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Mesquite, Texas - 50 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Mesquite Isd #589 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,612 per pupil, Mesquite Isd ranks #858 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Mesquite Isd operates 50 public schools serving 38,356 students, placing it among the larger districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 34 combined, 10 middle, 5 high, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio 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 $11,612 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 30.4% local, 54.7% state, and 14.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 46/100, ranked #589 of 1044 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 6 of 50 schools offering Advanced Placement (99 AP courses district-wide), a 466.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.4% Hispanic or Latino, 25.2% African American, 8.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kimball El, with a diversity index of 70.7/100.
Its largest campus is Horn H S, enrolling 2,757 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pass Learning Ctr, at 2 students, a 1379x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mesquite Isd school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 2,757 students (highest), a spread of 2,755 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 Mesquite Isd is typically wider than the Mesquite 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 50 schools in Mesquite Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Mesquite Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Horn H S | 2,757 |
| Mesquite H S | 2,294 |
| North Mesquite H S | 2,099 |
| West Mesquite H S | 1,997 |
| Vroonland - Vanguard H S | 1,605 |
| Poteet H S | 1,523 |
| Kimbrough Middle | 1,115 |
| Agnew Middle | 1,070 |
| Dr Don Woolley Middle | 1,037 |
| Lanny Frasier Middle | 959 |
| Dr Linda Henrie El | 891 |
| Rutherford El | 803 |
| Mcdonald Middle | 787 |
| Terry Middle | 780 |
| Hanby El | 768 |
| Tisinger El | 739 |
| Vanston Middle | 728 |
| New Middle | 670 |
| Wilkinson Middle | 655 |
| Tosch El | 625 |
| Cannaday El | 616 |
| Gentry El | 607 |
| Berry Middle | 599 |
| Black El | 587 |
| Range El | 587 |
| Seabourn El | 573 |
| Hodges El | 570 |
| Shands El | 567 |
| Floyd El | 552 |
| Achziger El | 545 |
| Thompson El | 540 |
| Smith El | 533 |
| Florence El | 509 |
| Mcwhorter El | 501 |
| Shaw El | 483 |
| Mackey El | 478 |
| Porter El | 445 |
| Galloway El | 439 |
| Gray El | 409 |
| Pirrung El | 407 |
| Mckenzie El | 406 |
| Moss El | 337 |
| Beasley El | 319 |
| Austin El | 306 |
| Price El | 299 |
| Lawrence El | 284 |
| Rugel El | 273 |
| Motley El | 244 |
| Kimball El | 208 |
| Pass Learning Ctr | 2 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
| Richardson Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Alief Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Ysleta Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Clear Creek Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Mesquite 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 →Mesquite Isd has 50 schools, including 5 high, 34 combined, 10 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 38,356 students.
Mesquite Isd spends $11,612 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #589 in Texas.
Mesquite Isd students are 62.4% Hispanic or Latino, 25.2% African American, 8.1% White, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 50 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Mesquite Isd has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #589 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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