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 39.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.4% African American, 25.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Academy of Dallas, enrolling 220 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Academy of Dallas accounts for 81.8% of all Academy of Dallas student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Academy of Dallas a distant remainder — means Academy of Dallas-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Academy of Dallas has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 90.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Academy of Dallas student-counselor ratio is 220:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Academy of Dallas chronic absenteeism rate is 39.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Academy of Dallas has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 269 students.
How much does Academy of Dallas spend per student?
Academy of Dallas spends $16,567 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #140 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Academy of Dallas?
Academy of Dallas students are 71.4% African American, 25.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Academy of Dallas?
Academy of Dallas has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #140 out of 1044 districts in Texas.