Mesquite ISD

Public school district · Dallas County · Texas · NCES district ID 4830390

Mesquite ISD spent $12,223 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 51% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,244). Its 50 schools enrolled 37,127 students in 2024-25; 46.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,064 per student, up 6.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Mesquite ISD in enrollment (35,722 to 42,461 students) and Mesquite ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Mesquite ISD, FY23Ysleta ISD $14,175; Brownsville ISD $14,041; Alief ISD $13,388; Mesquite ISD $12,223; Richardson ISD $12,101; United ISD $12,037; Mansfield ISD $10,678; Leander ISD $10,669; Lamar Consolidated ISD $10,664; Clear Creek ISD $10,214; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kYsleta ISD$14,175Brownsville ISD$14,041Alief ISD$13,388Mesquite ISD$12,223Richardson ISD$12,101United ISD$12,037Mansfield ISD$10,678Leander ISD$10,669Lamar Consolidated ISD$10,664Clear Creek ISD$10,214State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Mesquite ISD, FY23Ysleta ISD $14,175; Brownsville ISD $14,041; Alief ISD $13,388; Mesquite ISD $12,223; Richardson ISD $12,101; United ISD $12,037; Mansfield ISD $10,678; Leander ISD $10,669; Lamar Consolidated ISD $10,664; Clear Creek ISD $10,214; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kYsleta ISD$14,175Brownsville ISD$14,041Alief ISD$13,388Mesquite ISD$12,223Richardson ISD$12,101United ISD$12,037Mansfield ISD$10,678Leander ISD$10,669Lamar Consolidated ISD$10,664Clear Creek ISD$10,214State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Mesquite ISD, FY23Ysleta ISD $14,175; Brownsville ISD $14,041; Alief ISD $13,388; Mesquite ISD $12,223; Richardson ISD $12,101; United ISD $12,037; Mansfield ISD $10,678; Leander ISD $10,669; Lamar Consolidated ISD $10,664; Clear Creek ISD $10,214; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kYsleta ISD$14,175Brownsville ISD$14,041Alief ISD$13,388Mesquite ISD$12,223Richardson ISD$12,101United ISD$12,037Mansfield ISD$10,678Leander ISD$10,669Lamar Consolidated ISD$10,664Clear Creek ISD$10,214State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Mesquite ISD, FY23Ysleta ISD $14,175; Brownsville ISD $14,041; Alief ISD $13,388; Mesquite ISD $12,223; Richardson ISD $12,101; United ISD $12,037; Mansfield ISD $10,678; Leander ISD $10,669; Lamar Consolidated ISD $10,664; Clear Creek ISD $10,214; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kYsleta ISD$14,175Brownsville ISD$14,041Alief ISD$13,388Mesquite ISD$12,223Richardson ISD$12,101United ISD$12,037Mansfield ISD$10,678Leander ISD$10,669Lamar Consolidated ISD$10,664Clear Creek ISD$10,214State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$593,162,000 in revenue: 46.7% state, 31.3% local and 22.1% federal. Total spending including $109,882,000 of capital outlay was $615,217,000, or $16,040 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mesquite ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $276,863,000; Local $185,403,000; Federal $130,896,000; total $593,162,000.
  • State$276,863,000 47%
  • Local$185,403,000 31%
  • Federal$130,896,000 22%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 577 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

38,356 students in 2022-23, 37,558 students in 2023-24, 37,125 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mesquite ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 38,356, 2023-24: 37,558, 2024-25: 37,125010k20k30k40k2022-2338,3562023-2437,5582024-2537,125
Mesquite ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 38,356, 2023-24: 37,558, 2024-25: 37,125010k20k30k40k2022-2338,3562023-2437,5582024-2537,125
Mesquite ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 38,356, 2023-24: 37,558, 2024-25: 37,125010k20k30k40k2022-2338,3562023-2437,5582024-2537,125
Mesquite ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 38,356, 2023-24: 37,558, 2024-25: 37,125010k20k30k40k2022-2338,3562023-2437,5582024-2537,125

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338,3562575.314.9
2023-2437,5582644.714.2
2024-2537,1252670.413.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$157,051,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,095 per student

Mesquite ISD booked $157,051,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,614 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $60,081 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 90 in 100 Texas districts with a figure (state median $50,660, 1,054 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$92,887,00059.1%
Special education$15,223,0009.7%
Vocational$9,219,0005.9%
Other programs$39,722,00025.3%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,734 in 2018-19, $3,992 in 2019-20, $4,476 in 2020-21, $4,193 in 2021-22, $4,095 in 2022-23.

Mesquite ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,734, 2019-20: $3,992, 2020-21: $4,476, 2021-22: $4,193, 2022-23: $4,09502k4k6k2018-19$3,7342019-20$3,9922020-21$4,4762021-22$4,1932022-23$4,095
Mesquite ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,734, 2019-20: $3,992, 2020-21: $4,476, 2021-22: $4,193, 2022-23: $4,09502k4k6k2018-19$3,7342019-20$3,9922020-21$4,4762021-22$4,1932022-23$4,095
Mesquite ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,734, 2019-20: $3,992, 2020-21: $4,476, 2021-22: $4,193, 2022-23: $4,09502k4k6k2018-19$3,7342019-20$3,9922020-21$4,4762021-22$4,1932022-23$4,095
Mesquite ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,734, 2019-20: $3,992, 2020-21: $4,476, 2021-22: $4,193, 2022-23: $4,09502k4k6k2018-19$3,7342019-20$3,9922020-21$4,4762021-22$4,1932022-23$4,095

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Mesquite ISD scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 37% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTexasStudents tested
Reading and language arts43%52%17,209
Math37%42%14,478

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

92% of the 2,932 students in Mesquite ISD'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 districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate92%90.3%
Students in the class2,932403,301

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

33 elementary schools, 16,450 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dr Linda Henrie Elementary89115.292.9%Schoolwide program
Rutherford Elementary80315.777.0%Schoolwide program
Hanby Elementary76815.988.9%Schoolwide program
Tisinger Elementary73916.389.7%Schoolwide program
Tosch Elementary62513.885.6%Schoolwide program
Cannaday Elementary61614.480.5%Schoolwide program
Gentry Elementary60714.479.2%Schoolwide program
Black Elementary58715.184.8%Schoolwide program
Range Elementary58713.085.0%Schoolwide program
Seabourn Elementary57313.986.7%Schoolwide program
Hodges Elementary57014.389.1%Schoolwide program
Shands Elementary56713.184.5%Schoolwide program
The other 21 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Floyd Elementary55214.792.0%Schoolwide program
Achziger Elementary54512.370.6%Schoolwide program
Thompson Elementary54014.583.0%Schoolwide program
Smith Elementary53314.171.5%Schoolwide program
Florence Elementary50910.980.9%Schoolwide program
Mcwhorter Elementary50112.891.2%Schoolwide program
Shaw Elementary48313.879.9%Schoolwide program
Mackey Elementary47814.678.7%Schoolwide program
Porter Elementary44512.880.4%Schoolwide program
Galloway Elementary43912.775.2%Schoolwide program
Gray Elementary40913.584.6%Schoolwide program
Pirrung Elementary40713.381.8%Schoolwide program
Mckenzie Elementary40615.085.7%Schoolwide program
Moss Elementary33712.285.8%Schoolwide program
Beasley Elementary31912.867.1%Schoolwide program
Austin Elementary30614.164.4%Schoolwide program
Price Elementary29911.569.9%Schoolwide program
Lawrence Elementary28412.686.6%Schoolwide program
Rugel Elementary27312.370.3%Schoolwide program
Motley Elementary24411.287.3%Schoolwide program
Kimball Elementary20810.172.1%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

10 middle schools, 8,400 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Kimbrough Middle1,11515.168.8%Schoolwide program
Agnew Middle1,07014.677.3%Schoolwide program
Dr Don Woolley Middle1,03716.278.1%Schoolwide program
Lanny Frasier Middle95914.284.3%Schoolwide program
Mcdonald Middle78714.481.2%Schoolwide program
Terry Middle78014.181.9%Schoolwide program
Vanston Middle72812.183.4%Schoolwide program
New Middle67012.386.3%Schoolwide program
Wilkinson Middle65512.490.5%Schoolwide program
Berry Middle59913.773.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

7 high schools, 12,277 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Horn High School2,75713.773.0%Schoolwide program
Mesquite High School2,29413.683.8%Schoolwide program
North Mesquite High School2,09913.981.0%Schoolwide program
West Mesquite High School1,99713.883.5%Schoolwide program
Vroonland - Vanguard High School1,60516.572.5%Not Title I
Poteet High School1,52313.863.9%Schoolwide program
Pass Learning Ctr2not reportednot reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Pass Learning Ctr

High school in Dallas; open in 2024-25; 2 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Mesquite ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Mesquite ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentMesquite ISD ranks 291 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,223).#291 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasMesquite ISD is the number 31 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 38,356 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#31 of 1,212
  3. Alief ISDThe next larger Texas district: 40,329 students in fall 2022, $13,388 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,388
  4. Brownsville ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 37,898 students in fall 2022, $14,041 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,041
  5. Compare Mesquite ISD with Alief ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Horn High School, its largest high school2,757 students in 2024-25, 13.7 per teacher.2,757
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasMesquite ISD spent $60,081 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$60,081
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Mesquite ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Mesquite ISD?
    50 schools were open in 2024-25 (33 elementary, 10 middle, 7 high), enrolling 37,127 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mesquite ISD spend per student?
    $12,223 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,244 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,064 per student, up 6.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mesquite ISD's money come from?
    $593,162,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 46.7% state, 31.3% local and 22.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mesquite ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 7,356 of the 40,418 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.2%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Mesquite ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $157,051,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,095 per student. Divided by the 2,614 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $60,081 per teacher, more than 90 in 100 Texas districts (state median $50,660). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Mesquite ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mesquite ISD scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 37% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% 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, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Mesquite ISD?
    92% of the 2,932 students in Mesquite ISD'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. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Mesquite ISD's NCES district ID?
    4830390. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

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

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