School district · Texas

Denison ISD

Denison ISD in Texas: 10 public schools with 4,977 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,832 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 10
Students: 4,977
Students per teacher: 13.7; TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $12,832; TX $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 362
Counselors (FTE): 14.9
Students per counselor: 334; TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 1.1

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

48%proficient

−0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 57% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

2,104 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

37%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 54% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

2,078 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$9.5K15

$9.4K16

$10.0K17

$9.8K18

$10.1K19

$10.7K20

$11.6K21

$11.9K22

$12.6K23

$12.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 11% · $9.4M
State: 37% · $31.9M
Local: 52% · $45.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,408
Support services: $4,648
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $14M
Long-term debt: $206.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 2High schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Houston ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	255	13.5	40%	35%	Denison
Hyde Park ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	502	15.3	47%	35%	Denison
Lamar ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	425	13.9	45%	37%	Denison
Mayes ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	508	14.1	53%	48%	Denison
Terrell ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	432	15.5	38%	34%	Denison
B Mcdaniel IntFree meals for all	5–6	708	11.9	52%	41%	Denison
Henry Scott Middle	7–8	733	13.2	48%	30%	Denison
Denison H S	9–12	1,351	14.0	—	—	Denison
Grayson County JJAEP - DenisonAlternative	9	1	—	—	—	Denison
Pathways H SAlternative	9–12	62	13.2	—	—	Denison

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 1201 S Rusk Ave, Denison, TX 75020
Phone: (903)462-7000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.