Dekalb ISD
A public school district in Dekalb, Texas, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 898
- Students enrolled
- 78.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 123.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,896
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 898 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,972nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 600th of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 55% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,896 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 15% 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
Dekalb ISD spent $11,896 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,498 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 | $11,896 | $9.8 million | 828 |
| FY2022 | $12,644 | $9.9 million | 783 |
| FY2021 | $12,536 | $9.5 million | 759 |
| FY2020 | $11,689 | $9.5 million | 810 |
| FY2019 | $10,095 | $8.1 million | 800 |
| FY2018 | $9,452 | $7.9 million | 831 |
| FY2017 | $9,363 | $7.7 million | 824 |
| FY2016 | $9,413 | $7.4 million | 789 |
| FY2015 | $8,880 | $7.1 million | 801 |
| FY2014 | $9,011 | $7.4 million | 823 |
| FY2013 | $9,465 | $7.7 million | 811 |
| FY2012 | $8,158 | $6.7 million | 822 |
| FY2011 | $8,582 | $7.1 million | 823 |
| FY2010 | $8,897 | $7.2 million | 813 |
| FY2009 | $8,625 | $7.2 million | 839 |
| FY2008 | $8,609 | $6.9 million | 797 |
| FY2007 | $8,100 | $6.6 million | 810 |
| FY2006 | $8,209 | $7.2 million | 877 |
| FY2005 | $7,498 | $6.7 million | 897 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $520.0 thousand | 4.6% |
| State | $7.9 million | 69.4% |
| Local | $2.9 million | 26.0% |
| Total | $11.3 million |
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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Dekalb Elementary | 351 |
| Dekalb High School | 277 |
| James L Germany Middle | 270 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- DEKALB 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
- 4816570
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