An equity score of 54/100 ranks Desoto Isd #442 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,676 per pupil, Desoto Isd ranks #569 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,322
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$13,676
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Desoto Isd operates 10 public schools serving 6,322 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 3 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 $13,676 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 49.2% local, 29.0% state, and 21.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 54/100, ranked #442 of 1047 in Texas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 261.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 43.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.8% African American, 22.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Frank D Moates El, with a diversity index of 58.1/100.
Its largest campus is Desoto H S, enrolling 1,936 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Desoto Alternative Education Center (Daep), at 19 students, a 102x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Desoto H S accounts for 30.6% of all Desoto Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Desoto Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Desoto Isd school enrollment varies 102× across entities
Desoto Isd school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 1,936 students (highest), a spread of 1,917 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.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Desoto Isd student-counselor ratio is 262:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Desoto Isd is typically wider than the Desoto Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Desoto Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 43.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.