Highland Park Independent School District

This article is about the district which serves the cities of Highland Park and University Park and part of North Dallas. For the east Amarillo area, see Highland Park Independent School District (Potter County, Texas).
Highland Park Independent School District
Location
7015 Westchester Dr. Dallas, TX 75205-1061
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Texas
United States
Coordinates32°51′02″N 96°48′24″W / 32.8506°N 96.8068°W / 32.8506; -96.8068 (District office)
District information
Motto"Enter to learn. Go forth to serve."
GradesPreK–12
Established1914
SuperintendentMike Rockwood
Schools7
NCES District ID4823250[1]
Students and staff
Students6,840 (2018–19)[1]
Teachers440 [1]
Student–teacher ratio15.53 [1]
Other information
Websitewww.hpisd.org

Highland Park Independent School District (HPISD) is a public school district based in University Park, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.[2] HPISD serves most of the town of Highland Park, all of the city of University Park, and two small portions of Dallas. Those two portions are one that is north of Greenbrier Drive, south of Northwest Highway, east of the Dallas North Tollway, and west of Douglas Avenue; and one that is west of Preston Road and north of Colgate Avenue.[3] The Dallas Independent School District surrounds HPISD on all sides.[4] HPISD administers seven schools and seven campuses. The District is run by a school board consisting of seven elected, unpaid members. The District's number for TEA reporting purposes is 057911.

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Highland Park Independent School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. ^ "HPISD Boundary Map Archived 2009-12-19 at the Wayback Machine." Highland Park Independent School District. Accessed October 12, 2008.
  3. ^ "Live in Dallas (But Don’t Use Its Schools)" (Archive). The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved on March 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Hanson, Royce. Civic Culture and Urban Change: Governing Dallas. Wayne State University Press, April 1, 2003. ISBN 0814337473, 9780814337479. p. 82.