Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Of the 167,098 students attending Denton County schools, 37.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 30.2% of the total enrollment.
In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Denton County, comprising 39.6% of the student body.
STEM Academy at Polser Elementary had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 29.6% Asian students, 21.4% white students, 20.8% Black students, 19.4% Hispanic students, 8% multiracial students, 0.6% Pacific Islander students, and 0.2% American Indian students.
When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 0%.
Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
Student Ethnicities in Denton County in 2023-24 School Year
Most Represented Ethnicity in Denton County Schools in 2023-24 School Year
| School name | Most prevalent ethnic group | Percent of Total Student Body | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Moore Alexander | Hispanic | 66.4% | 580 |
| Allen Elementary School | Asian | 44.1% | 709 |
| Arbor Creek Middle School | White | 39.3% | 896 |
| Argyle High School | White | 67.7% | 1,528 |
| Argyle Intermediate School | White | 57.3% | 433 |
| Argyle Middle School | White | 66.3% | 840 |
| Argyle West | White | 62.5% | 965 |
| Aubrey High School | White | 50.5% | 1,039 |
| Aubrey Middle School | White | 47.3% | 888 |
| B. B. Owen Elementary School | White | 38.5% | 265 |
| Bettye Myers Middle School | Hispanic | 38.1% | 834 |
| Blalack Middle School | Hispanic | 47.9% | 889 |
| Blanche Dodd Elementary School | White | 54.1% | 327 |
| Blanton Elementary School | White | 68.4% | 519 |
| Bledsoe Elementary School | Asian | 43.4% | 740 |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School | Asian | 50.7% | 672 |
| Boals Elementary School | White | 34.5% | 681 |
| Borman Elementary School | Hispanic | 61.5% | 468 |
| Briarhill Middle School | White | 72.7% | 794 |
| Butterfield Elementary School | White | 58% | 629 |
| Byron Nelson High School | White | 60.3% | 2,892 |
| Calhoun Middle School | Hispanic | 46.3% | 738 |
| Camey Elementary School | Hispanic | 45.4% | 441 |
| Carroll Elementary School | Hispanic | 58.8% | 554 |
| Castle Hills Elementary School | White | 46% | 656 |
| Catherine Bell Elementary School | Black | 52.1% | 616 |
| Central Elementary School | Hispanic | 85.2% | 542 |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary School | White | 39.2% | 421 |
| Chisholm Trail Elementary School | White | 53.4% | 382 |
| Chuck and Cindy Stuber Elementary School | White | 34.6% | 939 |
| Clara Love Elementary School | White | 38.9% | 876 |
| Clayton Downing Middle School | White | 61.7% | 504 |
| Clear Creek Intermediate School | White | 59.7% | 357 |
| Cobb Middle School | White | 40.4% | 853 |
| Corbell Elementary School | Asian | 41.1% | 542 |
| Corinth Elementary School | White | 42.6% | 549 |
| Coyote Ridge Elementary School | Asian | 33.4% | 518 |
| Creek Valley Middle School | Asian | 37.2% | 564 |
| Creekside Elementary School | Hispanic | 48.3% | 383 |
| Creekview High School | Hispanic | 54% | 1,680 |
| Cross Oaks Elementary School | Black | 33% | 642 |
| Crownover Middle School | White | 48.7% | 809 |
| Cw Worthington Middle School | White | 40.5% | 1,024 |
| D. H. Brent Elementary School | Hispanic | 47.1% | 582 |
| Davis Elementary School | Hispanic | 81.2% | 478 |
| Degan Elementary School | Black | 29.5% | 403 |
| Delay Middle School | Hispanic | 76% | 628 |
| Denton Classical Academy | White | 56.6% | 198 |
| Denton County JJAEP | Hispanic | 50% | 6 |
| Denton County JJAEP | Hispanic | 60% | 5 |
| Denton High School | Hispanic | 40.9% | 2,054 |
| Dorothy P. Adkins Elementary School | White | 63.5% | 441 |
| Dyer Elementary School | White | 53.5% | 374 |
| Emilio & Guadalupe Gonzalez Pre-K Center | Hispanic | 51.7% | 265 |
| Ep Rayzor Elementary School | White | 72.2% | 335 |
| Ethridge Elementary School | White | 48.5% | 342 |
| Evers Park Elementary School | Hispanic | 44% | 689 |
| Fisher Elementary School | White | 43.9% | 675 |
| Flower Mound Elementary School | White | 54.7% | 572 |
| Flower Mound High School | White | 53.4% | 3,442 |
| Forest Vista Elementary School | White | 50.5% | 568 |
| Forestwood Middle School | White | 55.9% | 918 |
| Founders Classical Academy | White | 41.6% | 923 |
| Founders Classical Academy Corinth | White | 52.5% | 537 |
| Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School | White | 60.8% | 477 |
| Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound | White | 49.9% | 994 |
| Fred Moore High School | Hispanic | 58.1% | 62 |
| Furneaux Elementary School | Hispanic | 49.7% | 336 |
| Garden Ridge Elementary School | White | 50.7% | 349 |
| Gene Pike Middle School | White | 55% | 1,072 |
| Ginnings Elementary School | Hispanic | 62% | 621 |
| Griffin Middle School | White | 57.1% | 748 |
| Griffin Middle School | Hispanic | 40% | 720 |
| Guyer High School | White | 52.2% | 2,570 |
| Hackberry Elementary School | Hispanic | 39.6% | 616 |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton | Hispanic | 38.6% | 435 |
| Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton | Hispanic | 45.3% | 545 |
| Harpool Middle School | White | 64.3% | 778 |
| Hawk Elementary School | White | 57.6% | 660 |
| Hebron High School | Asian | 29.6% | 3,673 |
| Hebron Valley Elementary School | Asian | 35.8% | 408 |
| Hedrick Middle School | Hispanic | 65.7% | 872 |
| Heritage Elementary School | White | 63.4% | 506 |
| Highland Village Elementary School | White | 69.6% | 378 |
| Hilltop Elementary School | White | 77.5% | 689 |
| Hl Brockett | White | 63.7% | 564 |
| Hodge Elementary School | Hispanic | 77.2% | 646 |
| Homestead Elementary School | White | 43.4% | 459 |
| Hosp Elementary School | Asian | 53.2% | 693 |
| Houston Elementary School | White | 47.6% | 527 |
| Huffines Middle School | Hispanic | 50.3% | 616 |
| Independence Elementary School | Hispanic | 55.8% | 824 |
| Indian Creek Elementary School | White | 27.2% | 545 |
| Ischool Lewisville (6-12 Campus) | White | 37.7% | 183 |
| Ischool Lewisville (K-5 Campus) | Black | 36.1% | 108 |
| Ischool Virtual Academy of Texas | White | 41.6% | 925 |
| Jackie Fuller Elementary School | Hispanic | 30.5% | 842 |
| James A. Monaco | White | 40.3% | 667 |
| James M. Steele High School | White | 46.7% | 257 |
| Jerry R. Walker Middle School | Hispanic | 40.9% | 930 |
| Joe Dale Sparks Campus | Hispanic | 45.8% | 72 |
| Justin Elementary School | White | 69.5% | 639 |
| Kent Elementary School | Hispanic | 31.6% | 433 |
| Killian Middle School | Asian | 37.8% | 945 |
| Krum Early Education Center | White | 48.2% | 444 |
| Krum High School | White | 59.7% | 754 |
| Krum Middle School | White | 57.9% | 584 |
| Lake Dallas Elementary School | Hispanic | 48.8% | 516 |
| Lake Dallas High School | White | 45.9% | 1,285 |
| Lake Dallas Middle School | White | 46.8% | 879 |
| Lakeland Elementary School | Hispanic | 82.5% | 651 |
| Lakeview Elementary School | White | 71.5% | 512 |
| Lakeview Elementary School | White | 35.7% | 561 |
| Lakeview Middle School | Hispanic | 37% | 419 |
| Lamar Middle School | White | 50.8% | 728 |
| Lance Thompson Elementary School | White | 58.7% | 622 |
| Leadership Prep School | Asian | 44% | 498 |
| Leadership Prep School Secondary | White | 32% | 881 |
| Learning Center | Hispanic | 56.2% | 217 |
| Lester Davis | Black | 42% | 112 |
| Lewisville Elementary School | Hispanic | 64.4% | 492 |
| Lewisville High School | Hispanic | 59.6% | 4,162 |
| Liberty Elementary School | White | 50.8% | 594 |
| Lillie J. Jackson Early Childhood Center | Hispanic | 64.2% | 436 |
| Linda Tutt High School | White | 65.2% | 23 |
| Little Elm High School | Hispanic | 41.9% | 2,529 |
| Lone Star High School | White | 36.2% | 1,953 |
| Long Middle School | Hispanic | 65.6% | 532 |
| Lowell High Strike Middle School | Hispanic | 35.2% | 929 |
| Marcus High School | White | 62.6% | 3,003 |
| Marjory Vickery Elementary School | Hispanic | 69.4% | 624 |
| Marshall Durham Middle School | Hispanic | 40.7% | 648 |
| McAuliffe Elementary School | White | 79.2% | 529 |
| McKamy Elementary School | Hispanic | 58.9% | 523 |
| McKamy Middle School | White | 47.8% | 825 |
| McMath Middle School | Hispanic | 42.5% | 782 |
| McNair Elementary School | Hispanic | 46.9% | 567 |
| McWhorter Elementary School | Hispanic | 56.8% | 651 |
| Medlin Middle School | White | 61.1% | 1,078 |
| Mill Street Elementary School | Hispanic | 76.7% | 634 |
| Miller Elementary School | Asian | 51.7% | 602 |
| Morningside Elementary School | White | 38.4% | 349 |
| Mrs. Jerry Bryant Elementary School | White | 35.3% | 713 |
| Navo Middle School | Black | 47.8% | 735 |
| Nelson Elementary School | White | 40.8% | 524 |
| Nette Shultz | White | 47.7% | 704 |
| Newman Elementary School | White | 39.3% | 661 |
| Newton Rayzor Elementary School | White | 43.6% | 606 |
| Nichols Elementary School | Asian | 56% | 689 |
| North Texas Collegiate Academy-East Campus | Hispanic | 51.5% | 270 |
| North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus | Black | 37.1% | 224 |
| North Texas Collegiate Academy-South Campus | Hispanic | 86.3% | 270 |
| Northwest High School | White | 50% | 2,549 |
| Oak Point Elementary School | Hispanic | 45.2% | 975 |
| Old Settlers Elementary School | White | 56.8% | 472 |
| Paloma Creek Elementary School | Black | 43.2% | 687 |
| Parkway Elementary School | Hispanic | 60.9% | 604 |
| Pearson Middle School | Asian | 46.9% | 1,025 |
| Pecan Creek Elementary School | Hispanic | 41.1% | 647 |
| Peters Colony Elementary School | Hispanic | 67.3% | 560 |
| Phillips Elementary School | Asian | 32.7% | 649 |
| Pilot Point Early Childhood Center | Hispanic | 51.9% | 185 |
| Pilot Point Elementary School | Hispanic | 52.1% | 547 |
| Pilot Point High School | Hispanic | 52.1% | 457 |
| Pilot Point Selz Middle School | Hispanic | 49.9% | 361 |
| Pink Elementary School | White | 41.3% | 603 |
| Pioneer Heritage Middle School | Asian | 46.9% | 1,071 |
| Ponder Elementary School | White | 56.7% | 773 |
| Ponder High School | White | 57.8% | 536 |
| Ponder Junior High School | White | 55.3% | 367 |
| Prairie Trail Elementary School | White | 42.7% | 651 |
| Premier High School Online | Hispanic | 42.2% | 2,677 |
| Prestwick Elementary School | White | 49.7% | 469 |
| Providence Elementary School | Black | 41.8% | 691 |
| Purefoy Elementary School | White | 48.1% | 642 |
| Rainwater Elementary School | Hispanic | 33.6% | 351 |
| Ray Braswell High School | Black | 40.5% | 2,758 |
| Reedy High School | White | 42.1% | 2,191 |
| Rivera Elementary School | Hispanic | 47.8% | 655 |
| Roanoke Elementary School | Hispanic | 42.9% | 704 |
| Robertson Elementary School | White | 35.2% | 653 |
| Rockbrook Elementary School | Black | 57.1% | 595 |
| Rodriguez Middle School | Black | 40.8% | 635 |
| Rosemeade Elementary School | Hispanic | 36% | 392 |
| Ryan Elementary School | Hispanic | 42.8% | 678 |
| Ryan High School | Hispanic | 45.9% | 2,156 |
| STEM Academy at Bridlewood Elementary | White | 64.2% | 589 |
| STEM Academy at Donald Elementary | White | 55.5% | 575 |
| STEM Academy at Memorial Elementary | Asian | 45.6% | 731 |
| STEM Academy at Polser Elementary | Asian | 29.6% | 500 |
| STEM Academy at Valley Ridge Elementary | Hispanic | 31.8% | 550 |
| Samuel Beck Elementary School | White | 68.9% | 679 |
| Sanger High School | White | 57% | 824 |
| Sanger Middle School | White | 52.6% | 403 |
| Sanger Sixth Grade Campus | White | 55.5% | 191 |
| Savannah Elementary School | White | 32.9% | 742 |
| Shadow Ridge Middle School | White | 42.7% | 642 |
| Shady Shores Elementary School | White | 49.1% | 582 |
| Sheffield Elementary School | Hispanic | 56.3% | 624 |
| Southridge Elementary School | Hispanic | 56.1% | 613 |
| Sparks Elementary School | Asian | 41.4% | 568 |
| Stafford Middle School | White | 31.1% | 938 |
| Stephens Elementary School | Black | 35.4% | 461 |
| Strickland Middle School | Hispanic | 51.8% | 962 |
| The Ann Windle School for Young Children | Hispanic | 48.7% | 304 |
| The Colony High School | Hispanic | 40% | 1,877 |
| The Lagrone Academy | White | 51.4% | 181 |
| Thompson Elementary School | Hispanic | 81.3% | 486 |
| Timber Creek Elementary School | White | 49.1% | 440 |
| Tom Hicks Elementary School | White | 44.3% | 596 |
| Trent Middle School | White | 44.5% | 688 |
| Trivium Academy | White | 44.6% | 661 |
| Union Park Elementary School | Black | 33.5% | 823 |
| Vaughn Elementary School | White | 35.7% | 667 |
| W. R. Hatfield Elementary School | White | 37.7% | 706 |
| Wakeland High School | White | 59.7% | 2,158 |
| Wayne A. Cox Elementary School | White | 50.5% | 732 |
| Wellington Elementary School | White | 51.4% | 726 |
| William Rushing Middle School | White | 37.3% | 1,449 |
| Windsong Ranch Elementary School | White | 51.4% | 799 |
| Winfree Academy Charter School (Lewisville) | Hispanic | 59% | 144 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Dorothy P. Adkins Elementary• Cobb Middle• B.b. Owen Elementary• McNair Elementary• Leadership Prep School Secondary• Central Elementary• Providence Elementary• Borman Elementary• Lake Dallas Elementary• Hosp Elementary• Shadow Ridge Middle• Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound• W.r. Hatfield Elementary• Mrs. Jerry Bryant Elementary School• North Texas Collegiate Academy-South Campus• Trivium Academy• Lakeview Elementary• McKamy Elementary• Hebron Valley Elementary• Liberty Elementary• Union Park Elementary School• Bridlewood Elementary• Fisher Elementary• Garden Ridge Elementary• Medlin Middle• Cesar Chavez Elementary• The Lagrone Academy• Hackberry Elementary• Reedy High School• Lester Davis• Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton• Catherine Bell Elementary• Byron Nelson High School• Castle Hills Elementary• Prestwick Elementary School• Lewisville High School• Flower Mound High School• Sanger High School• Flower Mound Elementary• Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton• Marjory Vickery Elementary• Ischool Virtual Academy of Texas• Aubrey Middle• Linda Tutt High School• STEM Academy at Memorial Elementary• Sanger Sixth Grade Campus• North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus• Blanton Elementary• Creekview High School• Windsong Ranch Elementary• Stem Academy - Lewisville• Independence Elementary• Clara Love Elementary• Delay Middle• Blanche Dodd Intermediate• Southridge Elementary• Ponder Elementary• Sanger Middle• Degan Elementary• McKamy Middle• Robertson Elementary• Homestead Elementary• Premier High School Online• Forestwood Middle• Rosemeade Elementary• D.h. Brent Elementary• Bluebonnet Elementary• Davis Elementary• Pecan Creek Elementary• Morningside Elementary• Hebron High School• Hawk Elementary• Ryan High School• The Ann Windle School for Young Children• Pilot Point Elementary• Wilson Elementary• Harpool Middle• Argyle Intermediate• Rodriguez Middle School• Timber Creek Elementary• Navo Middle• Huffines Middle• Stephens Elementary• Peters Colony Elementary• Gene Pike Middle• Pink Elementary• Krum Early Education Center• Cross Oaks Elementary• Hilltop Elementary• Lakeland Elementary• Polser Elementary• Winfree Academy Charter School (lewisville)• Wayne A. Cox Elementary• Furneaux Elementary• Denton Classical Academy• Wellington Elementary• Paloma Creek Elementary• Bettye Myers Middle• Ponder High School• Crownover Middle• Corbell Elementary• Blalack Middle• Argyle West• Pioneer Heritage Middle• James A. Monaco• Savannah Elementary• Tom Hicks Elementary• Marcus High School• Alice Moore Alexander• McMath Middle• Newman Elementary• Evers Park Elementary• Long Middle• Argyle Middle• McWhorter Elementary• Rivera Elementary• Marshall Durham Middle• Chisholm Trail Elementary• Krum High School• Mill Street Elementary• Phillips Elementary• Pilot Point Selz Middle• Texas State Executive - State Board of Education• Houston Elementary• Lillie J. Jackson Early Childhood Center• Jerry R. Walker Middle• North Texas Collegiate Academy-East Campus• Bledsoe Elementary• Chuck and Cindy Stuber Elementary School• Valley Ridge Elementary• Creekside Elementary• Ep Rayzor Elementary• Argyle High School• Roanoke Elementary• Lakeview Elementary• Emilio & Guadalupe Gonzalez Pre-K Center• Jackie Fuller Elementary School• Hodge Elementary• Leadership Prep School• Shady Shores Elementary School• Dyer Elementary• Ray Braswell High School• Nichols Elementary• The Colony High School• Krum Middle• Coyote Ridge Elementary• Lance Thompson Elementary• Lakeview Middle• Lake Dallas Middle• Boals Elementary• Pilot Point High School• Purefoy Elementary• Founders Classical Academy• Corinth Classical Upper School• Creek Valley Middle• Prairie Trail Elementary• Ryan Elementary• Lewisville Elementary• Corinth Elementary School• Arbor Creek Middle• Sheffield Elementary• Allen Elementary• Forest Vista Elementary• Indian Creek Elementary• Clear Creek Intermediate• Justin Elementary• Lowell H. Strike Middle• Old Settlers Elementary• Calhoun Middle• Guyer High School• Vaughn Elementary• Highland Village Elementary• Trent Middle• Newton Rayzor Elementary• Fred Moore High School• Hedrick Middle• Thompson Elementary• Learning Center• Denton High School• Ponder Junior High• William Rushing Middle School• Northwest High School• Griffin Middle• Ethridge Elementary• Oak Point Elementary• Pilot Point Intermediate• Parkway Elementary• Stafford Middle• Butterfield Elementary• Carroll Elementary• Little Elm High School• Miller Elementary• Donald Elementary• Strickland Middle• Joe Dale Sparks Campus• Killian Middle• Ischool High - Lewisville• Wakeland High School• Sparks Elementary• Rockbrook Elementary• McAuliffe Elementary• Hl Brockett• Griffin Middle• Samuel Beck Elementary• Nelson Elementary• Ginnings Elementary• Camey Elementary• Heritage Elementary• Rainwater Elementary• James M. Steele High School• Lamar Middle• Kent Elementary• Pearson Middle• Clayton Downing Middle• Briarhill Middle• Lake Dallas High School
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