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Authors, sign in!271,124... That's the answer to yesterday's question: How many children who attend one of the 14 public schools districts in Dallas County qualify for free and reduced meals?
271,124.
Let that number settle in for a moment.
In the Dallas ISD, 133,010 qualify - that is right at 85% of the entire student body.
This may come as a surprise to those who know the area, the Richardson ISD serves these meals to right at 50% of their students (49.47% to be exact).
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD has 54% of its student body participating. DeSoto almost 53%. Duncanville almost 64%. Garland 45.5%. Grand Prairie 64%. Irving 72.65%. Mesquite 49.47%. Not surprisingly, the Highland Park ISD has no one enrolled in the program.
These numbers tell us several things.
- We have lots of low-income families in Dallas.
- Lots of students have exited the public schools.
- Poverty is almost everywhere in the area.
- Poverty and public education go hand-in-hand in Dallas.
Published June 26, 2009 by Larry James |
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