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Denison, TX
Public School Ratings




Denison Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Denison Isd School District details

Denison Isd School District
1201 S Rusk Ave
Denison, TX 75020

4,940 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Denison Isd School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Texas

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.3% of all TX school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
47%
49%
53%
39%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
B Mcdaniel Int School
400 Lillis Ln
Denison, TX, 75020
05-06
Denison H S School
4200 N State Hwy 91
Denison, TX, 75020
09-12
Grayson County Jjaep Denison School
1201 S Rusk Ave
Denison, TX, 75020
10-10
Henry Scott Middle School
1901 S Mirick Ave
Denison, TX, 75020
07-08
Houston Elementary School
1100 W Morgan St
Denison, TX, 75020
PK-04
Hyde Park Elementary School
1701 Hyde Park
Denison, TX, 75020
PK-04
Lamar Elementary School
1000 S Fifth Ave
Denison, TX, 75020
PK-04
Mayes Elementary School
201 Jennie Ln
Denison, TX, 75020
PK-04
Pathways H S School
318 W Morgan St
Denison, TX, 75020
09-12
Terrell Elementary School
230 W Martin Luther King St
Denison, TX, 75020
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.0% 26.1%
Black 9.9% 13.3%
Hispanic 28.6% 54.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 5.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.8% 0.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.6% 61.4%
Free lunch eligible 62.5% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.1% 4.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,721 $33,200,000 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $2,863,000 4.4%
Staff $389 $1,920,000 2.9%
General Administration $196 $970,000 1.5%
School Administration $514 $2,539,000 3.9%
Operation $1,530 $7,560,000 11.5%
Transportation $314 $1,551,000 2.4%
Other $407 $2,011,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,930 $19,414,000 29.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,625 $12,967,000 19.8%
Total Expenditures $13,276 $65,581,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,742 $37,321,105,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $647 $3,582,261,000 4.3%
Staff $652 $3,606,801,000 4.3%
General Administration $164 $908,509,000 1.1%
School Administration $661 $3,660,477,000 4.4%
Operation $1,240 $6,862,923,000 8.3%
Transportation $310 $1,717,569,000 2.1%
Other $587 $3,250,091,000 3.9%
Total Support $4,261 $23,588,631,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,017 $22,236,113,000 26.7%
Total Expenditures $15,019 $83,145,849,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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