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DENTON ISD
Key statistics
33,329
Students enrolled
45
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.
District details
Grades served
PK to 12
Total staff (FTE)
4,478
District office
1307 N LOCUST ST, Denton TX 76201
Phone
County
Denton County
Official website
NCES District ID
4816740
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.