DESOTO ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (DAEP)

DESOTO ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (DAEP) operates as a rural-scale four-year high school in DESOTO, Texas, overseen by DESOTO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 19 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 98% below the state mean of about 796.

DESOTO ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (DAEP) is one of 11 schools operated by DESOTO ISD, a district that educates 5,708 students overall.

On the student-mix side, DESOTO ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (DAEP) records that 74% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dallas County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which DESOTO ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (DAEP) is one.

AMBER TERRACE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

DESOTO ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (DAEP) operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DESOTO ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (DAEP) has shrank 55%, going from 42 students in 2018 to 19 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 79% to 74% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.