Golden Rule Charter School
A public school district in Desoto, Texas, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,298
- Students enrolled
- 108.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 236.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,907
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,298 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,282nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 492nd of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 64% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,907 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 24% 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
Golden Rule Charter School spent $12,907 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,451 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 | $12,907 | $18.7 million | 1,450 |
| FY2022 | $10,896 | $17.0 million | 1,557 |
| FY2021 | $10,001 | $15.5 million | 1,554 |
| FY2020 | $9,528 | $15.0 million | 1,570 |
| FY2019 | $9,012 | $13.8 million | 1,532 |
| FY2018 | $9,024 | $13.0 million | 1,441 |
| FY2017 | $8,647 | $12.8 million | 1,476 |
| FY2016 | $7,601 | $11.6 million | 1,526 |
| FY2015 | $6,830 | $10.5 million | 1,531 |
| FY2014 | $6,491 | $8.8 million | 1,349 |
| FY2013 | $6,198 | $7.5 million | 1,215 |
| FY2012 | $6,997 | $6.9 million | 981 |
| FY2011 | $7,170 | $6.2 million | 864 |
| FY2010 | $7,244 | $5.5 million | 755 |
| FY2009 | $6,592 | $3.9 million | 584 |
| FY2008 | $6,055 | $3.6 million | 600 |
| FY2007 | $6,302 | $3.1 million | 490 |
| FY2006 | $6,787 | $2.3 million | 333 |
| FY2005 | $6,451 | $1.9 million | 293 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.9 million | 22.9% |
| State | $15.4 million | 71.6% |
| Local | $1.2 million | 5.5% |
| Total | $21.5 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Golden Rule | 99 |
| Golden Rule Charter School | 490 |
| Golden Rule Desoto | 402 |
| Golden Rule Grand Prairie | 78 |
| Golden Rule Schools Inc - Wilmer | 15 |
| Golden Rule Southwest | 214 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 4800237
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