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Dallas, Texas - 43 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Uplift Education #653 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,194 per pupil, Uplift Education ranks #936 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
23,082
Total Enrollment
43
Schools
$11,194
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Uplift Education operates 43 public schools serving 23,082 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 combined, 11 middle, 11 high, 2 elementary 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 $11,194 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 1.7% local, 81.3% state, and 17.1% 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 42/100, ranked #653 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 6 of 43 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 363.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% African American, 6.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Uplift Elevate Preparatory School, with a diversity index of 66.7/100.
Uplift Education school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Uplift Education school enrollment ranges from 267 students (lowest) to 944 students (highest), a spread of 677 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.
Uplift Education has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
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.
Uplift Education student-counselor ratio is 363:1 — 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.
Uplift Education chronic absenteeism rate is 27.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Uplift Education is typically wider than the Uplift Education-aggregate figure suggests.