DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT CENTER

DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT CENTER is one of the very small combined-grade schools in DALLAS, Texas, part of RICHARDSON ISD, with 124 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 74% smaller than the state mean of about 485.

RICHARDSON ISD comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 38,526 students; DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT CENTER is among them.

In terms of who attends, DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT CENTER logs that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 34% Black, 7% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT CENTER lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.9:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT CENTER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: THURGOOD MARSHALL EL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT CENTER has grew 82%, going from 68 students in 2018 to 124 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 2.9:1 in 2018 to 4.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.