Dallas Independent School District

Dallas Independent School District
Address
9400 North Central Expressway
Dallas
, (Dallas County), Texas, 75231
United States
District information
TypePublic School
GradesPre-K – 12th grade
EstablishedJuly 21, 1884; 140 years ago (1884-07-21)[1]
PresidentJustin Henry[2]
Vice-presidentDan Micciche[2]
SuperintendentStephanie S. Elizalde[3]
School board9 members
Director of educationShannon Trejo[6]
(Chief Academic Officer)
Governing agencyTexas Education Agency
SchoolsTotal 230 (2019-20)[4]
  • Elementary 147
  • Middle 35
  • High 38
  • Multi-level 10
Budget$2,225,086,608 (2021-22)[5]
Students and staff
Students155,861 (2019-20)[4]
Teachers10,428 (2019-20)[4]
Staff14,183 (2019-20)[4]
Student–teacher ratio15.02∶1 (2017-18)[7]
Athletic conferenceUIL
Other information
Websitewww.dallasisd.org
DISD Human Development Office

The Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD or DISD) is a school district based in Dallas, Texas (USA). It operates schools in much of Dallas County and is the second-largest school district in Texas and the seventeenth-largest in the United States. It is also known as Dallas Public Schools (DPS).[8]

As of 2017, the school district was rated "as having met the standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[9]

  1. ^ "History of the Board of Trustees" (PDF). July 19, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Board of Trustees". Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Superintendent". Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "2019.2020 Facts Sheet". Dallas Independent School District. June 6, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dallas ISD 2021-2022 Proposed Budget" (PDF). Dallas Independent School District. June 11, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Superintendent Leadership Team". Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dallas Isd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  8. ^ Earlier versions of the website for DISD used this name: "Home". Dallas Independent School District. April 14, 1997. Archived from the original on April 14, 1997. Retrieved November 16, 2019. // For the acronym see "Welcome from Ms. Hughes". Walnut Hill Elementary School. February 22, 1998. Archived from the original on February 22, 1998. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. ^ "Snapshot 2017". tea.texas.gov. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved May 26, 2019.