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Irving, Texas - 39 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Irving Isd #684 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,024 per pupil, Irving Isd ranks #777 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Irving Isd operates 39 public schools serving 31,767 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 24 combined, 8 middle, 7 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 $12,024 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 45.7% local, 37.6% state, and 16.7% 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 40/100, ranked #684 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 5 of 39 schools offering Advanced Placement (101 AP courses district-wide), a 356:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% African American, 7.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Haley T El, with a diversity index of 71.5/100.
Its largest campus is Macarthur H S, enrolling 2,484 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dallas Co School for Accelerated Lrng, at 5 students, a 497x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Irving Isd school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 2,484 students (highest), a spread of 2,479 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 Irving Isd is typically wider than the Irving 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 39 schools in Irving Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Irving Isd's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Macarthur H S | 2,484 |
| Irving H S | 2,390 |
| Nimitz H S | 2,343 |
| Jack E Singley Academy | 1,697 |
| Brandenburg El | 947 |
| Travis Middle | 936 |
| Farine El | 916 |
| Brown El | 879 |
| Barton El | 848 |
| Jackie Mae Townsell El | 845 |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Middle | 832 |
| Davis El | 831 |
| John W and Margie Stipes El | 827 |
| Lady Bird Johnson Middle | 813 |
| Schulze El | 811 |
| Townley El | 804 |
| Lively El | 794 |
| Haley T El | 793 |
| Haley J El | 782 |
| Houston Middle | 758 |
| Crockett Middle | 754 |
| Gilbert F M El | 748 |
| Bowie Middle | 730 |
| Good El | 729 |
| Johnston El | 725 |
| Lee El | 717 |
| Austin Middle | 716 |
| Hanes El | 709 |
| Keyes El | 691 |
| Lamar Middle | 676 |
| Britain El | 608 |
| Elliott El | 512 |
| Clifton Early Childhood | 420 |
| Kinkeade Early Childhood | 308 |
| Pierce Early Childhood | 262 |
| Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center | 247 |
| Jack E Singley Collegiate Academy | 244 |
| South Irving Collegiate Academy | 95 |
| Dallas Co School for Accelerated Lrng | 5 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denton Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Kipp Texas Public Schools | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Amarillo Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Ector County Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Corpus Christi Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Irving 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 →Irving Isd has 39 schools, including 7 high, 24 combined, 8 middle. Total enrollment is 31,767 students.
Irving Isd spends $12,024 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #684 in Texas.
Irving Isd students are 76.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% African American, 7.2% White, 3.0% Asian, averaged across 39 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Irving Isd has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #684 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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