Dallas ISD
A public school district in Dallas, Texas, with 239 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 139,802
- Students enrolled
- 9,391.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 20,295.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,470
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 139,802 in 2024–25
- Ranks 17th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 2nd of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,470 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 39% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Dallas ISD spent $14,470 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,694 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,470 | $2.0 billion | 141,169 |
| FY2022 | $12,650 | $1.8 billion | 143,558 |
| FY2021 | $12,240 | $1.8 billion | 145,113 |
| FY2020 | $11,097 | $1.7 billion | 153,861 |
| FY2019 | $9,968 | $1.5 billion | 155,119 |
| FY2018 | $9,954 | $1.6 billion | 156,832 |
| FY2017 | $10,086 | $1.6 billion | 157,886 |
| FY2016 | $9,961 | $1.6 billion | 158,604 |
| FY2015 | $9,514 | $1.5 billion | 160,253 |
| FY2014 | $8,609 | $1.4 billion | 159,713 |
| FY2013 | $8,335 | $1.3 billion | 158,932 |
| FY2012 | $8,566 | $1.3 billion | 157,575 |
| FY2011 | $9,561 | $1.5 billion | 157,162 |
| FY2010 | $9,073 | $1.4 billion | 157,111 |
| FY2009 | $9,225 | $1.5 billion | 157,352 |
| FY2008 | $9,236 | $1.5 billion | 157,804 |
| FY2007 | $8,416 | $1.3 billion | 159,144 |
| FY2006 | $7,821 | $1.3 billion | 161,244 |
| FY2005 | $7,694 | $1.2 billion | 158,027 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $612.7 million | 23.8% |
| State | $169.4 million | 6.6% |
| Local | $1.8 billion | 69.6% |
| Total | $2.6 billion |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
239 operational schools, A to Z, 100 to a page: page 1 of 3.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- DALLAS ISD
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4816230
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Texas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Texas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Texas on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved