At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
139,802
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
237
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$14,470
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,973
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 138,022
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9,546.8
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.5:1
What current records say about DALLAS ISD
DALLAS ISD operates 237 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in DALLAS, Texas. NCES reports 139,802 students and 9,391.51 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Texas agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 2 of 1020 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $14,470 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,973 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 387 of 1019 in Texas. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 45.9%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 9.9%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 9,391.51
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $2,042,681,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
DALLAS ISD
DALLAS, Texas
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 32.8766, -96.7684
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White6.2%
- Hispanic71.3%
- Black19%
- Asian1.4%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial1.5%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in DALLAS ISD
237 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 237 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADELFA BOTELLO CALLEJO EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 496 | 14.6:1 | |
| ADELLE TURNER EL | ElementaryPK–06 | 258 | 12.4:1 | |
| ALBERT C BLACK JR STEAM ACADEMY | ElementaryPK–05 | 828 | 16.7:1 | |
| ALEX SANGER PREPARATORY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–08 | 769 | 15.9:1 | |
| ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY | Middle06–08 | 486 | 16:1 | |
| ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY | Middle06–08 | 1,010 | 15.8:1 | |
| ANNE FRANK EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 1,119 | 17:1 | |
| ANNIE WEBB BLANTON EL | ElementaryPK–06 | 685 | 14.3:1 | |
| ANSON JONES EL | ElementaryPK–06 | 539 | 15.9:1 | |
| ARCADIA PARK EL | ElementaryPK–06 | 568 | 14.6:1 | |
| ARLINGTON PARK EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | OtherPK–PK | 77 | 12.8:1 | |
| ARTHUR KRAMER EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 399 | 12.9:1 | |
| ARTURO SALAZAR EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 424 | 13.9:1 | |
| ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 545 | 15.6:1 | |
| B H MACON EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 535 | 14.1:1 | |
| BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACAD AT A MACEO SMITH | High06–12 | 554 | 15.8:1 | |
| BARBARA JORDAN EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 492 | 14.1:1 | |
| BARBARA M MANNS H S DAEP | High09–12 | 148 | 7.8:1 | |
| BARBARA M MANNS MIDDLE DAEP | Middle06–08 | 100 | 6.7:1 | |
| BAYLES EL | ElementaryPK–06 | 392 | 13.5:1 | |
| BEN MILAM EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 298 | 15.9:1 | |
| BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATORY ACAD | Middle06–08 | 808 | 16.4:1 | |
| BILLY EARL DADE MIDDLE | Middle06–08 | 599 | 13.9:1 | |
| BIOMEDICAL PREPARATORY AT UT SOUTHWESTERN | ElementaryPK–04 | 213 | 16.6:1 |