| Public
& Private Schools
Together
Dallas Fort Worth Independent School districts ranked 5th among the largest
school
districts in the nation. (National Center for Education Statistics)
Over 240 accredited private and parochial schools are located in the DFW
area enroll more than
100,000 primary and secondary students. (Texas Private School
Accreditation Commission)
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| DFW
Public School Districts
2005/06 Regional Summary |
| Service
Region Composition |
Region
10 |
Region
11 |
| Counties
in Service Region1 |
Collin,
Dallas, Ellis, Kaufman, Hunt, Rockwall, Fannin,
Grayson, Van Zandt |
Denton,
Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant, Cooke, Erath, Palo Pinto,
Somervell, Wise |
| Total
Number of Districts |
114 |
91 |
| Total
Number of Schools |
1,058 |
800 |
| Student
Profile |
| Total
Number of Students |
681,520 |
485,670 |
| Secondary
Enrollment (Grades 9-12) |
186,727
(27.4%) |
136,174
(27.9%) |
| Career
and Technology Education |
17.9% |
14.2% |
| Gifted
and Talented Program |
13.2% |
10.5% |
| Number
of Graduates(Class of 2005) |
35,155 |
25,973 |
| %Graduated
(Class of 2005) |
84.5% |
86.8% |
| Average
class size |
19-22 |
19-25 |
| Number
of Students Per Teacher |
15.6 |
16.7 |
| Texas
Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) 7th Grade
Passing Rates |
| Reading/ELA
|
81.0% |
83.0% |
| Math
|
73.0% |
76.0% |
| Writing
|
90.0% |
92.0% |
| All
Tests |
67.0% |
70.0% |
| Operational
Expenses |
| Total
Operational Spending Per Pupil |
$6,436 |
$5,952 |
| Instructional
Spending Per Pupil |
$3,969 |
$3,370 |
| College
Admission Tests - Class of 2005 |
| Percent
Tested |
65.0% |
66.4% |
| Percent
At or Above Criterion |
32.2% |
33.7% |
| SAT
I: Mean Total Score |
1,008 |
1,029 |
| ACT:
Mean Composite Score |
20.8 |
21.0 |
m 1DFW
metro counties in italics.
Sources: Texas Education Agency - AEIS Reports ('05 - '06)
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District (ISD) Reports
Region 10 (Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Kaufman, Hunt, Rockwall, Fannin,
Grayson, Van Zandt)
Region
10 ISD Report
Region 11 (Denton, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant, Cooke, Erath,
Palo Pinto, Somervell, Wise)
Region
11 ISD Report
Source: Texas Education Agency, 2005-2006 Academic Excellence
Indicator System District Report
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