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Desoto ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Desoto ISD runs 11 public schools with 5,708 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 18.3 students per teacher is 3.2 higher than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "DESOTO ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 11
- Students
- 5,708
- Teachers (FTE)
- 312
- Students per teacher
- 18.3
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 200 E Belt Line Rd, Desoto, TX 75115
- Phone
- (972)223-6666
- County
- Dallas County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4816860
- State district ID
- TX-057906
- Total staff (FTE)
- 644
- School counselors (FTE)
- 8.0About 714 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 34.0
Students per teacher compared
This district18.3
Texas15.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (7,929), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $117.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $18.2 million
- State revenue
- $42.1 million
- Local revenue
- $56.7 million
- Total spending
- $94.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,963
- Salaries
- $52.4 million55.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $116.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 15.5%
- State: 36.0%
- Local: 48.5%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,963
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Desoto ISD
By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Amber Terrace Early Childhood Learning CenterCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 402 | 21.2 |
| Cockrell Hill ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 2 | 397 | 16.5 |
| Curtistene S McCowan MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 643 | 23.0 |
| Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP)CEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 19 | |
| Desoto High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,936 | 18.4 |
| Desoto West MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 370 | 21.8 |
| Frank D Moates ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 468 | 15.6 |
| Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet AcademyCEP school | Elementary | K to 8 | 536 | 19.1 |
| Ruby Young Talented and Gifted AcademyCEP school | Elementary | K to 8 | 263 | 20.2 |
| The Meadows ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 312 | 20.8 |
| Woodridge ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 4 | 362 | 15.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Dallas County
- Dallas ISD 139,802 students
- Garland ISD 51,021 students
- Mesquite ISD 37,930 students
- Richardson ISD 36,971 students
- Irving ISD 30,767 students
- Grand Prairie ISD 26,129 students
- International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) 25,497 students
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD 24,165 students
- Uplift Education 23,384 students
- Coppell ISD 13,233 students
- Duncanville ISD 11,562 students
- Harmony Public Schools - North Texas 11,042 students
- Lancaster ISD 6,822 students
- Highland Park ISD 6,350 students
- Cedar Hill ISD 6,253 students
More in Texas
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.