Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Dallas, Texas

Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School in Dallas, Texas enrolled 580 students in 2024-25 with 44.2 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 9% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

700 students in 2022-23, 661 students in 2023-24, 580 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.3 to 44.2.

Students enrolled at Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School by school year2022-23: 700, 2023-24: 661, 2024-25: 58002004006008002022-237002023-246612024-25580
Students enrolled at Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School by school year2022-23: 700, 2023-24: 661, 2024-25: 58002004006008002022-237002023-246612024-25580
Students enrolled at Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School by school year2022-23: 700, 2023-24: 661, 2024-25: 58002004006008002022-237002023-246612024-25580
Students enrolled at Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School by school year2022-23: 700, 2023-24: 661, 2024-25: 58002004006008002022-237002023-246612024-25580
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2370045.315.5
2023-2466148.013.8
2024-2558044.213.1

13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 13.1; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 13.1; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 13.1; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 13.1; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

6 AP courses and one counselor per 333 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School enrolled 665 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses6
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 333 of the 665 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions28
  • Chronically absent66.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.0% of students were Black, 27.6% Hispanic, 1.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black70.0%
  2. Hispanic27.6%
  3. Two or more races1.4%
  4. White0.5%
  5. American Indian0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School scored proficient or above: 9% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTexas
Math9%39% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

70-74% of the 175 students in Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate70‑74%81%90.3%
Students in the class17510,062403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Dallas

72 public high schools in Dallas report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Skyline High School3,83716.989.3%
Lake Highlands High School2,97214.747.1%
Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy2,20814.889.4%
W T White High School2,20415.987.2%
Sunset High School2,16416.290.1%
Highland Park High School2,11914.4not reported
Moises E Molina High School2,00616.190.5%
Woodrow Wilson High School1,83216.059.1%

All public schools in Dallas →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School

  1. James Madison High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 349 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 604 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School with James Madison High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dallas ISD spends per student$14,470 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,470
  5. The largest public schools in TexasLincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School is the number 818 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#818 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.13.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School

  1. How many students attend Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School?
    580 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 700 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Dallas, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School a Title I school?
    Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School scored proficient or above: 9% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School?
    70-74% of the 175 students in Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School in?
    Dallas ISD, NCES district ID 4816230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481623001304 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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