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Dallas, Texas - 8 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Highland Park Isd #981 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,752 per pupil, Highland Park Isd ranks #829 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,551
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$11,752
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Highland Park Isd operates 8 public schools serving 6,551 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $11,752 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 91.1% local, 6.3% state, and 2.6% 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 19/100, ranked #981 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 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (32 AP courses district-wide), a 448.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.5% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Highland Park Middle, with a diversity index of 35.5/100.
Its largest campus is Highland Park H S, enrolling 2,119 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Armstrong El, at 431 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Highland Park H S accounts for 32.3% of all Highland Park Isd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Highland Park Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Highland Park Isd school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Highland Park Isd school enrollment ranges from 431 students (lowest) to 2,119 students (highest), a spread of 1,688 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Highland Park Isd student-counselor ratio is 449:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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.
Highland Park Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 8.3% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Highland Park Isd has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 6,551 students.
How much does Highland Park Isd spend per student?
Highland Park Isd spends $11,752 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #981 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Highland Park Isd?
Highland Park Isd students are 81.5% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Highland Park Isd?
Highland Park Isd has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #981 out of 1044 districts in Texas.