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Dallas, Texas - 43 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Uplift Education #640 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,748 per pupil, Uplift Education ranks #918 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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 $11,748 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 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 43/100, ranked #640 of 1047 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 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.
Its largest campus is Uplift Heights Preparatory Pri, enrolling 944 students (4% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Uplift Elevate Preparatory Middle, at 267 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 43 schools in Uplift Education.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Uplift Education's schools, below 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mt-Saginaw Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Hurst-Euless-Bedford Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Mckinney Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Birdville Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Hays Cisd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Uplift Education'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 →Uplift Education has 43 schools, including 19 combined, 2 elementary, 11 middle, 11 high. Total enrollment is 23,082 students.
Uplift Education spends $11,748 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #640 in Texas.
Uplift Education students are 65.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% African American, 6.3% Asian, 2.8% White, averaged across 43 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Uplift Education has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #640 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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