Mesquite ISD
A public school district in Mesquite, Texas, with 51 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 37,930
- Students enrolled
- 2,778.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 5,811.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,223
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 37,930 in 2024–25
- Ranks 148th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 31st 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: $12,223 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 18% 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
Mesquite ISD spent $12,223 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,660 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 | $12,223 | $468.8 million | 38,356 |
| FY2022 | $11,612 | $445.7 million | 38,378 |
| FY2021 | $8,987 | $346.3 million | 38,527 |
| FY2020 | $9,596 | $382.5 million | 39,856 |
| FY2019 | $9,117 | $368.1 million | 40,379 |
| FY2018 | $8,782 | $360.2 million | 41,022 |
| FY2017 | $8,504 | $349.0 million | 41,038 |
| FY2016 | $8,152 | $332.7 million | 40,805 |
| FY2015 | $8,229 | $331.4 million | 40,273 |
| FY2014 | $7,918 | $316.0 million | 39,909 |
| FY2013 | $7,524 | $294.4 million | 39,127 |
| FY2012 | $7,514 | $287.7 million | 38,287 |
| FY2011 | $7,888 | $297.7 million | 37,747 |
| FY2010 | $8,047 | $299.9 million | 37,272 |
| FY2009 | $7,742 | $286.7 million | 37,030 |
| FY2008 | $7,320 | $268.2 million | 36,640 |
| FY2007 | $7,007 | $252.3 million | 36,002 |
| FY2006 | $6,881 | $245.1 million | 35,615 |
| FY2005 | $6,660 | $231.9 million | 34,815 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $130.9 million | 22.1% |
| State | $276.9 million | 46.7% |
| Local | $185.4 million | 31.3% |
| Total | $593.2 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
51 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- MESQUITE 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
- 4830390
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