Total enrollment
33,329
+3,062 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
51 schools in DENTON ISD
Texas · 33,329 students · 8 cities
DENTON ISD's public-school footprint covers 51 schools with combined enrollment of about 33,329 students, averaging 654 per school.
4-year change in DENTON ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
46
+4 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How DENTON ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #362 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 33,329 | #41 of 760 | #190 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 46 | #40 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #339 of 758 | #3,976 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 48.1% | #549 of 750 | #4,429 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #28 of 557 | #220 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside DENTON ISD
State test results across the district's 40 scored schools run from Guyer High School at 72.3% proficient to Rivera Elementary School at 20.9%, a gap of 51.5 points. That is the 61st widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 40 district schools that reported both years went from 29,415 to 30,159 students (up 3%) and from 2,187 to 2,222 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About DENTON ISD
DENTON ISD maintains 51 public schools across Texas, collectively serveing roughly 33,329 students.
In terms of grade levels, DENTON ISD consists of 33 elementary, 9 middle, 8 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 10%: 30,267 students in SY 2020-21 versus 33,329 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, DENTON ISD gained 4 schools, going from 42 to 46.
In the discussion threads here, the community for DENTON ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.