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Grand Prairie, Texas - 39 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Grand Prairie Isd #728 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,976 per pupil, Grand Prairie Isd ranks #879 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Grand Prairie Isd operates 39 public schools serving 27,019 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 22 combined, 9 elementary, 6 middle, 2 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 $11,976 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.5% local, 44.0% state, and 18.4% 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 37/100, ranked #728 of 1047 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 7 of 39 schools offering Advanced Placement (92 AP courses district-wide), a 388.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% African American, 7.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is School for the Highly Gifted, with a diversity index of 77.2/100.
Its largest campus is South Grand Prairie H S, enrolling 3,239 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is P a S S Learning Ctr, at 1 students, a 3239x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Grand Prairie Isd school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 3,239 students (highest), a spread of 3,238 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
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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 Grand Prairie Isd is typically wider than the Grand Prairie Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 39 schools in Grand Prairie Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Grand Prairie Isd's schools, about the same as 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Judson Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Comal Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Pflugerville Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Lubbock Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Grand Prairie 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 →Grand Prairie Isd has 39 schools, including 2 high, 22 combined, 6 middle, 9 elementary. Total enrollment is 27,019 students.
Grand Prairie Isd spends $11,976 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #728 in Texas.
Grand Prairie Isd students are 69.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% African American, 7.1% White, 3.8% Asian, averaged across 39 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Grand Prairie Isd has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #728 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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