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Mesquite ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Mesquite ISD runs 51 public schools with 37,930 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.7 students per teacher is 1.4 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "MESQUITE ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 51
- Students
- 37,930
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,778
- Students per teacher
- 13.7
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 3819 Towne Crossing Blvd, Mesquite, TX 75150
- Phone
- (972)288-6411
- County
- Dallas County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4830390
- State district ID
- TX-057914
- Total staff (FTE)
- 5,811
- School counselors (FTE)
- 122.0About 311 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 244.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.7
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 (38,527), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $474.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $34.2 million
- State revenue
- $290.8 million
- Local revenue
- $149.7 million
- Total spending
- $443.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,511
- Salaries
- $252.6 million57.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $724.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.2%
- State: 61.3%
- Local: 31.5%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,511
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Mesquite ISD
By level: 6 high, 10 middle, 34 elementary, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Achziger ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 545 | 12.4 |
| Agnew MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,070 | 14.7 |
| Austin ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 306 | 14.6 |
| Beasley ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 319 | 12.8 |
| Berry MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 599 | 13.9 |
| Black ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 587 | 15.4 |
| Cannaday ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 616 | 14.7 |
| Cross ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 803 | 16.4 |
| Dr Don Woolley MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,037 | 16.5 |
| Dr Linda Henrie ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 891 | 15.4 |
| Florence ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 509 | 11.1 |
| Floyd ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 552 | 14.9 |
| Galloway ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 439 | 12.9 |
| Gentry ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 607 | 14.5 |
| Gray ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 409 | 13.6 |
| Hanby ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 768 | 16.0 |
| Hodges ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 570 | 14.6 |
| Horn High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,757 | 13.8 |
| Kimball ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 208 | 10.4 |
| Kimbrough MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,115 | 15.3 |
| Lanny Frasier MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 959 | 14.3 |
| Lawrence ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 284 | 12.9 |
| Mackey ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 478 | 14.9 |
| McDonald MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 787 | 14.6 |
| McKenzie ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 406 | 15.0 |
| McWhorter ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 501 | 12.8 |
| Mesquite High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,294 | 13.7 |
| Moss ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 337 | 12.5 |
| Motley ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 244 | 11.6 |
| New MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 670 | 12.4 |
| North Mesquite High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,099 | 13.9 |
| Pass Learning Ctr | Secondary | 11 | 2 | |
| Pirrung ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 407 | 13.6 |
| Porter ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 445 | 13.1 |
| Poteet High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,523 | 13.8 |
| Price ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 299 | 12.0 |
| Range ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 587 | 13.0 |
| Rugel ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 273 | 12.4 |
| Rutherford ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 803 | 15.7 |
| Seabourn ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 573 | 14.0 |
| Shands ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 567 | 13.2 |
| Shaw ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 483 | 14.2 |
| Smith ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 533 | 14.4 |
| Terry MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 780 | 14.2 |
| Thompson ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 540 | 14.6 |
| Tisinger ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 739 | 16.4 |
| Tosch ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 625 | 13.9 |
| Vanston MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 728 | 12.1 |
| Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,605 | 16.5 |
| West Mesquite High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,997 | 13.8 |
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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.