Denton ISD
A public school district in Denton, Texas, with 46 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 33,329
- Students enrolled
- 2,423.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 4,477.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,484
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 33,329 in 2024–25
- Ranks 178th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 39th 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: $11,484 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 12% 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
Denton ISD spent $11,484 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,375 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 | $11,484 | $373.5 million | 32,521 |
| FY2022 | $11,123 | $355.4 million | 31,951 |
| FY2021 | $11,277 | $341.3 million | 30,267 |
| FY2020 | $10,125 | $313.1 million | 30,919 |
| FY2019 | $9,690 | $292.3 million | 30,169 |
| FY2018 | $9,446 | $277.9 million | 29,420 |
| FY2017 | $9,164 | $262.4 million | 28,628 |
| FY2016 | $8,838 | $243.6 million | 27,559 |
| FY2015 | $8,646 | $233.6 million | 27,020 |
| FY2014 | $8,507 | $223.8 million | 26,312 |
| FY2013 | $8,209 | $211.6 million | 25,775 |
| FY2012 | $8,301 | $206.2 million | 24,845 |
| FY2011 | $8,831 | $211.9 million | 23,994 |
| FY2010 | $9,197 | $209.9 million | 22,825 |
| FY2009 | $9,112 | $202.2 million | 22,189 |
| FY2008 | $8,861 | $185.1 million | 20,892 |
| FY2007 | $8,310 | $163.9 million | 19,722 |
| FY2006 | $7,840 | $143.9 million | 18,355 |
| FY2005 | $7,375 | $124.9 million | 16,932 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $42.5 million | 8.3% |
| State | $70.4 million | 13.8% |
| Local | $396.5 million | 77.8% |
| Total | $509.4 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
46 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- DENTON 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
- 4816740
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