SMITH H S

Located at 2335 N JOSEY LN, in CARROLLTON, Texas, SMITH H S is a high-enrollment secondary school that educates 1,971 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD. That puts it 148% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Across the 39 schools in CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (24,165 students total), SMITH H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, SMITH H S lists that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 21% Black, 6% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SMITH H S has 133 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SMITH H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.4%; this one delivers 41.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), SMITH H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY- CARROLLTON, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SMITH H S at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 1,955 students in 2018 compared to 1,971 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 56% to 66% across the same window.

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