Life School
A public school district in Red Oak, Texas, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,735
- Students enrolled
- 319.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 612.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,430
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,735 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,660th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 194th of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 90% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,430 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 6% 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
Life School spent $10,130 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $5,767 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $10,130 | $58.1 million | 5,734 |
| FY2023 | $10,430 | $57.3 million | 5,498 |
| FY2022 | $10,257 | $57.0 million | 5,558 |
| FY2021 | $9,977 | $55.3 million | 5,547 |
| FY2020 | $9,859 | $55.3 million | 5,605 |
| FY2019 | $9,084 | $51.8 million | 5,704 |
| FY2018 | $8,603 | $48.7 million | 5,662 |
| FY2017 | $8,070 | $45.7 million | 5,668 |
| FY2016 | $8,486 | $45.5 million | 5,364 |
| FY2015 | $7,210 | $36.2 million | 5,026 |
| FY2014 | $7,403 | $34.4 million | 4,644 |
| FY2013 | $6,881 | $28.9 million | 4,206 |
| FY2012 | $6,904 | $27.2 million | 3,939 |
| FY2011 | $7,075 | $26.2 million | 3,705 |
| FY2010 | $7,456 | $25.6 million | 3,434 |
| FY2009 | $7,174 | $22.4 million | 3,124 |
| FY2008 | $6,867 | $19.4 million | 2,829 |
| FY2007 | $6,800 | $14.8 million | 2,171 |
| FY2006 | $6,022 | $11.8 million | 1,964 |
| FY2005 | $5,767 | $9.5 million | 1,648 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.1 million | 14.8% |
| State | $61.1 million | 81.0% |
| Local | $3.2 million | 4.3% |
| Total | $75.4 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Life H S Waxahachie | 1,114 |
| Life Middle Waxahachie | 551 |
| Life School Carrollton | 283 |
| Life School Cedar Hill | 450 |
| Life School Lancaster | 455 |
| Life School Mountain Creek | 354 |
| Life School Oak Cliff | 1,483 |
| Life School Red Oak | 1,045 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- LIFE SCHOOL
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4800055
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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