TEXASWORKS - DESOTO

As a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in DESOTO, Texas, TEXASWORKS - DESOTO teaches 11 students from grades 10 through 12, part of TEXAS WORKS. Enrollment runs roughly 99% below the state mean of about 796.

TEXASWORKS - DESOTO is one of 23 schools operated by TEXAS WORKS, a district that works with 446 students overall.

On the student-mix side, TEXASWORKS - DESOTO reports that Black students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school logs 9% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, TEXASWORKS - DESOTO has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which TEXASWORKS - DESOTO is one.

Nearest neighbor: PREMIER H S - DESOTO, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. As a public charter, TEXASWORKS - DESOTO runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for TEXASWORKS - DESOTO typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.