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Deer Park Independent School District, Texas

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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 12,122 (2023-2024)
Schools: 15 (2023-2024)
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Deer Park Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Harris County). During the 2024 school year, 12,122 students attended one of the district's 15 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Deer Park Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ken DonnellPosition 52028
Lynn KirkpatrickPosition 42028
Jason CablePosition 32027
Albert Lee GiddensPosition 22027
Rhonda Leigh LowePosition 12027
Brenda CothranPosition 72026
Jason MorrisPosition 62026

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $24,248,000 $1,964 12%
Local: $146,042,000 $11,830 71%
State: $34,111,000 $2,763 17%
Total: $204,401,000 $16,557
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $204,287,000 $16,548
Total Current Expenditures: $159,430,000 $12,914
Instructional Expenditures: $92,393,000 $7,484 45%
Student and Staff Support: $18,092,000 $1,465 9%
Administration: $20,808,000 $1,685 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $28,137,000 $2,279 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $28,911,000 $2,341
Construction: $22,354,000 $1,810
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $281,000 $22
Interest on Debt: $9,981,000 $808


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 54 75-79 30-34 50 <50 50-54 63
2020-2021 50 80-89 20-24 46 >=50 55-59 59
2018-2019 60 80-89 35-39 55 >=50 65-69 68
2017-2018 59 >=90 30-34 55 >=50 55-59 68
2016-2017 87 >=95 70-74 84 >=50 90-94 91
2015-2016 83 90-94 70-74 80 >=80 90-94 88
2014-2015 82 >=95 60-64 79 >=80 85-89 86
2013-2014 86 >=95 65-69 84 >=80 85-89 89
2012-2013 84 >=95 65-69 80 >=80 85-89 89
2011-2012 89 >=95 75-79 87 80-89 90-94 92
2010-2011 91 >=95 80-84 89 90-94 94

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 57 75-79 35-39 52 <50 60-64 66
2020-2021 47 80-89 25-29 41 >=50 50-54 57
2018-2019 50 75-79 30-34 44 >=50 50-54 60
2017-2018 49 80-84 25-29 43 >=50 50-54 59
2016-2017 77 90-94 65-69 73 >=50 80-84 85
2015-2016 78 85-89 65-69 74 60-79 85-89 84
2014-2015 79 >=95 60-64 76 >=80 80-84 84
2013-2014 83 90-94 65-69 79 60-79 85-89 88
2012-2013 83 90-94 65-69 79 60-79 85-89 89
2011-2012 93 >=95 85-89 91 >=90 >=95 95
2010-2011 93 >=95 85-89 90 90-94 95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 91 >=50 >=80 90 PS >=80 93
2020-2021 89 >=80 60-79 87 PS >=50 92
2018-2019 90 >=50 >=80 89 PS >=50 91
2017-2018 88 >=80 80-89 88 PS >=80 89
2016-2017 88 >=50 >=80 85 PS 60-79 92
2015-2016 89 >=80 >=80 86 >=50 60-79 92
2014-2015 89 >=50 60-79 89 PS >=50 90
2013-2014 91 >=80 >=80 89 >=50 >=80 92
2012-2013 89 >=80 >=80 85 PS >=50 92
2011-2012 90 >=80 >=80 87 >=50 >=50 92
2010-2011 89 >=80 60-79 87 >=50 >=50 91


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 12,122 -1.2
2022-2023 12,263 -0.7
2021-2022 12,345 -0.2
2020-2021 12,370 -3.2
2019-2020 12,766 -1.3
2018-2019 12,937 -0.7
2017-2018 13,032 -1.2
2016-2017 13,185 -0.7
2015-2016 13,278 1.0
2014-2015 13,140 1.0
2013-2014 13,015 1.5
2012-2013 12,826 -0.1
2011-2012 12,841 1.9
2010-2011 12,593 0.7
2009-2010 12,502 -0.4
2008-2009 12,554 1.6
2007-2008 12,355 -0.5
2006-2007 12,421 0.6
2005-2006 12,345 3.0
2004-2005 11,979 1.3
2003-2004 11,819 2.8
2002-2003 11,490 1.5
2001-2002 11,312 -1.0
2000-2001 11,428 -0.7
1999-2000 11,506 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Deer Park Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 5.4
Black 2.7 12.8
Hispanic 62.8 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 2.1 3.1
White 31.3 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Deer Park Independent School District had 827.40 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.65.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 13.86
Kindergarten: 43.36
Elementary: 283.45
Secondary: 389.74
Total: 827.40

Deer Park Independent School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 90.70 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 58.14
School Administrators: 90.70
School Administrative Support: 75.44
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 285.29
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 15.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 37.35
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 13.42
Library/Media Support: 5.87
Student Support Services: 115.33
Other Support Services: 421.46


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Deer Park Independent School District operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bonnette J H6726-8
Carpenter El804KG-5
Deepwater El6263-5
Deepwater J H6176-8
Deer Park El691KG-5
Deer Park H S4,0638-12
Deer Park J H8576-8
Early Childhood Center273PK-KG
Fairmont El786KG-5
Fairmont J H6896-8
Harris Co J J A E P0
H S Point59-11
Jp Dabbs El621KG-5
Parkwood El611PK-2
San Jacinto El807KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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