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Dallas, Texas - 239 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Dallas Isd #652 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,650 per pupil, Dallas Isd ranks #649 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Dallas Isd operates 239 public schools serving 141,169 students, placing it among the largest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 156 combined, 37 high, 35 middle, 11 elementary schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $12,650 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 72.4% local, 8.0% state, and 19.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 42/100, ranked #652 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 37 of 239 schools offering Advanced Placement (478 AP courses district-wide), a 371.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% African American, 6.0% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hospital/Homebound, with a diversity index of 74.3/100.
Its largest campus is Skyline H S, enrolling 3,837 students (3% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Juvenile Justice Aep, at 5 students, a 767x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dallas Isd school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 3,837 students (highest), a spread of 3,832 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Variation between sub-units within Dallas Isd is typically wider than the Dallas Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 239 schools in Dallas Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Dallas Isd's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress-Fairbanks Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Northside Isd | Smaller | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Katy Isd | Smaller | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Houston Isd | Larger | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Fort Bend Isd | Smaller | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Dallas Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Houston Isd →Dallas Isd has 239 schools, including 37 high, 156 combined, 35 middle, 11 elementary. Total enrollment is 141,169 students.
Dallas Isd spends $12,650 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #652 in Texas.
Dallas Isd students are 69.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% African American, 6.0% White, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 239 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Dallas Isd has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #652 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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