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DENTON ISD

Denton, Texas · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

33,329
Students enrolled
46
Public schools
2,424
Classroom teachers (FTE)
13.8:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 1,655
  • Kindergarten 2,341
  • Grade 1 2,413
  • Grade 2 2,373
  • Grade 3 2,558
  • Grade 4 2,405
  • Grade 5 2,390
  • Grade 6 2,471
  • Grade 7 2,371
  • Grade 8 2,425
  • Grade 9 2,488
  • Grade 10 2,504
  • Grade 11 2,538
  • Grade 12 2,397

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 36%
  • White 32%
  • Black or African American 22%
  • Two or more races 5%
  • Asian 5%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 16,036 of 33,319 students in the 45 of its 46 schools that report
  • Free lunch 41%
  • Reduced-price lunch 7%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$11,854 spent per student on day-to-day operations Texas median: $13,954 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,001
  • Support services $4,277
  • Other (food service, etc.) $576

Where the money comes from

  • Local 71%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 6%

Total revenue $585.2 milliontotal spending $727.2 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: MidsizeStudents: 53% city, 41% suburb, 6% rural

Total staff (FTE)

4,478

District office

1307 N LOCUST ST, Denton TX 76201

County

Denton County

Official website

NCES District ID

4816740

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About DENTON ISD

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The Denton Independent School District has been committed to providing a quality education since it was founded in 1882. The district – located about 25 miles north of Dallas and Fort Worth - encompasses 180 square miles and contains all or parts of 16 cities, communities or major developments. Denton ISD includes three comprehensive high schools, six middle schools, 21 elementary schools, two early childhood centers, an alternative high school, an advanced technology complex and other specialized schools and centers. Bettye Myers Middle School is scheduled to open for the 2013-14 school year as the district’s seventh middle school. MISSION STATEMENT: Denton ISD: Empowering lifelong learners to be engaged citizens who positively impact their local and global community.
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Public Schools in DENTON ISD (46)

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RAY BRASWELL H S

Aubrey, TX · Grades 09–12 · 2,812 students · High

GUYER H S

Denton, TX · Grades 09–12 · 2,577 students · High

DENTON H S

Denton, TX · Grades 09–12 · 2,083 students · High

RYAN H S

Denton, TX · Grades 09–12 · 2,051 students · High

STRICKLAND MIDDLE

Denton, TX · Grades 06–08 · 956 students · Middle

CROWNOVER MIDDLE

Corinth, TX · Grades 06–08 · 891 students · Middle

PAT HAGAN CHEEK MIDDLE

Aubrey, TX · Grades 06–08 · 885 students · Middle

HARPOOL MIDDLE

Lantana, TX · Grades 06–08 · 860 students · Middle

CALHOUN MIDDLE

Denton, TX · Grades 06–08 · 852 students · Middle

BETTYE MYERS MIDDLE

Shady Shores, TX · Grades 06–08 · 827 students · Middle

SANDBROCK RANCH EL

Aubrey, TX · Grades PK–05 · 799 students · Elementary

NETTE SHULTZ

Denton, TX · Grades PK–05 · 748 students · Elementary

EVERS PARK EL

Denton, TX · Grades PK–05 · 732 students · Elementary

SAVANNAH EL

Aubrey, TX · Grades PK–05 · 728 students · Elementary

UNION PARK EL

Aubrey, TX · Grades PK–05 · 723 students · Elementary

NAVO MIDDLE

Aubrey, TX · Grades 06–08 · 699 students · Middle

PROVIDENCE EL

Aubrey, TX · Grades PK–05 · 678 students · Elementary

NEWTON RAYZOR EL

Denton, TX · Grades PK–05 · 674 students · Elementary

HODGE EL

Denton, TX · Grades PK–05 · 660 students · Elementary

PECAN CREEK EL

Denton, TX · Grades PK–05 · 656 students · Elementary

MCMATH MIDDLE

Denton, TX · Grades 06–08 · 644 students · Middle

GINNINGS EL

Denton, TX · Grades PK–05 · 614 students · Elementary

RODRIGUEZ MIDDLE

Oak Point, TX · Grades 06–08 · 612 students · Middle

HAWK EL

Corinth, TX · Grades PK–05 · 610 students · Elementary