Dallas Independent School District with its main office in Dallas enrolled 91,999 students who identified as at risk during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.
“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues”, claimed the Texas Almanac.
Top 100 Texas districts with the most at risk students
| Rank | District | Number of at-risk students |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston ISD | 122,934 |
| 2 | Dallas ISD | 91,999 |
| 3 | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 61,834 |
| 4 | Fort Worth ISD | 55,571 |
| 5 | Northside ISD | 54,558 |
| 6 | Aldine ISD | 51,389 |
| 7 | Idea Public Schools | 44,231 |
| 8 | Katy ISD | 42,889 |
| 9 | Arlington ISD | 36,358 |
| 10 | Pasadena ISD | 35,145 |
| 11 | Alief ISD | 34,525 |
| 12 | Austin ISD | 34,330 |
| 13 | Fort Bend ISD | 33,143 |
| 14 | El Paso ISD | 32,085 |
| 15 | San Antonio ISD | 30,506 |
| 16 | North East ISD | 30,176 |
| 17 | Conroe ISD | 28,686 |
| 18 | Garland ISD | 28,273 |
| 19 | Brownsville ISD | 27,824 |
| 20 | United ISD | 26,466 |
| 21 | Humble ISD | 26,388 |
| 22 | Mesquite ISD | 26,049 |
| 23 | Socorro ISD | 25,870 |
| 24 | Klein ISD | 25,757 |
| 25 | Irving ISD | 24,786 |
| 26 | Killeen ISD | 23,611 |
| 27 | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 23,450 |
| 28 | Lewisville ISD | 21,886 |
| 29 | Corpus Christi ISD | 21,870 |
| 30 | Ysleta ISD | 21,683 |
| 31 | Spring ISD | 21,418 |
| 32 | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 21,265 |
| 33 | Edinburg CISD | 20,947 |
| 34 | Richardson ISD | 20,333 |
| 35 | Ector County ISD | 20,205 |
| 36 | La Joya ISD | 20,073 |
| 37 | Clear Creek ISD | 19,184 |
| 38 | Grand Prairie ISD | 18,587 |
| 39 | Lamar CISD | 18,360 |
| 40 | Spring Branch ISD | 18,116 |
| 41 | Round Rock ISD | 17,325 |
| 42 | Judson ISD | 17,314 |
| 43 | Plano ISD | 16,975 |
| 44 | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 16,581 |
| 45 | Midland ISD | 16,417 |
| 46 | Amarillo ISD | 15,767 |
| 47 | Frisco ISD | 15,668 |
| 48 | Leander ISD | 15,344 |
| 49 | Laredo ISD | 15,228 |
| 50 | Galena Park ISD | 15,168 |
| 51 | Pflugerville ISD | 15,077 |
| 52 | Hallsville ISD | 14,729 |
| 53 | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 14,672 |
| 54 | Birdville ISD | 14,516 |
| 55 | Mansfield ISD | 14,124 |
| 56 | Alvin ISD | 14,049 |
| 57 | Goose Creek CISD | 12,846 |
| 58 | Weslaco ISD | 12,707 |
| 59 | Hays CISD | 12,550 |
| 60 | Lubbock ISD | 12,181 |
| 61 | New Caney ISD | 12,059 |
| 62 | Mcallen ISD | 12,014 |
| 63 | Tyler ISD | 11,858 |
| 64 | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 11,808 |
| 65 | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 11,779 |
| 66 | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 11,712 |
| 67 | Bryan ISD | 11,705 |
| 68 | Denton ISD | 11,005 |
| 69 | Comal ISD | 10,983 |
| 70 | Keller ISD | 10,972 |
| 71 | Mission CISD | 10,900 |
| 72 | Uplift Education | 10,850 |
| 73 | Donna ISD | 10,681 |
| 74 | Waco ISD | 10,508 |
| 75 | Crowley ISD | 10,303 |
| 76 | Beaumont ISD | 10,234 |
| 77 | Harlingen CISD | 10,080 |
| 78 | Northwest ISD | 10,042 |
| 79 | Southwest ISD | 9,907 |
| 80 | Eagle Pass ISD | 9,785 |
| 81 | Harlandale ISD | 9,490 |
| 82 | Abilene ISD | 9,356 |
| 83 | Cleveland ISD | 9,014 |
| 84 | Duncanville ISD | 8,879 |
| 85 | Bastrop ISD | 8,815 |
| 86 | Del Valle ISD | 8,291 |
| 87 | Forney ISD | 8,136 |
| 88 | San Angelo ISD | 7,950 |
| 89 | Rio Grande City CISD | 7,938 |
| 90 | Manor ISD | 7,661 |
| 91 | Victoria ISD | 7,606 |
| 92 | Sheldon ISD | 7,599 |
| 93 | Pearland ISD | 7,595 |
| 94 | San Felipe-Del Rio CISD | 7,538 |
| 95 | Mckinney ISD | 7,386 |
| 96 | Wichita Falls ISD | 7,292 |
| 97 | Huntsville ISD | 7,089 |
| 98 | Premier High Schools | 7,066 |
| 99 | Prosper ISD | 6,948 |
| 100 | Clint ISD | 6,831 |
