HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND

As a very small all-grades campus in DALLAS, Texas, HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND instructs 29 students from grades pre-K through 12, part of DALLAS ISD. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 94% below typical.

HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that instructs 140,630 students overall.

On demographics, HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND lists that the most-represented group is White (31%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 31% Hispanic, 24% Black, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND is one campus in the mix.

CITYLAB H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 60%: 72 students in 2018 compared to 29 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 31% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 3.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.