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Grand Prairie, Texas - 39 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Grand Prairie Isd #705 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,722 per pupil, Grand Prairie Isd ranks #832 of 1202 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 $11,722 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 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 39/100, ranked #705 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 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 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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 Grand Prairie Isd is typically wider than the Grand Prairie Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
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 $11,722 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #705 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 39/100, ranking #705 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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